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How an Attempt to Protect Coal Miners From Black Lung Fell Apart | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
When Johnathan Wright began working underground in coal mines more than 25 years ago, the percentage of veteran working coal miners in Central Appalachia diagnosed with black lung disease was down to roughly one in 10. Today, that reported rate is…
How Turkey's drive to expand a major coal plant is polluting its climate push
On the veranda of a small house, Omer coughs as his wife serves up sweet tea and biscuits. The golden glow of late-afternoon sun peaks through nearby foliage and scatters across the floor – an idyllic scene, perhaps, but for a swell of black…
Rising Tide banned from using council land for protests at world's largest coal port in Newcastle
Newcastle council – home to the world's largest coal port – has banned a climate group from holding any events on its land after consulting the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, who warned the council would be complicit in any…
Flat Lick Driver Killed in Harlan County Coal Truck Crash
Source: Randy C. Bunney; Great Circle Photographics / Wikimedia Commons Benjamin Slusher, a 25-year-old coal truck driver from the Flat Lick community in Knox County, was killed Monday morning in a crash at a coal mine in the Cawood community of…
Chris Bowen boasts about closing coal power stations at climate summit
Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have praised Australia's renewable power shift on the world stage on the same day a report warned limited supply could raise energy prices at home. On Wednesday, Bowen was…
Anthony Albanese fails to mention fossil fuels in Cop summit speech
Anthony Albanese said governments had a “solemn responsibility” to act on climate change in a historic speech to the UN's climate summit, but one which failed to mention the fossil fuels driving the crisis. The Australia prime…
'Brutal Truth' at Climate Summit - Cake for the Absent Merz
If UN Secretary-General António Guterres has his way, coal, oil, and gas should go the way of the dinosaurs. But so far, the world has been unable to break free from its dependence on them. Time is running out in the fight against the…
'The Brutal Truth' at the Climate Summit
UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at the UN Climate Summit COP31. Photo: Khalil Hamra/AP/dpa Time is running out in the fight against the climate crisis—yet several heads of state and government skipped the summit at the…
Climate Leaders Toast to a Hopeful Future at TIME100 Impact Dinner at COP31
At a TIME100 Impact Dinner on Nov. 10 during the annual U.N. climate conference, this year known as COP31, in Antalya, Türkiye, climate leaders spoke of the challenges and gains in the clean energy transition and the importance of bringing…
Albanese puts Pacific first at COP31, but critics say Australia must do more
Australia is facing questions about its climate leadership as world leaders meet in Türkiye for COP31. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called for more help for Pacific nations, but climate advocates say Australia's support for new coal and…
'The world we know is over' without urgent climate action, Marshall Islands president tells Cop31
Failure to provide an overwhelming response to the climate crisis means “the world we know is over”, the president of the embattled Marshall Islands has warned, as dozens of leaders gathered in Turkey for the Cop31 climate summit.
Tata Power Eyes More State Pacts to Boost Mundra Tariffs
Tata Power Co. expects to soon sign agreements with four Indian states allowing it to charge cost reflective prices for electricity from its 4-gigawatt plant in Gujarat, reflecting higher coal costs, Chief Executive Officer Praveer Sinha said…
'Fossil fuels must go the way of the dinosaurs': UN boss pushes Australia to go further
Antalya, Turkey: The head of the United Nations is pushing countries to step up their climate commitments and fully phase out fossil fuels, urging more ambition at this year's global climate conference than Turkey and Australia's focus on…
Reducing methane from cows: the challenge of a Swiss startup
Strategies to tackle the climate crisis tend to focus on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels. This priority is justified, as CO2 is the main greenhouse gas responsible for global warming. But it isn't the only one. Methane also…
Indonesian Tycoon Is Said to Weigh Bid for Eramet's Nickel Mine
Indonesian tycoon Andi Syamsuddin Arsyad is considering buying Eramet SA 's stake in one of the world's largest nickel mines, people familiar with the matter said, in what would be the second major deal by the coal magnate this year. The…
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