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Black Lung Disease Is the Only True Comeback for Coal
President Donald Trump has vowed to return America's declining coal industry to its glory days. But the only real revival of trying to put this polluting fuel back at its peak is its ability to destroy the health of its miners. US coal miners are…
Pay, rosters and future jobs at heart of WA's latest coal strike
Workers at one of WA's two remaining coal mines have walked off the job, citing concerns over pay and their future employment prospects. More than 100 staff from Premier Coal took part in the two-hour stoppage ahead of the 2030 shutdown of…
China Coal Prices Have Jumped by Almost a Quarter Since Mid-July
Prices for the mainstay fuel at Chinese power plants rose for an 11th straight week as officials rush to boost domestic mining and major supplier Indonesia struggles with output. Spot thermal coal at the port of Qinhuangdao, a Chinese benchmark…
Planning decision to extend life of mega coal mine saves 1,500 jobs
The IPC has approved plans that will allow Hunter Valley Operations to continue operating its coal mine near Singleton until 2045. The mine was due to close in December this year, putting an estimated 1,500 jobs at risk. Conditions imposed by the…
One Nation sparks coal, gas and nuclear's return to the energy debate
A not-so-trick question: what do these three things have in common? The Houthis attack on Riyadh, the first gas about to be produced from the massive shale deposits in the NT's Beetaloo basin and One Nation's continued rise in the polls? Answer:…
Chubb must pay $30 million in coal silo collapse coverage fight
A federal jury in West Virginia says a Chubb unit must pay $30 million in a long-running insurance dispute over a collapsed coal silo, including $2.5 million for “aggravation and inconvenience.” The verdict in Ramaco Resources, LLC v.
India's coal stocks at power plants slide 24% amid unusual demand surge
As of September 27, coal stocks at domestic coal-based power plants stood at 19.2 million tonnes (mt), 64% below the required stock of 53.7 mt. The stock was at 25.4 mt on September 1, when it was 52.5% below the required stock of 53.5 mt. Coal…
Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) Shares Down 4.6% - Time to Sell?
Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Get Free Report) fell 4.6% during trading on Tuesday. The company traded as low as $88.16 and last traded at $87.49. 135,206 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 84% from the average session volume of 823,527…
Inside the fossil fuel industry's push into Australian classrooms
Alison Holt had never heard of the Energy Club before she was told they would be taking over her science class. At the time, she was teaching at Busselton Senior High School in Western Australia when she realised the series of incursions would…
Talen Energy: The Operational Mix The Market Is Overlooking (NASDAQ:TLN)
Talen Energy presents a compelling buy opportunity, combining spot market exposure with long-term hyperscaler contracts, including an $18B Amazon PPA through 2042. TLN's operational mix is shifting, targeting 60% contracted EBITDA by 2030…
China Has an 18-Wheel Answer to Soaring Global Diesel Prices
As Qu Shaolong pulls his electric truck into one of the many charging stations that dot the Chinese coal hub of Yulin, the latest phase in the country's energy transition is playing out in real time. The roads in this part of Shaanxi province are…
Future-Proofing Graduates for an Uncertain Labor Market
Colleges and universities are under acute pressure to prove their value in the form of graduate outcomes: Public confidence in higher education remains challenged and new federal accountability regulations require that program graduates earn more…
Commodity Boom Pushes Mongolian Stocks to World-Beating Quarter
Mongolia is on course to be the world's best stock market this quarter, as the landlocked North Asian country rides a commodity boom that insulates it from the volatile AI trade. The benchmark MSE Top 20 Index has climbed about 26% since the end of…
Senior Greens figures say new leadership must stop Labor approving fossil fuel projects 'by whatever means'
The former Greens leader Adam Bandt says the party's new leadership team, which could be chosen as early as today, will face mounting pressure from grassroots members to block the Labor government from approving any new coal and gas projects…
Knottingley regeneration plans hit by £1m funding gap
Tony Gardner Local Democracy Reporting Service A West Yorkshire regeneration scheme faces a funding gap of more than £1m, councillors have been told. The £6.3m Knottingley and Ferrybridge masterplan sets out how to regenerate the former…
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