Mining

Both Ways on Coal? Obama, McCain Embrace "Clean Coal," Not Mountaintop Removal

The Daily Green | Posted 10.23.2008 | Green

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Energy, John McCain, Clean Coal, Mining, Mccain Energy Policy, Mountaintop Removal, Coal, Coal Mining, Barack Obama, Green News

In a story, fittingly, featured in the Charleston Gazette, in West Virginia's coal country, about people are puzzling over how John McCain and Barack ...

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The Department of Labor: A Damage Assessment

Rep. George Miller | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Labor, Elaine Chao, Workers, Labor Day, Wages, Mining, Labor Department, Katrina, President Bush, Worker Safety, Politics News
Rep. George Miller

Our nation's workers, battered by unfair global competition, stagnant wages, declining benefits, and poor employer compliance with labor laws, deserve a Department of Labor that lives up to its name.

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4 Things Sarah Palin Believes About the Environment

Maura Judkis | Posted 09.29.2008 | Green

Read More: Oil Drilling, Mining, McCain Palin, Mccain's Vice President Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin, Environment, Oil, 2008 Campaign, Polar Bears, Sarah Palin Vice President, Governor of Alaska, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Fishing, Alaska Oil, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Sarah Palin Vp, Sarah Palin Reaction, Green News
Maura Judkis

Palin believes that we should drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which McCain has previously opposed. She also supports offshore drilling.

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Max Follmer

Sticking With The Story: How One Newspaper Didn't Stop Digging

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Crandall Canyon, Mine Safety, Charleston Gazette, Sago Mine, Coal Mining, Mining, Home News

As Congress takes another look at the safety issues plaguing the nation's coal mines, a documentary team from PBS' Expose series is shining a spotligh...

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Max Follmer

Tougher Mine Safety Rules Clear Hurdle In House

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Robert Murray, Richard Stickler, Msha, Mining, Crandall Canyon, Mine, Utah, Bob Murray, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Politics News

A panel of lawmakers investigating the August mine disaster that claimed nine lives at Crandall Canyon in Utah approved tougher mine safety rules Wedn...

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