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Asia Coal Prices Rise to 22-Month High on Indonesia Export Rules
A key coal benchmark for Asia rose to the highest level in nearly two years as Indonesia's new export rules delayed shipments, tightening supplies just as demand for the power-plant fuel rises with the onset of summer. The Australian Newcastle coal…
China Coking Coal Hits Highest Since 2024 on Safety Shutdowns
Chinese coking coal rose to the highest since 2024 as the aftermath of a deadly mining accident and ongoing safety inspections kept prices elevated. Coking coal futures in Dalian climbed as much as 1.9% to 1,486.5 yuan ($219) a ton, the highest…
Trump Admin Announces $850MM To Modernize US Coal Capacity, Build 2 New Plants
The Trump administration approved 76 coal-related permits in more than a year of efforts to revive the flagging fuel and execute an agenda of “energy dominance.” His latest attempt includes tapping Defense Production Act funding to…
Opinion: Broadcom Is the Canary in the AI Coal Mine -- Just Not in the Way You Think
Broadcom (AVGO 7.49%) shares crashed on Thursday following the release of its Q2 results the previous evening. The numbers were fine; revenue of $22.2 billion was up 48% year over year, topping estimates. But guidance disappointed... sort of. CEO…
Indonesia issues technical regulations to centralise coal, palm oil, ferroalloy exports
JAKARTA, June 8: Indonesia's Trade Ministry published technical regulations on Monday to bring coal, palm oil, and ferroalloy exports under the control of a central government-owned firm. All three technical regulations have been in effect since…
Clean Energy Is Outspending Fossil Fuels Nearly Two To One
Fossil fuels still dominate the system we have. But increasingly, the world's capital is building the clean system of tomorrow. According to the International Energy Agency's new World Energy Investment 2026 report, global energy investment is set…
Stock Market Opening Bell: Nifty 50 Falls 1.22%, Sensex Plummets 1.11% - Here's Why
Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50 opened sharply lower on Monday. | Image: Republic, Pexels Stock Market Opening Bell: The Indian stock market indices, Sensex, and Nifty 50 witnessed a sharp gap down opening on Monday, June 8, tracking…
Iran is 'Trump's Vietnam' - and it's going to get a lot worse
Leon Panetta has been in politics as long as any of us can remember. He started out as a Republican, working in the office of Sen. Thomas Kuchel, R-Calif., in the late 1960s. (Kuchel belonged to the now-vanished species of moderate Republican and…
Couple reviving Ayrshire salt-making complete huge new tower of thorns
A husband and wife duo on the Ayrshire coast are significantly expanding their efforts to revive a historic salt -making tradition, with the completion of a new, imposing graduation tower. Gregorie and Whirly Marshall, founders of Blackthorn Salt…
Diesel replacement costs up to Rs. 4.5 bn in April
A sharp decline in coal-fired electricity generation in April 2026, compared to the corresponding month last year, may have cost Sri Lanka more than Rs. 4.5 billion, as the country was compelled to rely on significantly more expensive…
China's renewable push is about energy security
Until recently, China's green energy push was usually explained through two familiar lenses: economic transformation and environmental improvement. The first emphasized industrial policy defined by Beijing's drive to dominate the technologies of…
UK's 'most endangered' building abandoned for 40 years is up for sale for £2.25million
The former Marine Hotel in Penarth, South Wales, is on the market with a guide price of £2.25million A building often described as one of the UK's “most endangered” has been put up for sale after sitting empty for more than 40…
States either have dumb energy laws, or smart ones * WorldNetDaily * by William Murray, Real Clear Wire
“It was the best of energy policies; it was the worst of energy policies” – Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. (Apocryphal) Higher electricity prices and a lack of cheap energy are in the news. Even before the start of the…
Spain-Style Blackout Risk Rises As ERCOT Flags Boston-Sized Data Center Loads Tripping Offline
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) gave the market another concrete reason to stop pretending the grid can absorb unlimited hyperscale load growth on top of an already strained generation mix. In a May 21st report, ERCOT disclosed…
The Greater Manchester railway station lost forever during a fuel crisis
As anyone who has been paying attention to the news this year will know, there has been much talk of a fuel crisis due to the ongoing situation in the Strait of Hormuz. It is far from the first time there has been discussion of a fuel crisis in the…
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