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bbc.co.uk - John Laurenson - Is Germany looking again at coal-powered electricity?
Is Germany looking again at coal-powered electricity?
BBC

John Laurenson Business reporter They have a word for it in German – kohleausstieg, which means 'coal phase out'. Germany is the biggest user of coal for power generation in Europe, and the fourth largest in the world after China, India and…

bbc.co.uk - John Laurenson - Is Germany looking again at coal-powered electricity?
Is Germany looking again at coal-powered electricity?
BBC

They have a word for it in German – kohleausstieg, which means 'coal phase out'. Germany is the biggest user of coal for power generation in Europe, and the fourth largest in the world after China, India and the US. But it has pledged to…

theguardian.com - Adam Morton - Coal companies to reap billions more in taxpayer diesel subsidies as Labor approves new mining
Coal companies to reap billions more in taxpayer diesel subsidies as Labor approves new mining
The Guardian

Coal companies could receive an extra $6.2bn in taxpayer refunds for the diesel they use if the Albanese government greenlights just half the mine developments up for approval. The finding, in an analysis released by activist group Lock the Gate…

afr.com - Angela Macdonald-Smith - Queensland's CS Energy hit with $1b lawsuit at troubled coal plant
Queensland's CS Energy hit with $1b lawsuit at troubled coal plant
Australian Financial Review

Queensland government-owned CS Energy has been hit with a $1 billion-plus legal action by its partner in the Callide C coal power station over allegations that its mismanagement of the generator led to more than 1700 days of lost output. Czech firm…

insideclimatenews.org - Ajani Stella - Trump Administration's Coal Investments Breathe New Life Into Plants With Repeated Violations - Inside Climate News
Trump Administration's Coal Investments Breathe New Life Into Plants With Repeated Violations - Inside Climate News
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In 2023, after years of pollution, equipment failures and health concerns, the Cumberland Fossil Plant in Tennessee was slated to close within the decade. The coal-fired plant had been part of a multibillion-dollar settlement in 2011 after its…

globaltimes.cn - Mining safety official under investigation after fatal North China coal mine explosion: authority
Mining safety official under investigation after fatal North China coal mine explosion: authority
Global Times

An official from the Shanxi bureau of China's National Mine Safety Administration is currently under supervisory investigation in connection with the deadly coal mine gas explosion that killed 82 people at Liushenyu coal mine in North China's…

thehindubusinessline.com - Coal gasification guidelines to be finalised in two months: Union Coal Minister Kishan Reddy
Coal gasification guidelines to be finalised in two months: Union Coal Minister Kishan Reddy
BusinessLine

The Centre will finalise guidelines for its coal gasification incentive scheme within two months, paving the way for fresh investments in projects aimed at reducing India's dependence on imported fuels and chemicals, Union Coal and Mines Minister G…

pressherald.com - Deb Sayer - Again, there is no such thing as 'clean' or 'beautiful' coal | Letter
Again, there is no such thing as 'clean' or 'beautiful' coal | Letter
Press Herald

On June 4, President Trump authorized the spending of $700 million in federal funding to build two new coal-fired power plants and to refurbish (and extend the life of) 12 existing coal-fired plants. He characterized his actions as…

brisbanetimes.com.au - Julius Dennis - State-owned power company sued for $1 billion over troubled coal-fired power station
State-owned power company sued for $1 billion over troubled coal-fired power station
Brisbane Times

The foreign investment firm which owns half of a troubled central Queensland coal-fired power station has sued its state-owned partner for more than a billion dollars. The action, taken by Czech-based investment firm Sev.en Global Investments, was…

thehindubusinessline.com - No truth in missing coal stock allegations, says SCCL
No truth in missing coal stock allegations, says SCCL
BusinessLine

The Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) on Sunday dismissed recent allegations that coal stocks had gone missing from the company, saying there was “no truth” in the claims. In a statement issued here, the SCCL said all processes…

southwalesargus.co.uk - Sallie Phillips - NOSTALGIA Welsh coal mine that closed in 1980 and now welcomes 100k visitors a year
NOSTALGIA Welsh coal mine that closed in 1980 and now welcomes 100k visitors a year
South Wales Argus

Big Pit National Coal Museum reopened in April 1983 in Blaenavon, south Wales, after closing as a working colliery in February 1980. It has been welcoming the public for 43 years. Once the last working colliery in Blaenavon, the site has since been…

bbc.co.uk - Gemma Dillon - South Elmsall, the town where Labour votes fell by more than half
South Elmsall, the town where Labour votes fell by more than half
BBC

Gemma Dillon Yorkshire political editor, South Elmsall In the former mining town of South Elmsall, support for the Labour Party had been ingrained for generations. Yet just over a month ago, its voters and those elsewhere in Wakefield turned their…

bbc.co.uk - Gemma Dillon - South Elmsall, the town where Labour votes fell by more than half
South Elmsall, the town where Labour votes fell by more than half
BBC

In the former mining town of South Elmsall, support for the Labour Party had been ingrained for generations. Yet just over a month ago, its voters and those elsewhere in Wakefield turned their backs on decades of Labour rule at the local elections.

brisbanetimes.com.au - James Hall - Queensland rules out royalties holiday for major new mines
Queensland rules out royalties holiday for major new mines
Brisbane Times

Queensland has ruled out offering a coal royalties holiday to woo large investments in new mines, refusing to budge on the tax setting under intense pressure from industry heavyweights. The world's biggest miner, BHP, along with sector lobbyists…

counterpunch.org - Elliot Sperber - The Unofficial Obama Portrait
The Unofficial Obama Portrait
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