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counterpunch.org - Robert Hunziker - China's Coal, U.S. CO2 Stoke Global Warming
China's Coal, U.S. CO2 Stoke Global Warming
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Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and industry totaled 38.11 billion metric tons (GtCO₂) in 2025, hitting a record high, versus 25.51 GtCO2 in 2000. Moreover, the rate of global warming more than doubled for the first…

herald-dispatch.com - JIM ROSS jross@hdmediallc.com - Frontieras breaks ground on Mason County WV coal plant
Frontieras breaks ground on Mason County WV coal plant
The Herald-Dispatch

POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Frontieras North America's new plant along W.Va. 62 north of Point Pleasant will bring a new era for coal in West Virginia, company officials promised at a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday. CEO and co-founder Matt…

gloucestershirelive.co.uk - Carmelo Garcia - Gloucestershire coal mines considered for storing nuclear waste
Gloucestershire coal mines considered for storing nuclear waste
gloucestershirelive

Storing Britain's nuclear waste in disused Gloucestershire coal mines was once under serious consideration during the 1950s. After the first years of the UK's atomic energy and weapons programme, plans were initially approved to dump radioactive…

ajc.com - AJ Willingham - A.M. ATL: That's a wrap
A.M. ATL: That's a wrap
ajc

Georgia Power has spent $2 billion to clean up 29 coal ash ponds in 11 sites across the state. Now, it says “several market factors” have driven the price of the whole project from $8 billion to $8.5 billion. The “several…

fool.com - Leo Sun - Meet the Monster Stock That Continues to Crush the Market
Meet the Monster Stock That Continues to Crush the Market
The Motley Fool

Vistra (VST 1.81%), one of the largest competitive power generators in the U.S., has seen its stock surge 530% over the past three years, while the S&P 500 rose only 60%. Let's see why this energy stock crushed the market -- and if it's still worth…

newstatesman.com - Dieter Helm - What the Iran war will cost Britain
What the Iran war will cost Britain
The Newstatesman

When Israel and the US attacked Iran, there were bound to be consequences for the countries that depended on Gulf oil and gas. Between them, China and India take more than 50 per cent of the oil going through the Strait of Hormuz, with Japan, South…

entrepreneur.com - Neel Somani - How to Price Your Product Like the Last Unit Sets the Market
How to Price Your Product Like the Last Unit Sets the Market
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Pricing isn't driven by averages; the highest-cost marginal customer sets market price. Identify your “last unit” and price around scarcity, not typical user behavior. Setting the price for your product is confusing, and many assume…

counterpunch.org - Steve Hendricks - What Clean Energy Transition?
What Clean Energy Transition?
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An atypical optimism reigned at CounterPunch Thursday last, with a lead story bearing the silver-lined header “Oil Wars: Speeding The Transition to Renewable Energy.” In this gladsome piece, John K. White, a physicist and former…

thehindu.com - Pti - Parliament passes Jan Vishwas Amendment Bill
Parliament passes Jan Vishwas Amendment Bill
The Hindu

Parliament on Thursday (April 3, 2026) passed a bill to amend 784 provisions in 79 central laws for decriminalising and rationalising minor offences to further improve the country's business environment. The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions)…

walesonline.co.uk - Robert Harries - Future of last opencast mine to de decided on by Welsh Government
Future of last opencast mine to de decided on by Welsh Government
Wales Online

The Welsh Government is set to make the final ruling on a contentious proposal to restore the site of the UK's last opencast mine. Merthyr South Wales Ltd (MSW) faced criticism after submitting a revised restoration plan for Ffos-y-Fran mine which…

wwd.com - Jasmin Malik Chua - Mumumelon: The 'Shameless' Dupe Challenging Lululemon's Sustainable Image
Mumumelon: The 'Shameless' Dupe Challenging Lululemon's Sustainable Image
WWD

In London's tony Marylebone neighborhood over the past two days, many passersby couldn't help but do a double-take. The crisp storefront had all the trappings of a familiar activewear giant: minimalist decor, cross-legged mannequins, coordinating…

redstate.com - Ward Clark - Weak Tornado, Strong Message: Solar Panels Shredded in Indiana
Weak Tornado, Strong Message: Solar Panels Shredded in Indiana
redstate.com

Ever notice how sometimes you stumble across a story where, about one paragraph in, you already know how it will end? Well, here's another; it turns out that building a huge solar panel farm in tornado country, sooner or later, is going to produce…

grist.org - Jake Bittle - One acre, one vote: The bizarre election that could decide Arizona's energy future
One acre, one vote: The bizarre election that could decide Arizona's energy future
Grist

In a country characterized by antiquated systems for regulating how electricity is produced and transported to homes and businesses, one utility in Arizona may be the most outdated. In 1903, almost a decade before Arizona became a state, a group of…

wvgazettemail.com - Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com - PSC issues bond financing order for APCo, WPCo that could cover $2.6B in costs
PSC issues bond financing order for APCo, WPCo that could cover $2.6B in costs
wvgazettemail.com

It's not often that the West Virginia Public Service Commission issues an order that could implicate more than $2 billion in utility costs. But the PSC did just that Tuesday by handing down an order likely to have significant Appalachian Power and…

zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden - Cash Is King, Dowd Sees $10,000 Gold As The Credit Market 'Is Starting To End The Party'
Cash Is King, Dowd Sees $10,000 Gold As The Credit Market 'Is Starting To End The Party'
Zero Hedge

Via Greg Hunter's USAWatchdog.com, Wall Street money manager and financial analyst Ed Dowd of PhinanceTechnologies.com warned at the end of January that the “Credit Destruction Cycle” was showing up in something called private credit.

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