Friday - March 13, 2026
Tipoffs for Beckley, West Virginia (coal) Newsletter for Tuesday February 17, 2026 ( 9 items )  

Lincoln Electric System Expands Terry Bundy Plant With GE Vernova Gas Turbines
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 17 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on Feb. 16, 2026: * * * Lincoln Electric System expands Terry Bundy Plant with GE Vernova gas turbines - Two LM6000VELOX/* units expected to add approximately 100 MW of flexible capacity by 2029 - Strengthening grid reliability through advanced aeroderivative technology - Project builds on GE Vernova's longstanding collaboration with electric municipalities and cooperatives to help meet g  more

Penn State Laureate plans to explore commonwealth through a documentary lens
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State Laureate plans to explore commonwealth through a documentary lens * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - As the 2025-26 Penn State Laureate, filmmaker and associate professor Pearl Gluck is traveling across the commonwealth to share her films and examine how storytelling lives within communities -not only in places, but through the people who care for them: archivists, artists, educators, li  more

Penn State Laureate Plans to Explore Commonwealth Through a Documentary Lens
WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 17 -- Pennsylvania State University-Wilkes-Barre issued the following news: * * * Penn State Laureate plans to explore commonwealth through a documentary lens 'On Location with the Laureate' schedule includes stops at 18 Penn State campuses As the 2025-26 Penn State Laureate, filmmaker and associate professor Pearl Gluck is traveling across the commonwealth to share her films and examine how storytelling lives within communities -- not only in places, but th  more

Secretary of State Rubio Issues Remarks Munich Security Conference
MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Secretary Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference: * * * Thank you very much. We gather here today as members of a historic alliance, an alliance that saved and changed the world. When this conference began in 1963, it was in a nation - actually, it was on a continent - that was divided against itself. The line between communism and freedom ran through the heart of Germany. The first barbed fences of th  more

The Thames gives up centuries of history to Northeastern mudlarkers
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * The Thames gives up centuries of history to Northeastern mudlarkers * The immersive experiences of mudlarking and a migration-themed walking tour forms a core part of the London: Literature, Culture, Identity course. by Patrick Daly February 16, 2026 LONDON -There is 2,000 years of history lying underneath the London asphalt. But there is no digging required to get your hands on a piece of it. As  more

UNECE Report Assesses Implications of EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on Central Asia
GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 17 (TNSrpt) -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe issued the following news release: * * * UNECE report assesses implications of EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on Central Asia As global climate policy increasingly shapes international trade, new instruments such as the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) are transforming how countries access global markets. With CBAM being phased in from 2026, its impacts are expected to a  more

University of Nebraska community mourns passing of Yanney, Omaha philanthropist
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 16 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * University of Nebraska community mourns passing of Yanney, Omaha philanthropist * Mike Yanney was just 11 years old and the youngest of nine children when his dad died in Kearney, Nebraska. His mother turned to raising and selling vegetables, so that became Mike's first job -selling vegetables to the local grocery store. He also detasseled corn, shined shoes and walked along the railroad tracks, looking  more

Visiongain Forecasts Global Ammonia Market to Reach $89.95 Billion by 2026
LONDON, England, Feb. 17 (TNSrep) -- Visiongain, a media company that says it produces a host of business-to-business reports focusing on the automotive, aviation, chemicals, cyber, defence, energy, food and drink, materials, packaging, pharmaceutical and utilities sectors, issued the following news release: * * * Ammonia Market Visiongain has published a new report entitled Ammonia Market Report 2026-2036 (https://www.visiongain.com/report/ammonia-market-2026/) (Including Impact of U.S. Trad  more

West Virginians rally for clean water at Capitol
BOONE, North Carolina, Feb. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * West Virginians rally for clean water at Capitol CHARLESTON, W. Va. -Dozens of West Virginia residents held a rally outside the House of Delegates chamber this morning, demanding that the legislature take action to address the growing clean water crisis affecting the state's southern coalfields. The event was hosted by From Below, a faith-based movement focused on policy advo  more