Scientists begin assessing drilling off Va. coast (WRIC 8 News Richmond) Associated Press - December 3, 2008 3:25 PM ET WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - Scientists are beginning to assess what they know - and what they don't - about the environmental consequences of...

Alpha closing W.Va. mine; 329 jobs to be lost (Lexington Herald-Leader) Shares of Alpha Natural Resources dropped sharply Wednesday after the coal producer warned that the slowing economy could trim as much as $95 million from its expected 2008 profit. Alpha now expects earnings to range between $175 million and $185 million this year. That's down from an earlier range of $230 million to $270 million. Blame for much of the Abingdon, Va.-based company's woes ...