From Bloomberg: Russia Coal Mine Disaster Likely to Stall Asia Export Ambitions 2010-05-17 20:01:00.1 GMT   By Yuriy Humber and Maria Kolesnikova May 18 (Bloomberg) — The deadly explosions that ripped apart Russia’s largest underground mine may stall ambitions among...

From Bloomberg: Macarthur Coal Rejects Peabody’s Revised Offer (Update2) 2010-05-18 03:53:47.213 GMT   By Elisabeth Behrmann and Jason Scott May 18 (Bloomberg) — Macarthur Coal Ltd., the world’s largest pulverized coal producer, rejected Peabody Energy...

From Bloomberg: China’s Coal at Discount, Signaling Import Drop: Energy Markets 2010-05-07 02:03:07.839 GMT   By Bloomberg News May 7 (Bloomberg) — Coal prices in China are their cheapest in 20 months against the benchmark Australian grades, signaling shipments to...

From Bloomberg: Indonesian Economy Probably Expanded at Fastest Pace Since 2008 2010-05-06 17:00:01.0 GMT   By Aloysius Unditu and Michael Munoz May 7 (Bloomberg) — Indonesia’s economy probably expanded at the fastest pace in more than a year last quarter as record-...

(Adds economist’s comment in fourth paragraph.)   By Aloysius Unditu and Novrida Manurung April 1 (Bloomberg) — Indonesia’s inflation slowed last month, giving the central bank room to refrain from raising interest rates when it meets next week. The...

By Ben Sharples April 1 (Bloomberg) — Coal shipments to China from Australia’s Newcastle port, the world’s biggest export harbor for the fuel used in power stations, rose 83 percent last month as drought conditions sapped hydropower production. China imported 9.32 percent of...

ScienceDaily (Mar. 25, 2010) — Relatives of ingredients in hair-conditioning shampoos and fabric softeners show promise as a long-sought material to fight global warming by “scrubbing” carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the flue gases from coal-burning electric power generating...