Aracoma assessed record fine (The Charleston Gazette)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Massey Energy subsidiary has admitted to criminal safety violations that caused the deaths of two Logan County coal miners in a January 2006 fire, federal prosecutors revealed Tuesday.
Presidential stumping topped February news (The Steubenville Herald-Star)
A visit by former President Bill Clinton in support of his wife's bid for the Democratic party nomination and efforts to improve transportation options for the valley's residents were among news making headlines in February.
Beshear Defends Diverting Coal Tax Revenue (WKYT Lexington)
... Beshear's plan for balancing the state budget is to use about .5 million from the coal severance tax that would normally go to coal counties ...
Environmental & Energy (Mondaq)
In this issue... Ontario has published a proposal for regulatory amendments, new clean-up standards, and new guidance documents that will significantly affect the Brownfields regime. The package of proposed reforms was published October for 120 day consultation.
Auto bailout should hinge on saving jobs: CAW (CTV Toronto)
CAW president Ken Lewenza praised the announcement of a potential .3-billion lifeline to the country's car industry, but warned that it should hinge on promises by manufacturers to save jobs.
Officials approve auto aid package worth about .3B (CTV Winnipeg)
The federal and Ontario governments will provide a lifeline worth about .3 billion to the Canadian auto sector, but the money won't flow until the U.S. approves its own bailout, Industry Minister Tony Clement said.
Letters to Santa (Fort Frances Times)
Dear Santa, My name is Natalie, I’m 2 years old. I been really good this year. All I want for Christmas is a Dora doll, books and something for my puppy Xander.
Our 150th anniversary: The year in review (Belleville News-Democrat)
On Jan. 16, 2008, the Belleville News-Democrat celebrated 150 uninterrupted years of supplying information and service to the metro-east, making it the oldest surviving paper in St. Clair County and one of the oldest in the state.
Botswana: Silicosis - the Lung Disease Kills Silently (AllAfrica.com)
Ntshepi Ntshole, a former migrant mineworker in South Africa was forced to leave the industry because of a TB affliction. Though he is cured, he says he fears that he could have also contracted silicosis, the debilitating and sometimes fatal lung disease.
