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afr.com - Peter Ker - Coal miners eye price windfall as Indonesia plans export curbs
Coal miners eye price windfall as Indonesia plans export curbs
Australian Financial Review

Australian thermal coal miners could be the big winners from an Indonesian government plan to prioritise domestic supply of the energy commodity at the expense of foreign customers. Indonesia is the world's biggest exporter of coal for power…

bloomberg.com - Will Wade - US Plans First New Coal-Fired Power Plant Since 2013 in Alaska
US Plans First New Coal-Fired Power Plant Since 2013 in Alaska
Bloomberg

Terra Energy Center is pouring $1 billion into a deal for a planned coal project in Alaska, marking the first investment in new US coal power in more than a decade. The in-principal agreement with Hyundai Heavy Industries Power Systems for an order…

slashgear.com - Bob Sharp - America's Abandoned Coal Mines Could Become Massive Underground Batteries
America's Abandoned Coal Mines Could Become Massive Underground Batteries
SlashGear

Across the US, hundreds of thousands of abandoned mines sit scattered across the landscape. Many of these are coal mines, relics of an industry that once powered the country. There is, therefore, more than a touch of irony to be found in the fact…

bbc.co.uk - Simon Thake - Highfields householders in garage access row with charity CISWO
Highfields householders in garage access row with charity CISWO
BBC

Simon Thake in Highfields, near Doncaster Access to the back of some residents' homes has been blocked after a charity put bollards up at the entrance to the route, householders have said. The Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation (CISWO), a…

scmp.com - Xinyi Wu - China targets hydrogen push as Strait of Hormuz crisis jolts energy markets
China targets hydrogen push as Strait of Hormuz crisis jolts energy markets
South China Morning Post

Beijing is launching a pilot programme to expand industrial use of hydrogen energy, at a time when war in the Middle East is exposing the risks of global reliance on fossil fuels. Iran's effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz amid its war with…

thestar.com.my - CLYDE RUSSELL - War hits refined fuels harder than crude and importers need to act
War hits refined fuels harder than crude and importers need to act
The Star Online

THE loss of as much as 20% of the world's crude oil and refined fuels through the ongoing effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz gathers most of the media attention as the main fallout from the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel. But…

seekingalpha.com - Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates - Goehring & Rozencwajg Natural Resource Market Q4 2025 Commentary
Goehring & Rozencwajg Natural Resource Market Q4 2025 Commentary
Seeking Alpha

The Commodity Bull Market Has Barely Begun Fourth Quarter 2025 Market Commentary Surging Uranium Demand Meets a Fragile Supply Base Copper: Slowing Chinese Demand Meets Rising Supply The outbreak of hostilities in the Persian Gulf has already…

wsws.org - Australia: 238 jobs axed at Tahmoor Colliery
Australia: 238 jobs axed at Tahmoor Colliery
World Socialist Web Site

Hundreds of workers face immediate redundancy at the Tahmoor Colliery, southwest of Sydney, after liquidator McGrathNicol announced on March 12 that 238 of the 328 employees would be let go. The remaining 90 workers would be kept on to oversee the…

upi.com - Ruling party backs higher nuclear output amid energy concerns
Ruling party backs higher nuclear output amid energy concerns
UPI

March 17 (Asia Today) -- This commentary is the Asia Today Editor's Op-Ed. South Korea's ruling Democratic Party and the government have decided to raise the operating rates of nuclear and coal-fired power plants to respond to rising oil prices…

theguardian.com - Gwyn Topham - Mayor unveils £1.5bn 'People's Network' transport plan for South Yorkshire
Mayor unveils £1.5bn 'People's Network' transport plan for South Yorkshire
The Guardian

South Yorkshire's transport system will be known as the “People's Network”, with trams, buses and hire bikes all coming under public control. The plan was unveiled on Monday by the region's mayor, Oliver Coppard, who said it would…

zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden - US Industrial Production Rises For 4th Straight Month In February
US Industrial Production Rises For 4th Straight Month In February
Zero Hedge

After a strong gain in January, US Industrial Production continued to expand in February, rising 0.2% MoM (better than expected +0.1%) - the fourth straight month of gains with Production up 1.44% YoY... Manufacturing output also beat expectations…

abc.net.au - Xiaoning Mo - We haven't seen anything yet': China's plan to kick foreign oil habit
We haven't seen anything yet': China's plan to kick foreign oil habit
ABC News

In China's vast deserts, its green energy revolution is in plain view. Solar panels stretch across the nation's sun-beaten north, helping power an economy that is embracing renewables at speed. China is adopting green energy at a scale hard to…

yahoo.com - PPL Corporation (PPL) Stock Forecasts
PPL Corporation (PPL) Stock Forecasts
Yahoo!

PPL Corp., based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a gas and electric utility with generation, transmission, distribution, and wholesale operations. The company has 3.6 million customers and about 7,500 MW of generating capacity. PPL has regulated…

un.org - War-driven energy price spikes highlight value of renewables: UN climate chief
War-driven energy price spikes highlight value of renewables: UN climate chief
United Nations

Speaking at the 2026 Green Growth Summit in Brussels, Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), said the volatility underscored the strategic value of renewable energy. “ Renewables turn the…

bbc.co.uk - Steve Jones - Batley driver dies after car hits wall and telegraph pole
Batley driver dies after car hits wall and telegraph pole
BBC

A man has died after the car he was driving left the road and hit a wall and a telegraph pole. The single-vehicle collision took place on Cross Bank Road in Batley at about 02:00 GMT on Sunday, West Yorkshire Police said. The 36-year-old was…

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