tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post5079513459572225191..comments2008-09-22T15:10:43.149-04:00TraderMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241756200482130281noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-31757054189390863642008-09-22T15:10:00.000-04:002008-09-22T15:10:00.000-04:00Yes, is that good or bad?<BR/><BR/>prices go up but production drops?<BR/><BR/>The answer = whatever hedge funds decide. :)TraderMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241756200482130281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-91470651765865616712008-09-22T14:52:00.000-04:002008-09-22T14:52:00.000-04:00NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The price of coal will rise sharply if a U.S. appeals court upholds a ruling restricting surface mining in the Appalachian mountains, analysts and industry observers say.<BR/><BR/>The battle over surface, or mountaintop, mining resumes in a Virginia court on Tuesday, and one expert said there could even be power shortages and brownouts if the judge sides with environmentalists over the miners.<BR/><BR/>At the least, several mining companies -- Massey Energy Co (MEE.N), International Coal Group (ICO.N), Alpha Natural Resources (ANR.N) and Patriot Coal Corp (PCX.N) -- will lose production, said analyst Jeremy Sussman of Natixis Bleichroeder. Those companies have a large number of surface mines in the central Appalachian coal fields.<BR/><BR/>"If the ruling is upheld, we believe that Appalachian prices could spike," he said. "Producers with a significant amount of surface exposure in Appalachia could get hurt."<BR/><BR/>Conversely, producers with significantly more underground than surface production, such as Consol Energy (CNX.N), should benefit, Sussman said in a research note.shaxmatisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220757563758396222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-34822469690377734202008-09-22T12:57:00.000-04:002008-09-22T12:57:00.000-04:00weeeeeeee <BR/><BR/>this is fun.<BR/><BR/>/sarcasmmarket follyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07691612544809256786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-61712666029124800972008-09-22T11:52:00.000-04:002008-09-22T11:52:00.000-04:00The stocks<BR/><BR/>not the commodity itself, some days oil is up $0.50 and these stocks have taken 10-12% hits across the board<BR/><BR/>I'm not talking 1 day<BR/><BR/>I'm talking the past 3 monthsTraderMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241756200482130281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-1672502902732399452008-09-22T11:50:00.000-04:002008-09-22T11:50:00.000-04:00*It's all the same to the hedgies.*<BR/><BR/>Oil is up 4%, KOL is down -4%, how is it all the same?shaxmatisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220757563758396222noreply@blogger.com