Word: coaling
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During a Lunar New Year visit to the hardscrabble mining town of Fuxin in 2003, Wen Jiabao told a group of miners that China's leadership was concerned about the coal industry and the lives of its workers. "At present," the soon-to-be Premier said, "we want to solve the problem of safe coal production...
...getting, the White House staff, in concert with the Vice President's office and senior staff from other departments, including the departments of Energy and Commerce, was using the California energy crisis to justify a reversal. Since half of the nation's energy needs are met by burning coal--the biggest producer of carbon dioxide emissions--they predicted a cap would reduce the availability and raise the cost of coal-generated power, at least in the short term. They asserted that the country's energy supply would be seriously disrupted unless the President reversed his position...
...charges of corruption and money laundering, first raised suspicions about her business dealings. When Yushchenko himself was Prime Minister in 1999, he made Tymoshenko his deputy. She forced reluctant businesses to pay cash for energy supplies but when she tried to take on the country's coal industry in Jan. 2001, President Leonid Kuchma fired her. She subsequently spent 42 days in jail on charges of bribery, money laundering, corruption and abuse of power, all of which were eventually thrown out of court. Indeed, no evidence of any of these crimes was ever produced. "So either it just wasn...
...Pittsburgh that has truly captured the fans' imagination. The bond between the Steelers and their city runs deeper than an Allegheny coal seam. For one thing, the team provides a much needed distraction. "The city's in big trouble," says McGrath. "There is some high-tech stuff going on, but that doesn't help most people." Having the best record in football does. Roethlisberger jerseys are flying off the shelves; the Roethlisburger, a sub sandwich with sausage, chopped meat, eggs, cheese and fried onions, sells for $7, matching Ben's jersey number. And it's not just western Pennsylvanians...
MINNEAPOLIS—Now that is one healthy lump of coal...