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Coal Clash Pits Billionaire Against Canadian Country Music Star
Australia's richest woman wants to mine coal in the Rocky Mountains and one of Canada's most famous country music singers has built a coalition of ranchers, fishermen and environmentalists to stop the project. A unit of billionaire Gina Rinehart's…
Laura Ashley Lives Again With an Archive Sale at Beyond Retro in London's Coal Drops Yard
PERIOD DRAMA: A selection of Laura Ashley archival designs from the 1980s through the 2010s has landed — ruffles, ditsy prints and all — at Beyond Retro's Coal Drops Yard store in London as part of the brand's “100 Years of an…
Scientists turn coal ash waste into a valuable source of rare earth elements
What if a waste product from coal-fired power plants could become a valuable source of materials needed for electric vehicles, smartphones, and renewable energy technologies? Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new…
Solar generates more energy than coal in US for 1st time: Report
(NEW YORK) — The amount of solar power generated in the U.S. is continuing to grow despite efforts from the Trump administration to slow down the renewable energy sector, according to two reports released this week. The U.S. has generated…
Solar generated more power than coal in the US for the first time ever
At the same time that the Trump administration is pushing further toward coal power, announcing plans only last week to invest almost $700 million into reviving the industry, a key renewable energy source has just hit a major milestone in the US.
Why Students Are Rejecting Silicon Valley's Vision Of The Future
Graduates at a recent University of Arizona commencement loudly boo ex-CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) A curious thing happened at the University of Arizona's commencement ceremony. The speaker was former Google CEO…
Asian Angle | Indonesia's nickel rule changes are spooking Chinese investors
Chinese investors in Indonesia 's nickel industry recently sent a formal protest letter to President Prabowo Subianto. The message reflects their concerns over Indonesia's political and economic direction, and the long-term trajectory of Chinese…
A dirty move for a dirty fuel | Letter
Three hundred thirty United States coal plants have, thankfully, closed, with more to come. Mainers should celebrate that, as pollution from burning coal has worsened lung diseases here for decades. But using a law called the Defense Production…
What new mothers can teach us about the future of work
If you want to know whether a workplace is built for the future, don't ask the CEO. Ask the woman sprinting to daycare pickup at 5 pm. For the past several years we've approached new mothers as workers who need support. Flex schedules. Rooms to…
Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
The latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0552 GMT – India's power sector is likely undergoing dual-track evolution, Macquarie Equity Research's…
Australia has valuable cards to play in the AI future, new report finds
Australia has more AI potential than Australians think, with valuable cards to play strategically, a new report has claimed. The new research has found Australia has an opportunity to become a major regional data centre hub, to leverage its…
Kenyon's disgusting views giving our men a bad name' - Makerfield fights back
At the Bickershaw Village Community Club to the east of the Makerfield constituency, a group of women are gathered over tea and Mr Kipling's French Fancies. Flanked by embroidery machines, buttons and pieces of fabric, the MissPlaces women's group…
Australia can switch from fossil fuel exports to renewables, says next Cop president
Australia will find exporting fossil fuels increasingly difficult but can switch to exporting clean energy products, the president of the next UN climate negotiations has declared. Speaking at a climate conference in Bonn, Germany, Chris Bowen…
COP31 hosts urged to 'lead by example' on fossil fuels
Turkey is staging the UN climate talks in November but Australia will oversee the formal negotiations, in an unusual arrangement reached after both countries bid to host the conference. The summit is taking shape as war in the Middle East drives up…
How the oil industry and growing political divides turned climate change into a partisan issue
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) After four years of U.S. progress on efforts to deal with climate change under Joe Biden, Donald Trump's return to…
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