Ashland NewsLocal news for Ashland, MT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.British investment bank eyes Montana coal- March 26, 2008 "You can't do a mine without the two of them being mined together." A London investment bank representing an unspecified company has asked for an estimated 550 million tons of coal owned by the state of Montana to be put up for lease in the next few months, state officials said ... via Los Angeles Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/ashland-mt/2008/03/british-investment-bank-eyes-montana-coal?fro... Coal-fired power plant projects feel heat from rising costs, environmental concerns- March 10, 2008 "You can't find a worse time to build a coal plant" Skyrocketing construction costs fueled by a global building boom are making it increasingly difficult for U.S. rural electric utilities to break ground on coal-fired power plants in the United States, experts ... via Great Falls Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/ashland-mt/2008/03/coal-fired-power-plant-projects-feel-heat-fro... |