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Study Group: Metallurgical Coal Experts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 61

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as aerospace & defense, building materials, chemicals, construction, oil & gas, timber & forest products, utilities & power generation, mining, agriculture, industrial equipment and transportation, among others.

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Thomas Shewski
Owner
High Energy Services

Thomas Shewski is the Owner of High Energy Services, a firm providing fuel, transportation, emissions, and power plant services to existing and proposed generating plants. Mr. Shewski is currently involved in buying fuel, transportation, and emissions allowances for several generating units across the...

Craig Marston, Managing Director, CEM MarineCraig Marston
Managing Director
CEM Marine

Craig Marston is Managing Director at CEM Marine, a firm providing consulting services in the maritime and shipping industry. Mr. Marston has more than 20 years of experience in the maritime industry, including Profit and Loss (P&L) responsibility for the largest US-flag fleet of ocean-going dry bulk...

James May
Managing Director
May Commodity Associates

James May is the Managing Director of May Commodity Associates, a firm providing strategic advice to clients in the steel, steel raw materials, metals, and industrial minerals sectors. Prior, Mr. May was Director of Steel Research Metal Bulletin. He has extensive contacts within the global steel industry,...

John Bechtold, Coal & Energy Consultant, John BechtoldJohn Bechtold
Coal & Energy Consultant
John Bechtold

John Bechtold is an independent Coal and Energy Consultant providing services to a wide variety of clients including Hill & Associates, a premier coal consultancy firm based in Annapolis, Maryland. He specializes in handling issues facing coal suppliers and consumers throughout the region. Formerly,...

Gene Plavnik, President, Heat Technologies Inc Gene Plavnik
President
Heat Technologies Inc

Gene Plavnik is the President at Heat Technologies. Mr. Plavnik has more than 25 years of experience in managing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), boilers, water heaters,commercial and residential appliances, heat pumps, standby generators, lawn mowers,engine driven pumps, small engines...

Richard McLaughlin
Managing Director
Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc

Richard McLaughlin is a Managing Director in the Pittsburgh office of Hatch Associates Consultants. Mr. McLaughlin is responsible for the development, design, and execution of a wide range of management consulting projects for clients in the mining and metals industry with a particular focus on the...

Guanghua Liu, President, AAA Minerals InternationalGuanghua Liu
President
AAA Minerals International

Guanghua Liu, PhD, is a President at AAA Minerals International, a Germany based firm providing consulting services in the mining industry. Dr. Liu has more than 24 years of experience in providing consulting services on coal reserves and managing marketing and production operations in Chinese Coal...

Scott Witt, State Rail and Marine Director, Washington State Department of TransportationScott Witt
State Rail and Marine Director
Washington State Department of Transportation

Scott Witt is the State Rail and Marine Director for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Mr. Witt is responsible for directing freight and passenger operations and developing rail and marine strategies and policies for the State. He has more than 30 years of experience in managing transportation...

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Court Decision Striking Down CAIR Affect on SO2 Allowance Pricing | 07-14-2008
Analysis of: Clean Air Efforts Suffer Two Setbacks | www.philly.com
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    The court decision striking down the Clean Air Interstate Rule will have an affect on SO2 allowances and the SO2 premium earned by coal suppliers.

Court’s Ruling Against Clean Air Interstate Rule and Affect on Emissions Control Spending | 07-14-2008
Analysis of: Clean Air Rules Are Overturned by Court | www2.journalnow.com
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit striking down the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) will affect emissions control spending in the immediate term.

Potential Future Actions by Congress and EPA on Emissions and Resulting Opportunity | 07-14-2008
Analysis of: Court Rejects EPA Rule | www.greentechmedia.com
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit struck down the EPA’s Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) to reduce NOx and SO2 in 28 Eastern United States.  This follows a court decision striking down EPA’s Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR).      ...

The Value of Fuel Surcharges in Rail Transportation Agreements for Coal | 07-14-2008
Analysis of: Railroads: The Calm After the Storm | investerms.com
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    Railroads, unlike airlines and trucking firms, are able to pass along the high cost of fuel in  transportation agreements.  Below discusses this and the value to the railroads for coal transportation.

Australian Ore Prices Unlikely To Hurt Dry Shipping | 07-01-2008
Analysis of: Reaction mixed | www.tradewinds.no
Author: Craig Marston, Managing Director, CEM Marine

Tradewinds reported that Rio Tinto and BHP Billington have finalized contracts with Baosteel for an 80%+ increase in the price of iron ore out of Australia.  This compares favorably to the Vale benchmark achieved earlier this year for a 65% increase out of Brazil and reflects the freight differential...

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