Lignite

The coal ministry has asked Neyveli Lignite Corporation to seek the board approval for offloading 3.6% equity to meet the guideline for 10% public float, required of a Navratna company.

Deals India: Morning News Roundup DEALS INDIA STAFF 2011

Lignite plays an important role in Greece's energy sector as it satisfies more than 70% of country's needs in electric power.

Christos Lamprianidis: CoolClimate Art Contest Winner: What Motivated Me Christos Lamprianidis 2010

Neyveli Lignite Corporation has opposed the government proposal to disinvest 10% of its stake, contending stock market conditions do not favour such a move.

Deals India: Morning News Roundup DEALS INDIA STAFF 2011

NEW DELHI -India's coal ministry is open to allowing Coal India Ltd. andNeyveli Lignite Corp. buy the government's stake in other state-run companies to help the government meet its divestment target, Coal Secretary Alok Perti said Wednesday.

Coal India, Neyveli Lignite Open to Buy Government Stake in Other State-Run Firms Saurabh Chaturvedi of Dow Jones Newswires 2011

Lignite within 100 feet of the surface is recoverable by strip mining.

Ecoregions of North Dakota and South Dakota (EPA) 2009

The nation's biggest industrial source of mercury air emissions in 2005 was the Martin Lake Steam Electric Station and Lignite Mine in eastern Texas, according to a USA TODAY analysis of the most recent EPA Toxics Release Inventory.

Mercury emitters rush to meet new U.S. rules 2007

Lignite has the highest water content (about 50%) and relatively low amounts of smog-causing sulfur.

AP Environmental Science Chapter 13- Non-Renewable 2008

Lignite is Greece's only significant fossil fuel resource, with reserves totaling 4,299 million short tons (Mmst).

Energy profile of Greece 2008

There's literally billions of tons of Lignite, cobalt, lead, zinc, and barrels of oil and a few trillion cubic feet of gas.

On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

Lignite is the most polluting of all fossil fuels, producing large quantities of soot, heavy metals, sulfur dioxides, and nitrogen oxides, which caused deadly acid rain in the region and other parts of Europe.

Making the History of 1989 1989