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Gianforte touts Montana coal to visiting South Korean energy firms
Half of Montana's coal exports go to the Pacific Rim, with a large portion going to South Korea. A Korean delegation met with coal executives and Gov. Greg Gianforte in hopes of opening new markets for Montana coal. South Korean companies look for…
Solar Power Has Officially Overtaken Coal In The U.S. For The First Time
Analysts in the aforementioned organizations view this recent milestone as a sign of things to come. For instance, Ember's Senior Data Analyst, Nicolas Fulgum, stated that 'markets across the US are betting on solar to meet rising power needs.'…
Trump Gives Contract for Coal-Fired Plant to MAGA Ally with Zero Experience
During the 2024 campaign, Trump met with leaders of the oil and gas industry and asked them to raise $1 billion for his campaign. He promised to be their champion. I don't know whether the industry delivered for Trump, but he has certainly…
Mining magnate Latimore wins auction for Gupta's prized coal business
M Resources, the private mining vehicle owned by coal magnate Matt Latimore and his bidding partner GEAR have won the auction for the ailing Tahmoor operations once owned by Sanjeev Gupta. People close to the negotiations said the consortium would…
Vedanta's Zambia Unit Plans 300-Megawatt Coal-Fired Power Plant
Vedanta Resources Ltd.'s Konkola Copper Mines plans to build a $317 million coal-fired power plant in the south of the nation where it faces regular electricity shortages due to its over-reliance on hydropower. The new facility will generate 300…
India wants to turn more coal into gas for energy security. It faces a tough conversion
SINGAPORE: India is ramping up efforts to turn coal into gas, joining several other Asian economies such as China and Indonesia in turning to the centuries-old technology to reduce dependence on imported fuels. New Delhi's push has gained fresh…
Illinois put community solar on a 150-year-old coal mine
An old coal mine in Illinois is now generating community solar power for hundreds of households and businesses. Nexamp and TurningPoint Energy have completed two community solar projects on a reclaimed coal mine site in Woodford County, Illinois.
How we learned to stop worrying* and love the autonomous future
If one thing's true about this moment in tech history, it's that as soon as you think you're keeping pace with the leading edge of AI —poof!—the edge moves. This is a perennial anxiety, but I've never heard tech insiders so vocal…
Attacks on energy transition are attacks on workers
Jobs are disappearing in coal, oil and gas. It's not just because we have many more efficient, cost-effective and less polluting ways to power our societies — although that's a big part of it. Automation, artificial intelligence and industry…
Hope for hundreds of miners after colliery $434 million in debt sold
Tahmoor Colliery has been sold to a consortium comprising Golden Energy and Resources and M Resources, subject to government approvals. The Mining and Energy Union says the deal could result in hundreds of former workers being rehired and the mine…
This law firm has deep ties to Trump. A partner is his pick to be Manhattan's top prosecutor.
Washington — It was not yet 4 o'clock in the morning in Washington on Wednesday when President Trump, an ocean away at the G7 summit in France, issued a demand for Republican senators: James 'Jamie' McDonald, his pick for U.S. attorney for…
Tokens are getting cheaper, but companies are spending even more on AI as a result, top economist warns
The ghost of a 19th century English economist may be haunting yet another part of the AI boom. In 1865, William Stanley Jevons observed that when the Watt steam engine made coal use more efficient—decreasing the amount required to a…
Why AI Could Create More Software Companies Than It Destroys
As the Managing Partner of MGV, Marc Schröder is focused on working with world-class tech entrepreneurs and establishing the MGV legacy. Venture capital just had its biggest quarter in history. In Q1 2026, $300 billion flowed into startups…
EPA $4.4M Minden cleanup plan pegs residential property, New River as concern areas
The toxic legacy left behind decades ago by the coal mining industry in one of the nation's most environmentally aggrieved communities is deepening as federal regulators pursue another multimillion-dollar contamination cleanup plan. The United…
Staying up for Scotland
Should I stay up and watch Scotland? I am Scottish, oh yes. Born to Scottish parents in Renfrew, where I followed Rangers. Then we moved to Dumfries, where I followed Queen of the South and my hero was a bullet-headed centre-forward called Billy…
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