Shares of some top coal companies are up at noon:
Arch Coal rose $.98 or 4.4 percent, to $23.14.
Consol Energy rose $1.65 or 3.6 percent, to $47.11.
Massey Energy rose $1.66 or 5.1 percent, to $34.42.
Peabody Energy rose $2.40 or 5.7 percent, to $44.61.