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Diamonds & Coal: 240 years is worth celebrating
Historian and Wilkes-Barre City Councilman Tony Brooks and Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic Musical Director Mélisse Brunet speak before Friday's performance for students to celebrate Luzerne County's 240th anniversary. Diamonds go out…
Coal India ramps up supplies in September as power demand rises
State-run Coal India (CIL) augmented supplies by 12.5 per cent Y-o-Y to 61.20 million tonnes (mt) in September amid higher coal burn by thermal power plants (TPPs) to meet rising power demand. The mining behemoth said that supplies to the Power…
States and cities sue over EPA cutting rule that limits emissions from coal and gas power plants
Updated: 6:51 PM EDT Oct 1, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ States and cities sue over EPA cutting rule that limits emissions from coal and gas power plants Updated: 6:51 PM EDT Oct 1, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ WASHINGTON — States…
A turd in the swimming pool
The decision of the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission, to approve the biggest coalmine ever to come before it, is based on a simple falsehood: that the 809 million tonnes of greenhouse gases the mine will release are not a problem…
How China Managed the Oil Shock
Since what the International Energy Agency called “the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market” arrived in February, China—the world's largest crude oil importer, with more than 90 percent of these…
What's in the permitting reform bill?
This week, a set of bipartisan senators announced a major permitting reform bill aimed at speeding up the buildout of the nation's infrastructure, especially energy projects, here's what the bill, known as the Bipartisan American Affordability and…
The Iran war is making Australia's gas industry richer
The war in the Middle East is delivering a huge windfall for Australian gas exporters, as new figures suggest soaring prices could add $23 billion to their combined revenue this year and reverse what was expected to be a period of decline. One-off…
Bangladesh is another data point on how coal is filling in for gas this year
At TCT, we've talked a fair amount about generating fuel affordability in emerging markets, because this is and always will be a key reason that coal stays in the power mix. And we mentioned earlier this year that Vietnam appears to be changing its…
Power demand overshoots government's projection by 3.3% in April-August
In April-August 2023, actual energy requirement was 0.75% higher than the CEA's projection, while the deviation was 1.8% during the corresponding period in 2022. The divergence assumes significance as generation companies and power system operators…
A Forty-Two-Year-Old Man Checks the Score of a High School Football Game
You don't have to do this. In fact, it would be a whole lot better for you if you didn't do this. You have absolutely no connection to that place or the people who live there anymore. None of your family members have children who are on the high…
Opinion: Northeast Pennsylvania has a big role to play in building America's technology economy
Northeastern Pennsylvania has been at the center of an economic transformation before. Generations ago, anthracite coal helped power the Industrial Revolution and preserve democracy around the world by fueling Allied forces in World War II.
'I thought Brassed Off might be popular within a 10 mile radius of Barnsley': the director of Andy Burnham's favourite film on its 30 year anniversary
It is one of the prime minister's all-time favourite films and has endured in the hearts of the British public since it was released in 1996. Ostensibly a story about a small town colliery band's journey to the finals of Britain's biggest brass…
World powers gather in Pacific to chart climate battle
World powers are flying delegates to the Pacific to haggle over the fight against global warming, and to see the plight of island nations surrounded by a rising ocean. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Ministers, climate negotiators and a handful of…
US states and cities sue over Trump EPA's repeal of emissions rules
States and cities sued the Trump administration on Thursday for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas. Twenty-one states, led by New York, are challenging the…
Adani Group to invest Rs 6 lakh crore in Maharashtra, Rs 2.6 lakh crore projects underway
Adani Group has pledged an investment of Rs 6 lakh crore in Maharashtra at the 'Invest Maharashtra' event with officials present. Pranav Adani highlighted that Rs 2.6 lakh crore worth of projects are either completed or in progress, supporting…
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