MINING NEWS: Haze surrounds Alaska-Taiwan coal talks

State investigation looks at Alaska attorney general’s role in promoting KFx ’s experimental coal-drying technology

Sarah Hurst

Mining News Contributing Writer

The state of Alaska’s attempts to export coal to Taiwan have become bogged down in a political scandal, with a prosecutor investigating Attorney General Gregg Renkes’ role in the negotiations. The Anchorage Daily News alleged that Renkes owned stock and traded shares in KFx, the Denver-based company....

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