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Bank of England to stop accepting bonds linked to coal for key loans
Climate campaigners have declared a victory after the Bank of England said it would no longer accept bonds linked to one of the most polluting industries on the planet for key loan arrangements. The ban, which comes into force in October, marks a…
It's time for a new way to price coal
Take a walk through the museum at the Pohang steelworks on the eastern coast of the Korean peninsula, and you'll be struck by how deep and longstanding the connection is between Australia and the company originally known as the Pohang Iron and…
Major Australian coal customer calls for export pricing overhaul
The biggest buyer of Australian commodities, Korean conglomerate Posco, wants to change the way coal exports are priced, adding to pressure on the nation's resources sector as China pushes to rewrite the rules for iron ore pricing. Posco's head of…
Container traffic to grow 7-9% as major ports outpace non-majors; POL, coal and iron ore trends diverge
India's port sector is entering a differentiated growth phase, with container volumes emerging as the strongest driver while coal traffic declines and POL and iron ore post moderate gains. According to a research report by Motilal Oswal Financial…
The States With the Longest-And Shortest-Workweeks, Mapped
Workers across the country may work longer than the typical 40 hours in a week, depending on the different requirements of their positions. There are also plenty of part-time jobs that don't hit nearly that number of hours on a given week. Then…
Balancing energy security, environmental concerns
In May 2026, as the West Asia crisis was unfolding, the Union Cabinet of India approved a ₹375-billion incentive scheme for surface coal and lignite gasification projects. This move makes coal gasification a key policy instrument in India's…
Using biomass to give steel a low-carbon gleam
RESCONS Solutions is taking on some tough industrial challenges — from decarbonising steel production to extracting rare earth elements. Incubated by the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, the deep-tech metallurgical startup's first…
What Are Mineral Rights? The Complete Guide to Owning, Leasing and Selling Them
Millions of Americans own oil and gas mineral rights and have no real idea what that means. Some inherited a folder of yellowed documents from a grandparent's estate. Some bought a piece of land and assumed everything under it came with the deed.
US firm Holtec bets big on small modular nuclear reactors in IPO
Nuclear giant Holtec International is betting big that its 300-megawatt small modular reactors are the future of atomic energy. On Friday, the Florida-headquartered firm filed paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in order to…
How solar thermal can 'green' manufacturing processes
The greening of the power grid through renewable energy is rightly in focus to help meet the country's commitment to achieving ‘net-zero emissions' by 2070. However, another potential solution — solar thermal — remains…
Residents of one state paying for politics in their electric bills * WorldNetDaily * by Carl Marrara, Real Clear Wire
When families in Central Pennsylvania open their electric bills, they need an explanation for why electricity keeps getting more expensive. Come November, voters will surely have this issue top of mind. A quick look on the Pennsylvania 10…
The Digital Dust Bowl: The Brutal Physical Reality Of The AI Boom
STONE RIDGE, VIRGINIA - JULY 17: In an aerial view, an Amazon Web Services data center is shown situated near single-family homes on July 17, 2024 in Stone Ridge, Virginia. Northern Virginia is the largest data center market in the world, according…
India's Fuel Security Risk Is A Billion-Dollar Aviation Fuel Opportunity
To go with Climate-warming-UN-COP21-India,FOCUS by Trudy Harris In this November 6, 2015 photo, an Indian farmer feeds a controlled fire of spent rice stalks as he prepares the field for a new crop in the southeastern part of the state of Punjab…
Molten salt and human sweat: the weird batteries that could store renewable energy
In the deserts of the United Arab Emirates a sprawling clean energy project, stretching across an area roughly the size of 12,600 football fields, will play host to a breakthrough allowing solar energy to power the equivalent of half a million…
Europe's Devastating Heatwave Triggers Energy Crisis As Rhine Levels Drop And Nuclear Output Falls
Europe's summer heatwave is rapidly evolving into a full-blown energy crisis, with cascading disruptions hitting transport, fuel supply chains, and electricity generation across the continent. Low river levels on the Rhine are restricting barge…
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