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Three proposed refineries would help them make cheap plastics. | The Northwest is currently deciding whether to allow the Chinese government to build three export-oriented refineries in our...
View ArticleA Stocking Full of Coal
Collapsing US coal consumption gives coal industry executives a cheerless Christmas. | There’s been a lot of talk in the news lately about the struggles of the US coal industry. Since last spring, US...
View ArticleFive Key Facts about Collapsing Coal Exports
The reality: China is using less coal, and US coal exports just can't compete. | I spend so much time immersed in the minutiae of coal markets that I forget that most people—the normal ones, I mean—pay...
View ArticleWeekend Reading: 3/11/16
Honoring our dear friend Gary Braasch, the "long arm of China," why Trump is winning, and more. | Alan Gary Braasch: Brother, it’s been years since we schemed of a photo book to lay bare the...
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