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thehill.com - Rachel Frazin - Trump invokes Defense Production Act to boost oil, coal and energy infrastructure
Trump invokes Defense Production Act to boost oil, coal and energy infrastructure
The Hill

President Trump on Monday invoked wartime authority under the Defense Production Act (DPA) to try to push for more oil, gas and coal. The DPA gives the president the authority to increase the production of certain items to advance national…

bloomberg.com - James Mayger - BHP Starts Review of Coal Mines: Australia Briefing
BHP Starts Review of Coal Mines: Australia Briefing
Bloomberg

Good morning from Canberra, where it's already getting a bit chilly as we head into winter. US Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to head back to Pakistan today for more talks with Iran, as both sides continue to blockade the Strait of Hormuz and…

abc.net.au - Georgia Loney - WA coal miner to cut jobs, citing slowing demand
WA coal miner to cut jobs, citing slowing demand
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Premier Coal has confirmed it will cut jobs and reduce production at its mine site near Collie. The Chinese-owned miner, which supplies coal to the Muja Power Station, is citing 'conditions influencing the WA coal supply market'. The Mining and…

dw.com - Martin Kuebler - Why the cloud still runs on coal and gas
Why the cloud still runs on coal and gas
dw.com

Data centers need vast amounts of energy to fuel servers and process the information that keeps our websites, applications and generative AI models running. The United States has more data centers than anywhere else in the world and the extra…

straitstimes.com - Turkey arrests 110 coal miners on hunger strike
Turkey arrests 110 coal miners on hunger strike
The Straits Times

Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Published Apr 21, 2026, 04:25 PM – One hundred and ten Turkish coal miners who had marched 200km to stage a hunger strike for their unpaid wages were arrested on the morning of…

marketbeat.com - Warrior Met Coal Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.08 (NYSE:HCC)
Warrior Met Coal Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.08 (NYSE:HCC)
MarketBeat

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 20th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st will be given a dividend of 0.08 per share on Thursday, May 7th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and…

powermag.com - Darrell Proctor - China Restarting Massive Coal-to-Gas Project After Decade-Long Pause
China Restarting Massive Coal-to-Gas Project After Decade-Long Pause
POWER Magazine

Chinese officials have said they will revive a multibillion-dollar coal gasification project, in part due to global gas supply disruptions caused by the U.S. and Isreal's war with Iran. The so-called Fuxin project began in 2011. The strategy, which…

arstechnica.com - John Timmer - Global growth in solar 'the largest ever observed for any source'
Global growth in solar 'the largest ever observed for any source'
Ars Technica

On Monday, the Energy Information Agency released its analysis of the energy trends of 2025, covering the entire globe. It confirms and extends the primary conclusion of a more limited analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency: 2025 was…

zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden - Data Centers Drove Half Of All Growth In US Electricity Use In 2025
Data Centers Drove Half Of All Growth In US Electricity Use In 2025
Zero Hedge

Global electricity demand rose by 3% in 2025, with growth nearly triple compared to the 1.3% increase in total energy consumption, as data centers and electric vehicles continued to push power use higher, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said…

somersetlive.co.uk - Maxine Denton - Famous 'Lost Engine' coming to the South West
Famous 'Lost Engine' coming to the South West
Somerset Live

A Spring Steam Spectacular is set to take place next month as West Somerset Railway celebrates 50 years of steam. Taking place between May 1 and 4, the four-day team gala will showcase a slice of the incredible variety of motive power at West…

scmp.com - Victoria Bela - China achieves a world first, updating stabilisers for renewable energy grids
China achieves a world first, updating stabilisers for renewable energy grids
South China Morning Post

China has developed a world-first high-voltage synchronous condenser, reviving a century-old grid stabiliser technology to support the country's rapid transition to renewable energy, according to a state media report. The state-run China Electric…

chron.com - ALEXA ST. JOHN - Renewable energies overtook global electricity demand last year, led by solar growth in China, India
Renewable energies overtook global electricity demand last year, led by solar growth in China, India
Chron

Record growth in solar, especially in China and India, was a driving factor for clean energy sources surpassing the world's strong demand for electricity in 2025, according to a new global power analysis. Clean power generation grew 887 terawatt…

bbc.co.uk - Charles Heslett - Ash from historic steam railways used to seal leaky canal gates
Ash from historic steam railways used to seal leaky canal gates
BBC

A centuries-old method of sealing gaps in lock gates lives on across West Yorkshire thanks to a partnership with heritage steam railways. 'Ashing up' dates back to the 19th Century when heavy boat traffic meant water was often in short supply. Lock…

forbes.com - Bill Conerly - AI And The New Prosperity: More Leisure AND More Stuff
AI And The New Prosperity: More Leisure AND More Stuff
Forbes

Artificial intelligence has led us to speculate about the economic possibilities after productivity increases tremendously. We know people are much better off economically than our ancestors were 100 years ago. John Maynard Keynes predicted…

theguardian.com - Victoria Bekiempis - Trump signs memos to boost US fossil-fuel production for 'defense readiness'
Trump signs memos to boost US fossil-fuel production for 'defense readiness'
The Guardian

Donald Trump on Monday released a series of memos that doubled down on his support of increased domestic fossil fuel production for purported “defense readiness”. Trump's memos, which cited the president's 20 January 2025 executive…

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