Coal-to-Liquid/Coal-to-Gas News

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Tata group against profit-sharing in coal-to-liquid project (Business Standard India)

The Tata group and its South African partner Sasol have opposed giving part of the crude oil they plan to produce from coal (coal-to-liquid project) to the Government as profit share.

The Next Speculative Bubble (GoldSeek.com)

2008 was a brutal, bitch of a year. Nothing like the Bold and Beautiful most housewives or closest trash junkies know and love. (I am occasionally included in this list).

Top 10 business stories of 2008 (Charleston Daily Mail)

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The national economy closed out 2008 with an avalanche of negative stories but the top West Virginia business story for 2008 is good news: The state finished the year with a budget surplus.Unofficially, as of the close of business Tues...

A future without oil (Pretoria News)

South Africa cannot pin its hope on a miracle to rescue it from the coming global oil crisis, and needs to take urgent and radical steps to avoid an "unprecedented" meltdown in the country's economy and transport network.

Doubts Over Proposed Muhlenberg Coal To Gas Plant (FOX 7 WTVW Evansville)

A new coal-to-gas plant is coming to Muhlenberg County, potentially creating thousands of jobs and boosting the local economy. But there is reason for doubt as to whether Conoco-Phillips and Peabody Energy will deliver on its promise.

Peabody picks site for Kentucky coal-to-gas plant (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Peabody Energy has chosen a site in western Kentucky near Central City for a proposed multibillion-dollar coal-to-gas plant.

The business world: Baard?s bright future (Lisbon Morning Journal)

(Editor's note: This is one of 10 stories voted as the top local stories of 2008 by the Morning Journal news staff.)

New Coal-To-Gas Plant to Locate In Muhlenberg County (WBKO Bowling Green)

Two energy companies proposing a three-billion-dollar coal-to-gas plant want to build it near Central City.

Coal-to-gas plant site chosen in Western Kentucky (Lexington Herald-Leader)

CENTRAL CITY Peabody Energy has chosen a site in Western Kentucky near Central City for a proposed multibillion-dollar coal-to-gas plant. Peabody of St. Louis and ConocoPhillips, a Houston-based company, announced Tuesday that they have chosen a site in Kentucky and have started the permit...

County events of 2008 (The East Liverpool Review)

LISBON - Whether they're called ups and downs, highs and lows, or "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," about a dozen topics head the list of highlights for Columbiana County government in 2008.