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Coal Still Dominates Wind and Solar, and Will for the Foreseeable Future
Rumors of coal's demise have been greatly exaggerated. For the past decade, liberal policy wonks and the mainstream media have celebrated the forced closure of numerous coal plants. The media's claims to the contrary, most of the closed coal plants…
It's official: Data centers are slowing America's shift away from coal
As tech companies have built hundreds of hyperscale data centers to power the artificial intelligence boom, they have triggered conflicting predictions over how these facilities will affect the nation's power grid. Critics have argued that data…
India should back biomass over coal for gasification
India's National Coal Gasification Mission targets conversion of 100 million tonnes of coal into methanol, ammonia, and fertilizers by 2030. The ₹37,500-crore incentive scheme is the largest public commitment to gasification to date and…
SC closes criminal case against Ex-PM Manmohan Singh in coal allocation case
The Supreme Court has formally acquitted former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a significant coal block allocation case, accepting the CBI's closure report and setting aside a previous summoning order against him. The Supreme Court has closed a…
SC closes coal block allocation case against former PM Manmohan Singh
The Supreme Court on Wednesday provided former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh posthumous relief by agreeing with two back-to-back closure reports filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation in 2014, giving him a clean chit, while highlighting…
Coal India arm SECL says it closed 28 abandoned mines in two financial years
State-owned CIL arm South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) on Wednesday said that it has closed 28 abandoned mines in the last two financial years as part of efforts to tackle issues such as land degradation, safety risks and unused infrastructure.
Conor Bernstein: War with Iran has the world turning to coal; US should, too
The war with Iran, and the energy turmoil that has followed, have reinforced coal's irreplaceable role in the global economy. Over the past several months, countries across Europe and Asia have increased their reliance on coal as natural gas…
SC closes coal block allocation case against former PM Manmohan Singh
The Supreme Court on Wednesday closed a criminal case against former prime minister Manmohan Singh in a coal block allocation case while setting aside a summoning order passed against him. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices…
Warrior Met Coal (HCC) to Post Earnings on Wednesday
Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Get Free Report) will likely be posting its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, August 5th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.39 per share and revenue of $488.4560 million for the…
Australians value batteries and EVs, but renewables industry must earn trust of regions, summit told
Organised campaigns against wind and solar energy have proved “extremely effective” in undermining community support for renewable energy but enthusiasm for electric vehicles has jumped following Donald Trump's attack on Iran…
Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.08
Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 10th will be paid a dividend of 0.08 per share on Monday, August 17th. This represents a c) dividend on an…
Regal Partners Ltd Cuts Stock Holdings in Warrior Met Coal $HCC
Regal Partners Ltd lowered its holdings in Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Free Report) by 78.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 8,857 shares of the company's…
Performance Insights - July 2026
During Q2, asset markets swayed with shifting market sentiment around the prospects for a resolution of the Middle East conflict. Despite the US-Iran MoU committing both sides to a peace deal and declining inflation expectations, the Fed outlook…
U.S. Natural Gas Futures Steady in Early Trading
1027 ET – U.S. natural gas futures are holding their ground after four sessions of losses with the August contract set to expire at the close. Power-sector demand from summer heat has been offset by strong production, weak LNG feedgas and…
America's peak socialism - abandoned a century ago
But virtually no attention, so far as I can see, has been paid to the period in U.S. history when the government took maximum control of the private-sector economy, including the dissemination of information and communication of opinion. That…
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