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Reflections | After the Shanxi disaster, how China's coal mining industry evolved over history
A coal mine explosion occurred in China's Shanxi province last week. It was one of the deadliest in recent years, with 82 miners killed at the time of writing and many more injured. The details are familiar: a suspected gas blast, difficult rescue…
Corb Lund's Alberta anti-coal petition enters homestretch amid separatism
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Almost 100 Scots homes now evacuated amid fears coal mines collapsing
Nearly 100 homes in Clackmannanshire have now been evacuated following an unexplained 'ground movement' - amid fears disused coal mines are collapsing. People living in 28 properties in Nechtan Drive, as well as nine in Langour, Coalsnaughton, have…
Corb Lund's Alberta anti-coal petition enters homestretch amid separatism
Country singer Corb Lund, who is petitioning the Alberta government to stop new coal mining in the Rocky Mountains, poses for a photo in Edmonton, on Thursday, May 28, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lisa Johnson Corb Lund is exhausted and would rather…
Editorial | Shanxi mine disaster must fuel efforts to eliminate workplace risks
China has largely reined in the human cost of industrial accidents during years of economic growth at breakneck pace. A shocking exception was last Friday's gas explosion that killed at least 82 people at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province…
Be Your Own Oil Company With Desktop Fischer-Tropsch Process
Plastics, oil, petrol– the modern world is entirely dependent on hydrocarbons. The good sources are slowly running low and supply is increasingly complicated by geopolitical factors we really don't want to get into, but hey! It's just…
RPG Investment Advisory Reduces Peabody Energy Stake, According to Recent SEC Filing
According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated May 14, 2026, RPG Investment Advisory, LLC reduced its position in Peabody Energy (BTU 1.58%) by 186,928 shares during the first quarter. The firm's estimated transaction value…
Chasing billions: Indonesia's commodity export crackdown sows confusion
Indonesia lost nearly US$1 trillion in resource wealth over a 34-year period due to deceptive trade practices, President Prabowo Subianto declared in parliament on May 20. That same day, a set of new export controls was unveiled. Foreign-exchange…
Energy shortage warning as soaring temperatures across Asia drive up demand
A severe heatwave across large parts of Asia is significantly increasing energy demand, particularly for air conditioning, while the US-Israeli war against Iran simultaneously tightens energy supplies, creating a potential crisis. India has…
The leakage and lies keeping Indonesia's rupiah weak
Indonesia embodies one of the strangest paradoxes in emerging-market economics. Every time global commodity prices, from coal to crude palm oil (CPO), surge, the country posts impressive trade surpluses. Yet the glow of those export windfalls…
My unsung hero of science: William Adams, the Bombay bureaucrat whose vision of a solar future was dashed by colonial conservatism
William Adams was entranced by energy. As a young man, his interest was nursed by working as a clerk in a London patent office in the 1860s. This gave him an early look at some of the first British designs for exploiting solar energy using mirrors…
Massive 'river monster' found at former industrial site in North Wales
A small fossil discovered in the hills above Wrexham is reshaping our knowledge of the creatures that once roamed North Wales. Unearthed in early May by volunteer Ethan Ankers, it has been hailed as one of the most important finds ever made at…
ASX Runners: White Energy, Thrive Tribe, AnteoTech & Harvest
The US-Iran rollercoaster rolls on, with every day a new revelation and a new reality. As the week started, investors saw a potential peace deal quickly escalate to war and attacks by the United States by lunchtime, only for the following day to…
James Talarico vs. Ken Paxton, the pope on AI, and caves
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss the brewing Texas showdown between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. Then, they break down Rep. Nancy Mace's (R–S.C.) proposal to give boomers a…
Non-food bank credit growth jumps to 15.8% in April 2026; services, industry lead expansion: RBI
Non-food bank credit growth accelerated to 15.8 per cent year-on-year in the fortnight ended April 30, 2026, compared with 9.8 per cent in the corresponding fortnight of the previous year, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India…
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