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abc.net.au - What this coal mine sale says about the future of the industry
What this coal mine sale says about the future of the industry
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

An Indonesian mining company has agreed to purchase a bankrupt Queensland company's assets, which include the Vulcan coal mine in the Bowen Basin. A regional economics expert says the sale is indicative of a broader trend in which large companies…

bloomberg.com - Katharine Gemmell - Macquarie Sees Iron Ore Losing Freight Boost, Lifts Coal View
Macquarie Sees Iron Ore Losing Freight Boost, Lifts Coal View
Bloomberg

Iron ore's resilience in the first half of the year owed more to freight markets and rising costs than tightening fundamentals, with attention likely to shift back to supply and demand in the coming months, according to Macquarie Group Ltd. The…

thehindubusinessline.com - India nears 50% domestic coal use in import-based power plants
India nears 50% domestic coal use in import-based power plants
BusinessLine

India is increasing the use of domestic fuel to more than 50% at ​power plants designed to run on imported coal, as the world's second-largest ‌thermal coal importer seeks to curb costly overseas purchases, ​government and…

bbc.co.uk - Steven McKenzie - My husband died trapped in an industrial fan's blades - we haven't had justice
My husband died trapped in an industrial fan's blades - we haven't had justice
BBC

Steven McKenzie Highlands and Islands reporter Warning: This article contains distressing information When Colin Thwaites died while at work in a Highland sand mine, his body was so badly disfigured his wife Caroline was stopped from seeing him. He…

bbc.co.uk - Steven McKenzie - My husband died trapped in an industrial fan's blades - we haven't had justice
My husband died trapped in an industrial fan's blades - we haven't had justice
BBC

Warning: This article contains distressing information When Colin Thwaites died while at work in a Highland sand mine, his body was so badly disfigured his wife Caroline was stopped from seeing him. He was killed after being caught in the blades of…

scottishtales.substack.com - Bagtown Clans - Blood on the Coal
Blood on the Coal
Tales of Forgotten Scottish History

The history of East Lothian is often told through its rolling hills, fertile farmlands, and historic grand houses. Yet, beneath this picturesque landscape lies a darker history, written in sweat and sealed in blood. It is the history of the…

bbc.co.uk - Simon Armstrong - Gateshead's new Clasper Village to 'bring history to the fore
Gateshead's new Clasper Village to 'bring history to the fore
BBC

A new riverside housing estate will try to 'strengthen the historical connection to the site's past,' developers say. Clasper Village, in the Teams area of Gateshead, is set to welcome more than 250 houses and flats. Taylor Wimpey submitted its…

bbc.co.uk - Simon Armstrong - Gateshead's new Clasper Village to 'bring history to the fore
Gateshead's new Clasper Village to 'bring history to the fore
BBC

Simon Armstrong North East and Cumbria A new riverside housing estate will try to 'strengthen the historical connection to the site's past,' developers say. Clasper Village, in the Teams area of Gateshead, is set to welcome more than 250 houses and…

buzzfeed.com - Dannica Ramirez - People Are Sharing The 21 Essential Industries That Are Seriously Struggling Behind The Scenes
People Are Sharing The 21 Essential Industries That Are Seriously Struggling Behind The Scenes
BuzzFeed

—Martin, 43, Seattle, Washington —Anonymous, 34, Female, USA 'No one is willing to acknowledge the elephant in the room. Between the economy getting worse and the war in Iran, no one is going to fund programs so students with…

timeout.com - Amy Houghton - Go 300 feet underground at this incredible UNESCO World Heritage Site
Go 300 feet underground at this incredible UNESCO World Heritage Site
Time Out

News The coal mine turned visitor attraction deep dives into Wales' industrial past Written by Amy Houghton Contributing writer There was a time when Wales was the largest coal exporter in the world, when one third of all coal globally was mined in…

thehindu.com - Evident distress: On a war, Index of Eight Core Industries data, indicators
Evident distress: On a war, Index of Eight Core Industries data, indicators
The Hindu

As the resolution process of the West Asia crisis drags on, an increasing number of economic metrics are exposing key weaknesses in the Indian economy. Many of these existed before the crisis broke out in late February and are now becoming apparent…

abc.net.au - Chantelle Al-Khouri - Coalition's renewables push 'chaos' for NSW energy plan, Minns says
Coalition's renewables push 'chaos' for NSW energy plan, Minns says
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The NSW Coalition wants to redirect the state's renewable rollout towards Sydney, while reducing the role of regional energy zones. It has proposed scaling back one of the five regional energy zones it established while in government. Labor has…

fortune.com - Sebastian Buckup - The climate policy triangle: why leaders can no longer choose between growth, security and sustainability
The climate policy triangle: why leaders can no longer choose between growth, security and sustainability
Fortune

Over the past decade, climate action rose to the top of the global agenda. Framed as essential to long-term growth and prosperity, it increasingly shaped not only environmental policy, but also industrial strategy, trade, finance and national…

newyorker.com - Eren Orbey - Mark Power's Uncanny Photographs of Construction Sites
Mark Power's Uncanny Photographs of Construction Sites
The New Yorker

In 1997, Tony Blair's newly elected Labour government announced plans to build the Millennium Dome on a derelict former wasteland in East London. The British photographer Mark Power, who'd shot the site on a one-day magazine assignment before…

rediff.com - Sagar Kulkarni - India, US 'Very Close' to Historic Trade Deal
India, US 'Very Close' to Historic Trade Deal
Rediff.com

The United States and India are reportedly 'very, very close' to finalising a historic bilateral trade deal, aiming to significantly boost trade to $500 billion by 2030 and open India's vast market to American goods on reciprocal terms. The US and…

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