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theguardian.com - Graham Readfearn - Approval of biggest coal project in NSW planning commission's history described as 'infamous betrayal'
Approval of biggest coal project in NSW planning commission's history described as 'infamous betrayal'
The Guardian –

The New South Wales independent planner has approved the biggest coalmine project to ever go before it, allowing mining to continue until 2045 at a Hunter Valley project described by climate groups as a “carbon bomb”. The Independent…

bloomberg.com - Mark Gongloff - Black Lung Disease Is the Only True Comeback for Coal
Black Lung Disease Is the Only True Comeback for Coal
Bloomberg –

President Donald Trump has vowed to return America's declining coal industry to its glory days. But the only real revival of trying to put this polluting fuel back at its peak is its ability to destroy the health of its miners. US coal miners are…

bloomberg.com - Paul-Alain Hunt - Glencore Secures Approval for Key Australian Coal Mine Expansion
Glencore Secures Approval for Key Australian Coal Mine Expansion
Bloomberg –

Glencore Plc and Yancoal Australia Ltd. have received approval for a major expansion of their jointly owned coal mines in the Hunter Valley region of eastern Australia that enables operations to continue until 2045. The New South Wales state…

afr.com - Anthony Macdonald - Coal pays for the clean energy dream, like it or not
Coal pays for the clean energy dream, like it or not
Australian Financial Review –

If governments want to use balance sheets to prop up energy-intensive smelters and other capital-starved old-world industries, they're going to need every dollar of tax and royalty revenue to make it all possible. Otherwise, the books won't…

bloomberg.com - China Coal Prices Have Jumped by Almost a Quarter Since Mid-July
China Coal Prices Have Jumped by Almost a Quarter Since Mid-July
Bloomberg –

Prices for the mainstay fuel at Chinese power plants rose for an 11th straight week as officials rush to boost domestic mining and major supplier Indonesia struggles with output. Spot thermal coal at the port of Qinhuangdao, a Chinese benchmark…

afr.com - Tom Rabe - Massive coal mine extension gets go-ahead in NSW
Massive coal mine extension gets go-ahead in NSW
Australian Financial Review –

NSW's planning body has approved the extension of major coal mine operations in the Hunter Valley in a move lauded as saving 1500 jobs by the Minns Labor government and industry but derided by environmental groups. The NSW Independent Planning…

abc.net.au - Amelia Bernasconi - Planning decision to extend life of mega coal mine saves 1,500 jobs
Planning decision to extend life of mega coal mine saves 1,500 jobs
Australian Broadcasting Corporation –

The IPC has approved plans that will allow Hunter Valley Operations to continue operating its coal mine near Singleton until 2045. The mine was due to close in December this year, putting an estimated 1,500 jobs at risk. Conditions imposed by the…

afr.com - Patrick Gibbons - One Nation sparks coal, gas and nuclear's return to the energy debate
One Nation sparks coal, gas and nuclear's return to the energy debate
Australian Financial Review –

A not-so-trick question: what do these three things have in common? The Houthis attack on Riyadh, the first gas about to be produced from the massive shale deposits in the NT's Beetaloo basin and One Nation's continued rise in the polls? Answer:…

businessinsurance.com - Chubb must pay $30 million in coal silo collapse coverage fight
Chubb must pay $30 million in coal silo collapse coverage fight
Business Insurance –

A federal jury in West Virginia says a Chubb unit must pay $30 million in a long-running insurance dispute over a collapsed coal silo, including $2.5 million for “aggravation and inconvenience.” The verdict in Ramaco Resources, LLC v.

indianexpress.com - Pratyush Deep - India's coal stocks at power plants slide 24% amid unusual demand surge
India's coal stocks at power plants slide 24% amid unusual demand surge
The Indian Express –

As of September 27, coal stocks at domestic coal-based power plants stood at 19.2 million tonnes (mt), 64% below the required stock of 53.7 mt. The stock was at 25.4 mt on September 1, when it was 52.5% below the required stock of 53.5 mt. Coal…

livescience.com - Leah Stokes - Trump can't stop America's shift to clean energy. And we can accelerate it.
Trump can't stop America's shift to clean energy. And we can accelerate it.
Live Science –

Donald Trump cannot make clean energy expensive again. He can only make Americans pay extra for it. His tariffs do just that. But cost declines work like a ratchet. Every solar factory built and every panel installed pushes costs down the curve.

marketbeat.com - Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) Shares Down 4.6% - Time to Sell?
Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) Shares Down 4.6% - Time to Sell?
MarketBeat –

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Get Free Report) fell 4.6% during trading on Tuesday. The company traded as low as $88.16 and last traded at $87.49. 135,206 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 84% from the average session volume of 823,527…

japantimes.co.jp - China's shift to electric trucks offers resilience as diesel prices rise
China's shift to electric trucks offers resilience as diesel prices rise
The Japan Times –

As Qu Shaolong pulls his electric truck into one of the many charging stations that dot the Chinese coal hub of Yulin, the latest phase in the country's energy transition is playing out in real time. The roads in this part of Shaanxi province are…

abc.net.au - Nathan Morris - Inside the fossil fuel industry's push into Australian classrooms
Inside the fossil fuel industry's push into Australian classrooms
Australian Broadcasting Corporation –

Alison Holt had never heard of the Energy Club before she was told they would be taking over her science class. At the time, she was teaching at Busselton Senior High School in Western Australia when she realised the series of incursions would…

nine.com.au - Tilli Andrew - Thousands of Hunter Valley jobs spared as coal mine extension approved
Thousands of Hunter Valley jobs spared as coal mine extension approved
nine.com.au –

A mine extension tipped to inject billions of dollars into the NSW economy has been green-lit, securing around 1500 Hunter Valley jobs. The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) approved the continuation of Hunter Valley Operations' North and South…

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