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timesleader.com - Times Leader Editorial Board - Diamonds & Coal: A history trail, frigid weather, smartphone ban, and an ambitious budget proposal
Diamonds & Coal: A history trail, frigid weather, smartphone ban, and an ambitious budget proposal
Times Leader

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Diamonds for the launching of the Visit Luzerne History Trail. The County Convention and Visitors Bureau announced the new mobile, interactive trail this week, giving anyone…

yahoo.com - Soumya Eswaran - Taseko Mines (TGB) Benefited as Coal Prices Surged
Taseko Mines (TGB) Benefited as Coal Prices Surged
Yahoo!

Diamond Hill Capital, an investment management company, released its “Small Cap Strategy” fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fourth quarter posted another period of favorable gains…

semafor.com - Prashant Rao - China's solar capacity set to overtake coal this year
China's solar capacity set to overtake coal this year
Semafor

Growing power demand in China and the sheer size of the country's market showcased what appeared to be countervailing trends — the persistence of coal, and the rise of renewables. New data from Global Energy Monitor and the Center for…

theconversation.com - Chris Wright - If Australia and Indonesia agreed to end new thermal coal mines, it could drive the green transition.
If Australia and Indonesia agreed to end new thermal coal mines, it could drive the green transition.
The Conversation

In the 1960s, major oil-producing nations formed a cartel to drive up the price of oil. It worked. For decades, nations in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have agreed to manage supply and raise prices. Economists have…

seekingalpha.com - SA Transcript Insights Editor - Peabody signals ramp to 10.8M tons met coal in 2026 with Centurion mine boosting premium pricing (NYSE:BTU)
Peabody signals ramp to 10.8M tons met coal in 2026 with Centurion mine boosting premium pricing (NYSE:BTU)
Seeking Alpha

Earnings Call Insights: Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU) Q4 2025 CEO Jim Grech opened the call highlighting a record safety year with a 0.71 incident rate per 200,000 hours, a 12% improvement over the previous record, and noted 'Operationally and…

climatedepot.com - ABC: Green China is Building Lots of Backup Coal Plants Because they Need Reliable Energy
ABC: Green China is Building Lots of Backup Coal Plants Because they Need Reliable Energy
Climate Depot

“… The government's response [to energy shortages] was to signal that it wanted more coal plants …” Why China is building so many coal plants despite its solar and wind boom China has significantly increased its coal…

nytimes.com - Karen Zraick - Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law Targeting Critics of Fossil Fuels
Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law Targeting Critics of Fossil Fuels
The New York Times

|Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law Targeting Critics of Fossil Fuels https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/climate/texas-esg-lawsuit.html A federal judge in Texas has struck down a law barring state agencies from investing in firms accused of boycotting…

republicworld.com - Nidhi Sinha - Meghalaya Coal Mine Blast: NDRF Team At Site As Many Feared Trapped, Death Toll Rises To 18; PM Modi Announces Ex-Gratia
Meghalaya Coal Mine Blast: NDRF Team At Site As Many Feared Trapped, Death Toll Rises To 18; PM Modi Announces Ex-Gratia
Republic World

Updated 5 February 2026 at 21:55 IST Meghalaya Coal Mine Blast: NDRF Team At Site As Many Feared Trapped, Death Toll Rises To 18; PM Modi Announces Ex-Gratia | Image: Republic Meghalaya: State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster…

thehindubusinessline.com - 18 killed in Meghalaya illegal coal mine blast, investigation underway
18 killed in Meghalaya illegal coal mine blast, investigation underway
BusinessLine

At least 18 miners were killed in a blast, and several others feared trapped in an illegal coal mining site in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday, prompting the government to order an investigation, officials said. Rescue teams…

thehindubusinessline.com - India may increase coal imports from Washington under bilateral trade deal
India may increase coal imports from Washington under bilateral trade deal
BusinessLine

As the India-US bilateral trade deal nears formalisation—pushed aggressively by Washington—the former is expected to increase its energy commodities purchases from the latter, including buying more coal, particularly…

standard.co.uk - Emily Beament - UK greenhouse gas emissions fell 3% in 2024, latest figures show
UK greenhouse gas emissions fell 3% in 2024, latest figures show
Evening Standard

Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The UK's climate-warming pollution fell 3% in…

nytimes.com - Matt Baker - Montana's Bobby Hauck retires, says CFB coaching 'not always enjoyable' anymore
Montana's Bobby Hauck retires, says CFB coaching 'not always enjoyable' anymore
The New York Times

'The reality is, I've had more days where I didn't enjoy coming to work very recently,' Bobby Hauck said upon retiring. Michael Thomas Shroyer / Imagn Images One of college football's winningest active coaches retired Wednesday in another potential…

afr.com - Angela Macdonald-Smith - KKR deal 'validates HMC's transition strategy': Di Pilla
KKR deal 'validates HMC's transition strategy': Di Pilla
Australian Financial Review

HMC Capital chief executive David Di Pilla has doubled down on his growth ambitions for the asset manager's energy transition play after locking in a $603 million commitment from KKR that would fast-track a 5.7 gigawatt pipeline of projects, free…

bbc.co.uk - David Pittam - Cottam Power Station's nuclear switch set for 'fast track
Cottam Power Station's nuclear switch set for 'fast track
BBC

David Pittam Nottingham political reporter The process of turning a former coal power station into a nuclear reactor and data centre is set to be 'fast-tracked'. The government has announced a framework that it hopes will allow nuclear projects to…

climatedepot.com - Climate Scientist Who Predicted End Of 'Heavy Frost And Snow' Now Refuses Media Inquiries
Climate Scientist Who Predicted End Of 'Heavy Frost And Snow' Now Refuses Media Inquiries
Climate Depot

By P Gosselin on 3. February 2026 Refusing to comment on his past alarmist climate predictions… More than two decades ago, renowned climate scientist Mojib Latif of Germany's Max Planck Instiute for Meterology, based in Hamburg, warned the…

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