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news continued The 122-page CIAB report focusing on technology to achieve near-zero emissions was welcomed by officials of the World Coal Association (WCA). "This is an important piece of advice to global m PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Peabody Energy Chairman and CEO Gregory H. Boyce has been appointed chairman of the International Energy Agency's Coal Industry Advisory Board. He has served as the board's deputy chairman since November 2010. Gregory Boyce The Tennessee Valley Authority has appointed Charles G. Pardee executive vice president and chief generation officer. Charles Pardee Mechel OAO has appointed Andrey Kocherov vice president for public and investor relations. Civil & Environmental Consultants Inc. has appointed Jonathan M. Pachter and John A. Gefferth to lead the strategic development of the firm's Mining Industry Consulting Group (ICG). Pachter, a corporate vice president, Jonathan Pachter John Gefferth will lead the Mining ICG at the firm's Pittsburgh headquarters and Gefferth, a principal, will the Mining ICG at the firm's St. Louis office. Norwest Corp. has appointed Wanda Burget vice president of Wanda Burget environmental services. Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview has appointed Wendy Hutchinson vice president of public affairs. Charles Cappellino, vice president of research, development and engineering at ITT Corp.'s Industrial Process business, has been recognized by the Hydraulic Institute (HI) for his leadership in helping develop two new pump industry standards. He leads product development efforts for the company's Goulds Charles Cappellino Pumps brand and other leading product lines. Cappellino served as vice chair of two HI committees, both commissioned to create a new American National Standards Institute/HI Standard for rotodynamic (centrifugal) pumps. Joy Global Inc. announced that Michael W. Sutherlin, president and CEO, will retire at the end of the year. In accordance with the company's succession plan, the board has designated Edward (Ted) L. Doheny II, curMichael Sutherlin rently president and COO of the Underground Edward Doheny II Mining Equipment division, to succeed Sutherlin. At that time, the company will create a new position of corporate COO to be assumed by Randal W. Baker, currently president and COO of the Surface Mining Equipment division. In this role, Baker will oversee both the Surface Mining Equipment and the Randal Baker Underground Mining Equipment divisions. Sutherlin expects to formally retire February 1, 2014. However, the transition in responsibilities to Doheny will be completed by December 2013. 14 www.coalage.com policymakers on the role of coal in a carbon-constrained world," said Milton Catelin, WCA chief executive. "It demonstrates a clear technological pathway to providing cleaner energy access to the 1.3 billion people who lack it." The report found efficiency power generation from coal is the first step in lowering carbon dioxide emissions; major advancements in coal technology are taking place today in efficiency, emissions and costs. Advanced generation, according to the report, is a must to reduce greenhouse emissions—together with the development of major carbon capture and storage projects globally. The report includes case studies on coal-fired power plants' flexibility in maintaining grid stability and uninterrupted electricity flows—while addressing potential enhanced oil recovery to restore momentum for carbon capture technology. "Coal will remain the cornerstone fuel in the global energy for decades," said the report. "In 2013, the IEA should re-educate OECD leaders on this aspect of world energy. Such an initiative would be contributing to a greater understanding of crucial energy on the part of policymakers and the public they serve." "Going forward, we will need all forms of energy to meet growing global demand," said Boyce. The report was prepared by the Electric Power Research Institute, with the Advanced Resources International, Inc.; CONSOL Energy; and Peabody Energy. It can be found at: www.iea.org/publications/insights/. Westmoreland Partners with Crow Tribe for Additional Reserves Westmoreland Resources Inc. has entered into a lease with the Crow Tribe of Indians for an estimated 145 million tons of Rosebud McKay coal resources located adjacent to its existing Absaloka mine in the northern Powder River Basin in southeast Montana. The Crow Tract I lease is subject to approval by the U.S. Department of the Interior. "We are pleased that we were able to finalize an agreement for the Tract I lease with the Crow Tribe for our Absaloka mine," said Robert P. King, president and COO, Westmoreland Coal. "This lease ensures not only the long-term prospects for the mine, but solidifies the strong relationship that we have forged with the Crow Tribe over the last 39 years. We look forward to expanding our relationship with the Crow Nation and increasing production from the Absaloka mine." After final approval of the Tract I lease, Westmoreland will control the last large block of Rosebud McKay seam coal in Montana. With the addition of the Tract I coal, located north of the Crow Reservation surface boundary, Westmoreland Resources will control 357 million tons of total coal reserves and resources. SCH Awaits Permit for Coal Terminal on the Ohio River All SCH Services needs is a final Clean Water Act permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before it begins construction, presumably later this year, on its long-awaited, $30 million coal terminal on the Ohio River near Paducah, Ky. The Madisonville, Ky.-based company has been anxiously awaiting the permit this spring. As soon as it arrives, on-site work will commence on the new Four Rivers Terminal, which is projected to handle about 10 million tons of coal annually, according to John Hunt Jr., the company's vice president of engineering. April 2013

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