Coal mines to trap carbon dioxide! Deccan Herald
Carbon dioxide is one of the most abundant Green House Gases (GHG) that is slowly bringing planet, under the spell of global warming. The Industrial Revolution (in 1850) set the ball rolling for augmentation of GHGs in the atmosphere.
Underwater ore draws miners International Herald Tribune
Two companies exploring the South Pacific seas with new remote-controlled robots are betting that dull-brown rocks with veins of copper and gold will start an underwater gold rush for billions of dollars lining the ocean floor, reversing the prospects for a method of mining that has never been economical.
Gold Rush Plunges Undersea as Miners Scour Pacific Update1 Bloomberg.com
Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- David Heydon says the rock he dredged from a mile beneath the sea off Papua New Guinea looked like nothing more than a dull-brown fire hydrant. Inside were veins of copper and gold worth $300.
Gold Rush Plunges Undersea as Miners Scour Pacific Correct Bloomberg.com
(Corrects company in 10th paragraph whose shares declined.) Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- David Heydon says the rock he dredged from a mile beneath the sea off Papua New Guinea looked like nothing more than a dull-brown fire hydrant. Inside were veins of copper and gold worth $300.
PA Board of Game Commissioners Approves Acquisition of Nearly 160 Acres; Board Approves Mining Lease Amendment in PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners today approved two options that will increase the State Game Lands system by nearly 160 acres.
The Republican Newspaper-Online Edition -- Garrett County, Maryland Republican
The Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining (OSM) recognized environmental excellence in five states presenting its annual Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Awards at the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs annual conference this week.
Mine cleanup could be linked to inheritance tax Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The continued cleanup of dangerous abandoned mine lands and streams deadened by mine pollution in Pennsylvania may depend on federal legislation that would eliminate inheritance taxes for the wealthy.
Anderson / Blount briefs: Oct. 2 Knoxville News Sentinal
Blount County officials find man's body in burning car Blount County Sheriff's Office officials found the body of a Maryville man on Sunday morning in a burning car.
Wildlands Conservancy Chief Steps Down: Kerr Sees Ongoing Land Preservation As a Challenge for Future. RedNova
By Chris Pollock, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Sep. 30--When Tom Kerr accepted the job running the little four-person office of the Wildlands Conservancy in 1987, he thought he knew what he was in for.
Wildlands Conservancy chief steps down The Morning Call
Kerr sees ongoing land preservation as a challenge for future. When Tom Kerr accepted the job running the little four-person office of the Wildlands Conservancy in 1987, he thought he knew what he was in for.

Perilous Pits - Abandoned Mines
The law also allows states that have fixed all their abandoned coal-mine hazards to Coal pits from abandoned surface mines filled with water look like
Mining in Western Maryland
Acid Mine Drainage is Maryland's most serious problem attributable to abandoned coal mines, and Western Maryland's most severe water pollution problem.
ExpectMore.gov: Office of Surface Mining - State Managed Abandoned
Restoration of abandoned surface coal mine sites is not being accomplished Two-thirds of abandoned coal mine sites have yet to be reclaimed,
ArcNews Spring 2006 Issue -- In Maryland, Abandoned Coal Mine
ESRI is the world leader in GIS (geographic information system) modeling and mapping software and technology. This site features GIS mapping software,
Coal Creek Motor Discovery Trail Guide
Abatement of abandoned mine land problems, to improve Coal Creek water quality and thereby enhance the Clinch River trout fishery, is another goal of CCWF.


ExpectMore.gov: Office of Surface Mining - State Managed Abandoned
Restoration of abandoned surface coal mine sites is not being accomplished Two-thirds of abandoned coal mine sites have yet to be reclaimed,
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation
Equivalent acres of abandoned coal mine land with health degraded by abandoned coal mining activities. Fees on coal production fund the
ArcNews Spring 2006 Issue -- In Maryland, Abandoned Coal Mine
ESRI is the world leader in GIS (geographic information system) modeling and mapping software and technology. This site features GIS mapping software,
Coal Creek Motor Discovery Trail Guide
Abatement of abandoned mine land problems, to improve Coal Creek water quality and thereby enhance the Clinch River trout fishery, is another goal of CCWF.
ODNR Division of Mineral Resources Management Abandoned Mined
The Ohio Abandoned Mined Lands Program addresses the priority health and safety, Abandoned Underground Mine Locator · Ohio Coal Mine Permit GIS
Firm's acquisition targets opportunity in abandoned coal mines
Firm's acquisition targets opportunity in abandoned coal mines,
Abandoned Coal Mine Land Research Program
Abandoned Coal Mine Land Research Program. OTT's Logo Wyoming and the Division of Land Quality Abandoned Mine Land Program of the Wyoming Department of
Pollution of Osheepcheon Creek by abandoned coal mine drainage in
Osheepcheon Creek running through the Dogyae area is being polluted by the influx of the abandoned coal mine drainage. Generally, the more polluted water