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editorial
Last month, Art Sanda took
the industry to task for promoting, "the industry’s ludicrous
cry of 'Zero Fatalities'." His thesis was that life is not
perfect, people make mistakes, and Acts of God will happen.
Instead of promoting the impossible, he said, we should promote
the idea that each of us must take responsibility for safety one
day at a time....>>more
professor syd s. peng
Professor Syd
S. Peng, Charles E. Lawall Chair, was selected by the National
Academy of Engineering as an inductee for the class of 2007.
This is an honor bestowed to a select few that have obtained the
highest distinction of accomplishment in the field of
engineering. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) was
founded in 1964 and serves our country by performing studies and
developing recommendations on the most critical and pressing
national and international issues. Dr. Peng's knowledge and
accomplishments, apparent when one reviews his long and
distinguished career, will be a welcomed addition to the NAE...>>more
capsule
news
Large-scale
commercial implementation of clean coal-burning technology is
like five to 10 years away in the U.S.
and could suffer delays due to the government’s move to pull the
pull on FutureGen, says Peabody Energy Corp. Chief Executive Gregory
Boyce. After a site was selected at Mattoon, IL, Boyce said that he
and other investors had thought it was about to start. Peabody
Energy is part of a 13-memnber FutureGen Alliance that included U.S.
utilities and coal producers, along with international producers
Anglo American, BHP Billiton and China’s Huaneng Group...>>more
coal events
SME
SYMPOSIUM ON SHOTCRETE AND WATERPROOFING FOR UNDERGROUND
STRUCTURES
DATE:
May 5-6
SITE:
Hilton Newark Penn Station
CITY/STATE: Newark, NJ
SPONSOR: SME
CONTACT: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration (SME)
8307
Shaffer Parkway
Littleton, CO 80127
PH:
303/973-9550 OR 800/763-3132
FAX:
303/973-3845...>>more
coal people in the news
Lisa Lefkovitz
has joined the Waterfront Group, ARCADIS, Beverly, MA, as senior
scientist. Lefkovitz will be working to advance ARCADIS'
relationship and services with the Corp of Engineers, and
provide strong technical leadership to the company's industrial
clients in the area of dredged material assessment and
management. Lefkovitz is an environmental chemist with more than
20 years experience in the design and management of chemical and
biological evaluations of sediments and dredged materials and
the fate and transport of organic and inorganic contaminants in
the environment....>>more
product news
Thermo Fisher
Scientific Inc., Adelaide, Australia, introduces the Thermo
Scientific CB Omni analyzer,
specifically designed to rapidly analyze and monitor the
composition of feed, intermediate and final bulk materials
online and has the ability to measure most base metals and
impurities. Allows users to sort materials and track the
composition of stockpiles. Removes the need for heavy lifting
equipment and reduces the cost of installation. Call Greg Scott
at 617/275-6553...>>more
worldwide news
The
University of Queensland and RWTH Aachen University of Germany
have formed a co-op agreement to study the best way to exploit
deep coal resources for coal bed methane.
The agreement was signed by a delegation from the state of North
Rhine-Westfalia (NRW). NRW has existing underground coal mines
at depths beyond 1000m and has a history of technological
expertise in geological assessment and development of deep
coal. Also, joint projects will be expanded to include
collaborative investigations of carbon dioxide geosequestration
into coal seams in Europe. ..>>more
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