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Parents worry kids will inherit climate impact of coal mine extension
Parents for Climate says it is 'terrified' by the environmental impacts children will inherit if a 19-year extension of the Hunter Valley Operations coal mine is approved. More than 1,500 employees at the mine are contemplating what the future will…
Warrior Met Coal CEO Sells 50,000 Shares for $5.5 Million
Walter J. Scheller, Chief Executive Officer of Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (HCC -0.07%), disclosed the sale of 50,000 shares of common stock in an SEC Form 4 filing published on Aug. 26, 2026. MetricValueTransaction value$5.5 millionShares sold…
Telangana, Karnataka mull JV for coal mining in blocks allotted to KPCL
Deputy Chief Minister M. Bhatti Vikramarka has proposed a joint venture with Karnataka in coal mining with a tie-up between Singareni Collieries Company Limited and Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL). Mr. Vikramarka put forward the proposal…
Australia's backdown on data centres allows them to use energy from coal and gas. Here's what that means
It's official: Australia's data centre boom will not be solely powered by renewables. At the National Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the federal government softened its stance on using coal and gas to power energy-hungry data centres. Initially, the…
Surge in cooling demand leaves 28% of thermal power plants with critical coal deficit
More than 63 gigawatts (GW) of thermal power capacity, accounting for over 28 per cent of India's roughly 224 GW of coal-fired capacity under operation, is facing critically low coal stocks at the plant end averaging at just four days. According to…
45 Indian power plants face critically low coal stocks
Forty five power plants in India are operating with critically low coal inventories, government data showed, as monsoon rains disrupt supplies and electricity demand rises amid hotter-than-usual weather linked to El Nino. The number of plants with…
Arthurdale's New Deal experiment, and the debate over socialism
Her involvement began after Lorena Hickok, a former journalist and Roosevelt confidante who was then working as an investigator for the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, reported on the severe poverty she encountered in West Virginia coal…
New growth drivers power China's industrial profit surge
A staff member trains a robot to work at a production line at Maniformer, a physical AI data service platform, in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 5, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Ying) China's burgeoning new growth drivers are fueling a sustained surge in…
Real men don't bike: How cars became the symbol of American manhood
This story was originally reported by Jessica Kutz of The 19th. Meet Jessica and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. “Freedom doesn't ring, it revs!” That was the tagline of the first-ever IndyCar street race…
CMB.TECH ANNOUNCES Q2 2026 RESULTS
ANTWERP, Belgium, 27 August 2026 – CMB.TECH NV (“CMBT”, “CMB.TECH” or “the company”) (NYSE: CMBT, Euronext Brussels: CMBT and Euronext Oslo Børs: CMBTO) reported its unaudited financial…
Sick of it': As black lung rates soar in Appalachia, Kentuckians say more needs to be done
WHITESBURG, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — James Cook, a retired coal miner from Letcher County, doesn't go anywhere without his oxygen tank. 'I'm on it 24/7 now,' he said. 'It started out, I was on it at nighttime.' He brought it with him to the…
'No carve outs' for Queensland on data centres: Bowen
Energy Minister Chris Bowen says the federal government's new national data centre rules do not include carve outs for Queensland and the Northern Territory to power their energy-hungry facilities exclusively with coal and gas. Premiers and chief…
The school project helping Glasgow children bring 900 years of history to life
Inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry – which will be on display at the British Museum later this year – the project brought primary school pupils together to depict the history of their home, Rutherglen, by creating their own storytelling…
Yallourn operator locks in 2028 exit as mine wind-down begins
The owner of Victoria's oldest coal-fired power station has pushed ahead with plans to wind down the open-cut mine supplying the plant, locking in a 2028 closure date that energy experts say will put pressure on state power bills and increase…
Daqo (DQ) Cuts Its Losses While Betting On An AI Pivot
On August 20, Daqo New Energy (NYSE: DQ) held its second-quarter earnings call, and the numbers told two stories at once. The polysilicon business is still bleeding cash, with prices sitting below what it costs to make the stuff. But management…
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