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japantimes.co.jp - Ishika Mookerjee - Energy demand boom keeps Asia tethered to coal
Energy demand boom keeps Asia tethered to coal
The Japan Times

Coal's future in Asia is looking brighter as the top-consuming region's efforts to shift to cleaner energy suffer a series of setbacks. Indonesia has canceled a flagship project that was the poster child for shuttering coal plants early. India is…

fastcompany.com - Mark Sullivan - Is CoreWeave the AI boom's canary in a coal mine?
Is CoreWeave the AI boom's canary in a coal mine?
Fast Company

CoreWeave stock dropped 8% Monday after the AI cloud computing company announced plans to raise another $2 billion, this time through convertible debt, to finance its rapid build-out of new data centers. On Tuesday, the company said it would…

asiatimes.com - Shaquib Ahmed - Revisiting disastrous 2006 ban on extracting Bangladesh's coal
Revisiting disastrous 2006 ban on extracting Bangladesh's coal
Asia Times

Recent Facebook posts by the Bangladesh chief adviser's press secretary, Shafiqul Alam, attempt to argue that Bangladesh's 2006 decision to scrap the Phulbari coal-mining project stands as one of the most economically self-sabotaging choices in the…

afr.com - Anthony Macdonald - How a coal giant shook off stigma to become a blue-chip darling
How a coal giant shook off stigma to become a blue-chip darling
Australian Financial Review

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? It is remarkable how the world has opened up for one of the ASX's purest infrastructure plays, giant coal port Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure.

afr.com - Angela Macdonald-Smith, Ryan Cropp - Coal-fired power until 2049 as energy grid costs rise to $128b
Coal-fired power until 2049 as energy grid costs rise to $128b
Australian Financial Review

The Australian Energy Market Operator has pushed out its forecast for the end of coal power in the eastern states by 11 years and slashed the amount of new transmission lines it expects by 2050, but says the cost of the system as it transitions…

bostonherald.com - Sandra Kent - Gaskin: Owning AI future means owning the energy future
Gaskin: Owning AI future means owning the energy future
Boston Herald

The author writes that Gov. Maura Healey wants to make Massachusetts the best state for AI development. Above, a banner hangs during a ceremony announcing a proposed $300 million expansion of Google's data center operations in 2015, in Lithia…

abc.net.au - Daniel Mercer - Market operator switches to big solar, batteries as wind farms are becalmed
Market operator switches to big solar, batteries as wind farms are becalmed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The body that runs Australia's biggest power market has scaled back its plans for high-voltage power lines and wind farms to meet the country's green energy targets. Instead, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has forecast Australia will…

businessinsider.com - Denae McGaha - I lived in Europe for almost a decade. Here are the 6 cities you should visit during the holiday season.
I lived in Europe for almost a decade. Here are the 6 cities you should visit during the holiday season.
Business Insider

Of course, I have to start with Budapest. The city is famous for its grand palaces, and come winter, it's dotted with incredible Christmas markets. One of my favorites is the Advent Basilica Market, which pulls you in like a magnet with colorful…

afr.com - ASX 200 LIVE UPDATES: ASX to drop as RBA rates decision hangs over markets; Wall St drifts
ASX 200 LIVE UPDATES: ASX to drop as RBA rates decision hangs over markets; Wall St drifts
Australian Financial Review

Australian shares are poised to fall as the hangover continues from the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to keep rates on hold, and Governor Michele Bullock's warning that cuts are unlikely in future. US stocks drifted as Wall St held its…

nytimes.com - Lisa Friedman - Some Mentions of Human Causes of Climate Change Removed From E.P.A. Site
Some Mentions of Human Causes of Climate Change Removed From E.P.A. Site
The New York Times

|E.P.A. Erases Mention of Humans Causing Climate Change From Some Web Pages https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/climate/epa-website-climate-change-causes.html The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly removed the fact that human activity is…

dynamitenews.com - Sujata Biswal - Kenduadih Gas Emission: CIL Chairman conducts high-level situation review; Details inside | Dynamite News
Kenduadih Gas Emission: CIL Chairman conducts high-level situation review; Details inside | Dynamite News
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Following the December 3 gas emission incident in Kenduadih, coal ministry and BCCL leaders review relief and rescue measures, emphasizing immediate evacuation and long-term rehabilitation to protect residents from escalating hazards. Post…

scmp.com - Holly Chik - How China pulled off a critical mineral tech revolution in just 10 months
How China pulled off a critical mineral tech revolution in just 10 months
South China Morning Post

When a European start-up developed a breakthrough technology capable of transforming low-grade bauxite – once considered waste – into high-quality feedstock for aluminium production, they announced it at an industry conference in…

nytimes.com - David E. Sanger - Trump Says Americans Are Doing Great, Even as Views on the Economy Sour
Trump Says Americans Are Doing Great, Even as Views on the Economy Sour
The New York Times

President Trump on Tuesday night gave the first of a series of speeches intended to alleviate Americans' concerns about the cost of living, but spent most of the time mocking the term “affordability” and insisting that Americans were…

reason.com - Jeff Luse - Court blocks Trump's ban on wind power, but other anti-renewable policies remain
Court blocks Trump's ban on wind power, but other anti-renewable policies remain
Reason Magazine - Free Minds and Free Markets

President Donald Trump's crusade against renewables was dealt a blow on Monday when a federal judge vacated a January executive order that halted wind energy development on public lands. In May, 17 states and the District of Columbia filed suit…

abcnews.go.com -  JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press - Emotional evacuees recount moments they fled Thailand-Cambodia fighting
Emotional evacuees recount moments they fled Thailand-Cambodia fighting
ABC News

SURIN, Thailand -- Amnat Meephew had just enough time to pack up his clothes and flee his home in Thailand a couple of kilometers (miles) from the border with Cambodia, the second time in four months hundreds of thousands of people like him had to…

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