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34 miners killed in a methane explosion at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan
A methane gas explosion at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan killed 34 miners, authorities said on Friday, despite an overnight rescue attempt. Rescuers recovered 32 bodies from the mine on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan…
Coal mine blast in Pakistan kills at least 32 miners and traps 10 others
QUETTA, Pakistan — An explosion inside a coal mine in southwest Pakistan killed at least 32 miners Thursday and trapped 10 others underground in what officials believed to be life-threatening conditions as rescuers raced to reach them. The…
Solar Will Soon Pass Coal as China's Top Power Capacity Source
Solar power will soon surpass coal as China's largest source of generation capacity, marking a major milestone in the country's rapid renewable energy build-out. The baton will be passed at some point in the third quarter of this year, the China…
34 miners killed in a methane explosion at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A methane gas explosion at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan killed 34 miners, authorities said on Friday, despite an overnight rescue attempt. Rescuers recovered 32 bodies from the mine on the outskirts of Quetta…
Explosion at coal mine kills 34 in southern Pakistan
File picture: A methane gas explosion at a coal mine in Pakistan's Balochistan province killed at least 34 workers, with rescue teams continuing efforts to recover miners trapped underground. A blast at a coal mine killed at least 34 workers in…
SCCL dispatching at least 28 rakes of coal every day even in rainy spell: CMD
With the increase in demand for energy from the farm and other sectors, the management of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has asked its area general managers to ensure uninterrupted coal supply to thermal power stations having coal…
Adani to pay no company tax despite $1bn revenue from Queensland coalmine
Indian conglomerate Adani will pay no company tax despite generating almost $1bn in revenue from coal mining in Queensland over the past year. Financial accounts show the Carmichael thermal coal operations used large costs – including…
Pakistan: 32 miners killed in Balochistan coal mine blast
What's the story A devastating explosion at a coal mine in Sorange, Balochistan, Pakistan, has killed at least 32 miners. According to the Associated Press, the incident occurred near Quetta on Thursday and was likely caused by a buildup of methane…
Strong El Niño ahead, UN weather agency warns
Climate and Environment As much of the world faces grapples with above normal temperatures and major rainfall changes, the UN Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday that El Niño, a powerful climate pattern shaping global weather…
Huey Perry: WV must reckon with its support of Trump
West Virginia has supported Donald Trump more strongly than almost any other state in the nation. Election after election, our citizens believed he understood our struggles. They believed he would revive the coal industry, strengthen working…
'Extremely scary findings' show climate crisis is supercharging Europe's wildfire weather
The extreme heat and drought stoking huge wildfires in Spain and France were made far more likely by the climate crisis, a scientific analysis has found. Global heating made hot, dry and windy weather at least 20 times more likely in Spain and…
UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to 'a planet already on fire
A strengthening El Nino has already broken records for intensity at its early stages, and it likely will spark even more wild weather worldwide as it grows, “adding fuel to a planet already on fire,” United Nations officials warned…
The man who turned stones to gold: Tulu Mondal, latest TMC supporter in BJP crosshairs
Public Prosecutor Bivas Chatterjee claimed Minar had “confessed” that the money and gold belonged to Tulu. “Land grabbing, extortion and economic offences may be involved,” Chatterjee said. As per sources, Tulu used to…
Human-caused climate change made Spanish, French fires much more likely, scientists calculate
At the same time, researchers published a separate study on Thursday — written and edited long before this week's fires began — that found the number of days that Southern Europe's weather reached extreme fire-prone levels has more…
'Trade friction': Beijing is turning up the heat on Australian iron ore
Billionaire Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group has become the latest major mining company targeted by China's push to force down iron ore prices, putting future revenue from Australia's most valuable export commodity under pressure. Fortescue…
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