GLG News by Northern Appalachian Coal Experts

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) in January 2007 ruled that fuel surcharges in rail transportation agreements must more accurately reflect the actual cost of the movement and not be a double-dip by including fuel-related costs also in indices utilized to adjust rates.  The STB’s decision...

U.S. coal sales and pricing have been hit the last several months as a result of much higher-than-normal coal inventories at coal-fired power plants.  One bright spot has been the increase in U.S coal exports.

    The article discusses the emissions from the top coal plants.  Sulfur dioxide is one of the emissions discussed in the article.  The article does not focus on how sulfur dioxide emissions from coal plants is approximately half of what they were in 1990 after the Clean...

Senate Bill 953 and House of Representatives Bill 2125 are crafted to help address the monopolistic powers of the nation’s Class I Railroads.  The Analysis section discusses the major points of the proposed legislation.  

Senators Bingaman (D –NM) and Specter (R – PA) introduced the “Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007” on July 11, 2007. It is designed to reduce CO2 emissions. The mechanics of the proposal legislation and the benefit to the coal industry are discussed in the commentary section.

Coal companies’ second quarter earnings will almost all state the high inventory levels at coal plants across the United State as one of the reasons for the lackluster coal demand and price. The commentary section discusses the current coal inventory, the reasons for this coal inventory, and the...

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has been holding regional meetings to hear from coal shippers, other shippers, and the railroads regarding rates and service on America’s Class I Railroads such as BNSF, Union Pacific, CSX, and Norfolk Southern. These hearings are designed to allow shippers...

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) recently held hearings with railroads and coal shippers regarding the current level of service and rates from the Powder River Basin (PRB) coal mines in Wyoming and Montana. The STB hearing was a forum for coal shippers to vent their frustrations and the railroads...

WSJ readers, have no fear. AEP, NRGEnergy and the rest are quite serious about CCS.  Carbon capture and storage will be proven safe and cost effective. It will implemented on a vast scale and transform how and where we build power plants (…Texas 1, New England 0). Hot tip : buy pore space and...

    The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is asking for comments on its new definition of a “contract”. This could trigger a benefit to the railroads, such as Union Pacific, BNSF, Norfolk Southern, and CSX).