International Business News - Mine http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif U.S. environmental regulators said on Friday they will scrutinize 79 applications for mountaintop coal-mine permits in Appalachia to guard against damage to water supplies. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220298-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090912/us-cracks-down-on-mountaintop-coal-mine-permits.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090912/us-cracks-down-on-mountaintop-coal-mine-permits.htm Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:30:44 EDT The future of wind farms and hybrid cars may well hinge on what happens to a 55-acre (22.3-hectare) hole in the ground at the edge of California's high desert. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219464-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/california-mine-digs-green-gold-rush.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/california-mine-digs-green-gold-rush.htm Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:54:49 EDT