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independent.co.uk - Anton L. Delgado - China has kept its promise to stop funding overseas coal, but loopholes are helping coal expand
China has kept its promise to stop funding overseas coal, but loopholes are helping coal expand
The Independent –

Addressing the U.N. General Assembly in 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to stop funding overseas coal power plants in an effort to help curb climate change. Five years later, as the assembly meets this week, the world's climate…

winnipegfreepress.com - Anton L. Delgado, The Associated Press - China has kept its promise to stop funding overseas coal, but loopholes are helping coal expand
China has kept its promise to stop funding overseas coal, but loopholes are helping coal expand
Winnipeg Free Press –

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econotimes.com - Riza Dagoc - China Agrees to Buy 20 Million Tons of U.S. Coal
China Agrees to Buy 20 Million Tons of U.S. Coal
EconoTimes –

China has agreed to purchase at least 10 million metric tons of U.S. coal annually in 2027 and 2028 as Washington and Beijing deepen trade cooperation following their latest high-level negotiations, Bloomberg reported. The commitment, totaling at…

thehindubusinessline.com - Govt orders captive coal plants to maximise power output on surging demand
Govt orders captive coal plants to maximise power output on surging demand
BusinessLine –

India has ​ordered more than 100 captive coal -fired power plants to ‌operate at maximum capacity from October 1 through ​year-end to meet what it ⁠expects will be a rise in electricity demand. * The federal power…

fox2detroit.com - Jack Nissen - DTE to build natural gas plants, boost nuclear power, end coal use by 2032
DTE to build natural gas plants, boost nuclear power, end coal use by 2032
FOX 2 Detroit –

DTE's new long-term energy plan includes cutting coal production while boosting renewable power. It will completely cut its coal power by 2032, which includes ending production at its Monroe Power Plant. It is also proposing two new natural gas…

shawlocal.com - Renee Tomell - Shaw Local News Network Correspondent - Filmmaker to stage casting call in Coal City for mystery thriller
Filmmaker to stage casting call in Coal City for mystery thriller
Shaw Local –

An open casting call unlocks doors into the world of moviemaking Sunday through Tuesday at the Coal City Public Library. A mystery thriller will be filmed in Grundy County, led by writer-director Cody McLeod Rogers, a Coal City High School graduate…

scmp.com - Sylvia Ma - Trade truce aside, was AI the real Xi-Trump summit breakthrough?
Trade truce aside, was AI the real Xi-Trump summit breakthrough?
South China Morning Post –

The Xi-Trump summit may prove more significant for stabilising relations and opening space for further negotiations between the world's two largest economies than for its immediate trade outcomes, analysts said, pointing to the significance of a…

arstechnica.com - John Timmer - Is solar's growth finally slowing in the US?
Is solar's growth finally slowing in the US?
Ars Technica –

Normally, we try to update you quarterly on what's going on with the US electric grid since it provides a nice view of developing trends and smooths out some month-to-month randomness. Unfortunately, I was out of the office when last month's data…

washingtonpost.com - Evan Halper - Trump dismantled U.S. climate policy. But his war is cutting emissions.
Trump dismantled U.S. climate policy. But his war is cutting emissions.
Washington Post –

President Donald Trump dismisses climate change as a hoax. He calls federal policies aimed at curbing it a wasteful “Green New Scam.” His administration has worked furiously to gut such policies and unleash unbridled consumption of…

bbc.co.uk - Simon Thake - Mining statue unveiled at former Tinsley Towers site
Mining statue unveiled at former Tinsley Towers site
BBC –

A statue honouring Yorkshire's mining heritage has been unveiled on the former site of Sheffield's famous Tinsley Towers. The Waiting Miner sculpture is a replica of an original work by Harry Phillips. It spent most of its life at E.ON's…

indianexpress.com - Pratyush Deep - Centre invokes emergency mechanism amid surging power demand, directs captive plants to run at full capacity
Centre invokes emergency mechanism amid surging power demand, directs captive plants to run at full capacity
The Indian Express –

Amid rising power demand, the Centre on Friday invoked emergency mechanisms to issue directions to about 112 captive coal-fired power plants to operate at maximum capacity from October 1 till December 31. The country is witnessing an unusual surge…

thebureau.news - Sam Cooper - A Markham Mailbox and a Spoofed Construction Firm: How a B.C. Coal Terminal Traced an Alleged $6.2 Million Fraud Into an Apparent Chinese Money Laundering Network Spanning Canada's Biggest Banks
A Markham Mailbox and a Spoofed Construction Firm: How a B.C. Coal Terminal Traced an Alleged $6.2 Million Fraud Into an Apparent Chinese Money Laundering Network Spanning Canada's Biggest Banks
The Bureau –

VANCOUVER — For weeks this winter, the company that operates a coal terminal in the Port of Vancouver believed it was paying millions to the contractor building its new potash export facility. Like many elderly victims across North America…

washingtonexaminer.com - Jeremy Ferguson - Unions rejecting the UP-NS merger are rejecting their own members' job security
Unions rejecting the UP-NS merger are rejecting their own members' job security
Washington Examiner –

Some unions have already taken advantage of this deal, such as the National Conference of Firemen and Oilers, the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, the Boilermakers, the United Supervisors Council of America, the American Train Dispatchers…

independent.co.uk - By Seth Borenstein - Former VP Al Gore: A clean Earth is within world's grasp even as climate dangers accelerate
Former VP Al Gore: A clean Earth is within world's grasp even as climate dangers accelerate
The Independent –

Longtime climate warrior Al Gore sees victory within Earth 's grasp. But he worries that it could still slip through humanity's fingers. “While we're in grave danger, but I think there is a possibility that 2026 will be looked back upon in…

slate.com - Jay Duffy - Trump Perfected His Favorite New Legal Pretext in Environmental Cases
Trump Perfected His Favorite New Legal Pretext in Environmental Cases
Slate –

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