Saturday, May 18 2013 11:21 AM EDT2013-05-18 15:21:18 GMT
Active and retired members of the United Mine Workers, along with labor and community supporters, will march and rally in downtown St. Louis on Tuesday. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Kathy Surratt-States
Active and retired members of the United Mine Workers, along with labor and community supporters, will march and rally in downtown St. Louis on Tuesday.
Thursday, May 16 2013 2:27 PM EDT2013-05-16 18:27:18 GMT
The gas industry brine processing facility GreenHunter Water proposes to build and operate in Wheeling would, in a sense, pay operators to take their clean brine back out with them.
The gas industry brine processing facility GreenHunter Water proposes to build and operate in Wheeling would, in a sense, pay operators to take their clean brine back out with them.
Thursday, May 16 2013 1:48 PM EDT2013-05-16 17:48:30 GMT
Compressed natural gas has cost less than 60 percent as much as gasoline, on an energy-equivalent basis, over the past few years. Several public CNG stations are in development in West Virginia.
Compressed natural gas has cost less than 60 percent as much as gasoline, on an energy-equivalent basis, over the past few years. Several public CNG stations are in development in West Virginia.
Thursday, May 16 2013 8:15 AM EDT2013-05-16 12:15:26 GMT
Driving, fueling and maintaining a natural gas-fired vehicle is essentially the same as a traditional vehicle. The difference is natural gas gets you there for less than half of the cost at current prices.
Driving, fueling and maintaining a natural gas-fired vehicle is essentially the same as a traditional vehicle. The difference is natural gas gets you there for less than half of the cost at current prices.
A former Upper Big Branch mine security director was denied an appeal of his conviction on charges of lying to investigators and destroying evidence related to the 2010 explosion that killed 29 miners.
The ongoing criminal probe of the explosion that occurred at the then Massey-owned mine uncovered that Hughie Elbert Stover had attempted to hide safety records prosecutors sought as evidence. Stover also was found guilty of lying to federal investigators.
Stover was specifically accused of denying the practice of providing advance notice of the arrival of mine safety inspectors. The practice is illegal and evidence that it was common at Upper Big Branch has been found in numerous investigations of the mine explosion.
After he was convicted in a jury trial held last year, Stover appealed his three-year jail sentence. In filing his appeal, Stover said U.S. District Judge Iren Berger improperly denied several motions, including attempts to suppress conversations with investigators and a dismissal of charges.
The U.S. 4th Circuit of Appeals disagreed with Stover, upholding the federal district court's conviction.
The decision, written by Judge Max O. Cogburn, concluded that there was substantial evidence supporting the jury's conviction of criminal intent in destroying safety records.
"In sum, we affirm the district court's judgment in its entirety," the decision states.
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