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Vedanta's Zambia Unit Plans 300-Megawatt Coal-Fired Power Plant
Vedanta Resources Ltd.'s Konkola Copper Mines plans to build a $317 million coal-fired power plant in the south of the nation where it faces regular electricity shortages due to its over-reliance on hydropower. The new facility will generate 300…
Exxon to Supply LNG to Help South Africa Reduce Reliance on Coal
Exxon Mobil Corp. struck a preliminary deal to bring liquefied natural gas to South Africa, which will use the fuel to bolster its coal-reliant power grid, according to people familiar with the matter. The agreement will enable state utility Eskom…
Corb Lund frustrated over uncertain fate of 'Water Not Coal' petition
The people behind the Water Not Coal petition say they're worried a question over coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains won't be on this October's referendum ballot. Premier Danielle Smith has said if enough people signed…
Mia Bonta wants a planned coal terminal in West Oakland to face more environmental scrutiny
A state lawmaker is responding to President Donald Trump's decision to fund a coal terminal in Oakland with legislation that could jam up the project. Assemblymember Mia Bonta introduced a bill on Monday that would require a full environmental…
How we learned to stop worrying* and love the autonomous future
If one thing's true about this moment in tech history, it's that as soon as you think you're keeping pace with the leading edge of AI —poof!—the edge moves. This is a perennial anxiety, but I've never heard tech insiders so vocal…
Pittsburgh steel industry celebrates its role in building America
Pittsburgh steel industry celebrates its role in building America AS AMERICA CELEBRATES HER 250TH BIRTHDAY. WE'RE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW WE GOT HERE TODAY. THE ROLE OF THE STEEL INDUSTRY HERE IN PITTSBURGH, THE ALLOY OF IRON AND CARBON FORMED…
At Liste Basel, Market Trends Give Way to Explorations of Contemporary Anxieties
Liste Art Fair opened yesterday, June 15, with an edition that feels markedly more expansive and diverse than its usual German and Eastern European conceptual minimalism—thanks in particular to a group of emerging galleries from Asia and…
EPA $4.4M Minden cleanup plan pegs residential property, New River as concern areas
The toxic legacy left behind decades ago by the coal mining industry in one of the nation's most environmentally aggrieved communities is deepening as federal regulators pursue another multimillion-dollar contamination cleanup plan. The United…
Man charged with initiating pursuit in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE — A Wilkes-Barre man was charged with initiating a pursuit with Wilkes-Barre City police that ended in a crash near Wilkes-Barre Township on Sunday. Cyrus Omondi, 34, of South Sherman Street, told police he sped away to protect…
Scientists were dead right': Al Gore says on 20th anniversary of 'An Inconvenient Truth
The scientists have been right about climate change all along, says former Vice President Al Gore on the 20th anniversary of the release of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' the Oscar-winning documentary about Gore's campaign to educate people about climate…
India's strategic oil reserves cover only 9-10 days of crude imports: Report
India's current strategic petroleum reserves are equivalent to just about 9-10 days of the country's net crude imports, far below other major import-dependent countries, a new report revealed on Wednesday. The report released by Council on Energy…
Judge says EPA illegally cancelled a $2.8 billion environmental justice program
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A…
Arla Brings Japanese and Mediterranean Cuisine to the Gold Coast
I'll go out on a limb and say that when Fred's, the restaurant inside the former downtown location of Barney's, closed back in 2020, no serious food lovers had any particularly strong feelings about it. The restaurant, while serviceable, was more…
Pauline Hanson says Australia 'must be monocultural' in National Press Club speech
Pauline Hanson has declared Australia cannot be multicultural and must exist as a “monocultural society”, warning high migration had caused the country to lose its identity and national values. In an inflammatory address to the…
Crowd-pleasing food and drink picks for a great-tasting summer
The warmer months are for staying active and enjoying good food and delicious drinks with loved ones. This list of products will ensure that energy is fuelled, bellies are full and thirst is quenched all summer long. Overlooking the Cook Strait in…
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