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japantimes.co.jp - Ishika Mookerjee - Energy demand boom keeps Asia tethered to coal
Energy demand boom keeps Asia tethered to coal
The Japan Times

Coal's future in Asia is looking brighter as the top-consuming region's efforts to shift to cleaner energy suffer a series of setbacks. Indonesia has canceled a flagship project that was the poster child for shuttering coal plants early. India is…

climatedepot.com - Netflix To Platform Film About 'Trans Woman' Who Yearns For Coal Mines
Netflix To Platform Film About 'Trans Woman' Who Yearns For Coal Mines
Climate Depot

Netflix is releasing a movie called the “Queen of Coal” to American audiences Dec. 19, which will follow a “trans woman” as the individual pursues their goal of working in the mines. The Netflix description notes that…

asiatimes.com - Shaquib Ahmed - Revisiting disastrous 2006 ban on extracting Bangladesh's coal
Revisiting disastrous 2006 ban on extracting Bangladesh's coal
Asia Times

Recent Facebook posts by the Bangladesh chief adviser's press secretary, Shafiqul Alam, attempt to argue that Bangladesh's 2006 decision to scrap the Phulbari coal-mining project stands as one of the most economically self-sabotaging choices in the…

afr.com - Anthony Macdonald - How a coal giant shook off stigma to become a blue-chip darling
How a coal giant shook off stigma to become a blue-chip darling
Australian Financial Review

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? It is remarkable how the world has opened up for one of the ASX's purest infrastructure plays, giant coal port Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure.

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Parliament committee recommends reducing time for forest, environmental clearances for coal projects
Parliament committee recommends reducing time for forest, environmental clearances for coal projects
The Hindu

Efforts must be made to reduce the average time it takes to accord forest and environmental clearances to coal blocks, the parliament's standing committee on coal, mines and steel stated in their latest report tabled Wednesday. Additionally, it…

forbes.com - Jane Ho - Indonesia's 50 Richest 2025: Wealth Crosses $300 Billion Amid Stock Market Frenzy; Data Center Billionaires Climb Into The Top 10
Indonesia's 50 Richest 2025: Wealth Crosses $300 Billion Amid Stock Market Frenzy; Data Center Billionaires Climb Into The Top 10
Forbes

This story is part of Forbes' coverage of Indonesia's Richest 2025. See the full list here. In what was a volatile year, Indonesia's benchmark stock index shot up 17%, helping lift collective wealth to a record $306 billion from $263 billion last…

bostonherald.com - Sandra Kent - Gaskin: Owning AI future means owning the energy future
Gaskin: Owning AI future means owning the energy future
Boston Herald

The author writes that Gov. Maura Healey wants to make Massachusetts the best state for AI development. Above, a banner hangs during a ceremony announcing a proposed $300 million expansion of Google's data center operations in 2015, in Lithia…

inquisitr.com - Tracey Ashlee - Newsom Roasts Trump With Shocking Epstein Clip, Stokes Online Outrage
Newsom Roasts Trump With Shocking Epstein Clip, Stokes Online Outrage
Inquisitr News

California Gov. Gavin Newsom mocked President Donald Trump on social media Monday by posting a video that juxtaposed Trump's remarks in Pennsylvania with an infamous recording tied to Jeffrey Epstein, the governor's office posted on X. According to…

businessinsider.com - Denae McGaha - I lived in Europe for almost a decade. Here are the 6 cities you should visit during the holiday season.
I lived in Europe for almost a decade. Here are the 6 cities you should visit during the holiday season.
Business Insider

Of course, I have to start with Budapest. The city is famous for its grand palaces, and come winter, it's dotted with incredible Christmas markets. One of my favorites is the Advent Basilica Market, which pulls you in like a magnet with colorful…

dynamitenews.com - Sujata Biswal - Kenduadih Gas Emission: CIL Chairman conducts high-level situation review; Details inside | Dynamite News
Kenduadih Gas Emission: CIL Chairman conducts high-level situation review; Details inside | Dynamite News
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Following the December 3 gas emission incident in Kenduadih, coal ministry and BCCL leaders review relief and rescue measures, emphasizing immediate evacuation and long-term rehabilitation to protect residents from escalating hazards. Post…

americanbanker.com - Ebrima Santos Sanneh - OCC says banks limited ties to controversial sectors
OCC says banks limited ties to controversial sectors
American Banker

Key insight: The nine largest national banks scrutinized industries they feared could damage their reputations, according to preliminary findings of an investigation undertaken by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Supporting data:…

nytimes.com - David E. Sanger - Trump Says Americans Are Doing Great, Even as Views on the Economy Sour
Trump Says Americans Are Doing Great, Even as Views on the Economy Sour
The New York Times

President Trump on Tuesday night gave the first of a series of speeches intended to alleviate Americans' concerns about the cost of living, but spent most of the time mocking the term “affordability” and insisting that Americans were…

reason.com - Jeff Luse - Court blocks Trump's ban on wind power, but other anti-renewable policies remain
Court blocks Trump's ban on wind power, but other anti-renewable policies remain
Reason Magazine - Free Minds and Free Markets

President Donald Trump's crusade against renewables was dealt a blow on Monday when a federal judge vacated a January executive order that halted wind energy development on public lands. In May, 17 states and the District of Columbia filed suit…

abcnews.go.com -  JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press - Emotional evacuees recount moments they fled Thailand-Cambodia fighting
Emotional evacuees recount moments they fled Thailand-Cambodia fighting
ABC News

SURIN, Thailand -- Amnat Meephew had just enough time to pack up his clothes and flee his home in Thailand a couple of kilometers (miles) from the border with Cambodia, the second time in four months hundreds of thousands of people like him had to…

forbes.com - M Douglas Dagan - Rethinking America's Energy Transition: Why Molecules Matter
Rethinking America's Energy Transition: Why Molecules Matter
Forbes

M Douglas Dagan is the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives & Renewable Energy at Suburban Propane, L.P. The U.S. is entering a new era of massive power demand. AI, electrified transportation, advanced manufacturing and next-generation data…

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