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afr.com - Jenny Wiggins - Aurizon profit hits $362m but weak coal outlook sinks stock
Aurizon profit hits $362m but weak coal outlook sinks stock
Australian Financial Review

Aurizon says Australian miners are losing share of global coal exports to Russian and Indonesian rivals as they scale back production, hurting earnings at the country's largest hauler of the commodity.

bbc.co.uk - Hannah Mitchell - Northumbria University leads Pakistan biofuel plant project
Northumbria University leads Pakistan biofuel plant project
BBC

Academics at a UK university have secured funding to build Pakistan's first full-scale plant that converts agricultural waste into clean energy. Northumbria University's School of Engineering, Physics and Mathematics is leading the project called…

bbc.co.uk - Hannah Mitchell - Northumbria University leads Pakistan biofuel plant project
Northumbria University leads Pakistan biofuel plant project
BBC

Hannah Mitchell North East and Cumbria Academics at a UK university have secured funding to build Pakistan's first full-scale plant that converts agricultural waste into clean energy. Northumbria University's School of Engineering, Physics and…

timesleader.com - Ed Lewis - Look Back: 1902 riot at Duryea colliery
Look Back: 1902 riot at Duryea colliery
Times Leader

Duryea was the scene of a serious riot at the Warnke Coal Washery during the coal strike of 1902. With coal mines, wash plants, and railroads idle for most of the year, owners of the coal mines wanted to reopen their mines with non-union labor to…

rediff.com - Rediff News - States Protest Centre's Mining 'Turf Grab'
States Protest Centre's Mining 'Turf Grab'
Rediff.com

The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, passed by Parliament, is applicable only to major minerals and will not affect states' existing powers over minor minerals, Union Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Thursday in…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Panel flags Meghalaya's sloth on mine closure policy
Panel flags Meghalaya's sloth on mine closure policy
The Hindu

A panel constituted by the High Court of Meghalaya has flagged the State's lethargy in adopting a policy to close all rat-hole mine openings and fence those that pose danger to humans and livestock. In its 39th Interim Report submitted to the court…

mirror.co.uk - Kevin Maguire - Cost of ignoring cause of climate crisis is a high price for Burnham to pay
Cost of ignoring cause of climate crisis is a high price for Burnham to pay
Daily Mirror

Wildfires, most of the country under drought restrictions and two trains derailed in as many days... banning disposable BBQs and sending an anti-terror phone alert were a half-baked response to a worsening emergency. Andy Burnham 's failure even to…

nbcchicago.com - Here are the latest rainfall totals from the Chicago area
Here are the latest rainfall totals from the Chicago area
NBC Chicago

It has been a soggy week in the Chicago area, and there have been some truly eye-popping rainfall totals across the region. This week's persistent rain has led to more than six inches of precipitation in some locations, and areas to the south of…

abc.net.au - Ahmed Yussuf - Rooftop solar waste is growing. Some experts say $10 fee per panel could help
Rooftop solar waste is growing. Some experts say $10 fee per panel could help
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

One of Australia's leading science organisations says an additional installation fee of about $10 for each panel could help solve Australia's rooftop solar waste problem. However, experts fear the cost of recycling the waste products could exceed…

southwalesargus.co.uk - Elizabeth Birt - 50 and 100 years ago - Bus shelters to not be replaced and market issues
50 and 100 years ago - Bus shelters to not be replaced and market issues
South Wales Argus

No cash to replace bus shelters (August 17, 1976) Villagers in Little Mill were left frustrated after two stone bus shelters were demolished during a £1 million road improvement scheme on the Pontypool road and were not replaced due to budget…

afr.com - Angela Macdonald-Smith - Tomago demand offers hope for NSW's stuttering renewables rollout
Tomago demand offers hope for NSW's stuttering renewables rollout
Australian Financial Review

The $2.5 billion taxpayer-backed deal to transition the Tomago aluminium smelter to clean energy has given fresh hope to proposed wind farms in NSW that have struggled to lock in customers, but not eliminated fears that coal plants may need to run…

forbes.com - Robert Rapier - Battery Storage Grew 66% In 2025. China Now Controls Nearly Half
Battery Storage Grew 66% In 2025. China Now Controls Nearly Half
Forbes

The constructors adjust the storage battery container at the construction site of the 300MW/1200MWh independent energy storage project in GaoTai County, Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China, on January 15, 2026. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty…

theguardian.com - Heather Stewart - From tourism to power generation and productivity, Europe feels economic cost of heatwaves
From tourism to power generation and productivity, Europe feels economic cost of heatwaves
The Guardian

Across Europe this scorching summer, workers have struggled in the heat as wildfires raged and critical infrastructure was shut down. Here we look at the impact of the heatwaves on several major economies across mainland Europe – with the…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - NMDC marks 53.15 MT production; targets 60 MT in FY27 and 100 MT by 2030
NMDC marks 53.15 MT production; targets 60 MT in FY27 and 100 MT by 2030
The Hindu

NMDC Limited Chairman and Managing Director Amitava Mukherjee affirmed the company's role in mineral security, industrial growth and a self-reliant India, during the Independence Day celebrations at its office here on Saturday. He informed that…

theconversation.com - Craig McGregor - South Africa is overlooking solar technology that can keep generating electricity after sunset
South Africa is overlooking solar technology that can keep generating electricity after sunset
The Conversation

South Africa's coal-fired power stations are retiring. The country must replace a huge amount of electricity over the next two decades. Currently, coal still supplies 74% of the country's power. But the government's national energy plan has largely…

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