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Big oil is behind conspiracy to deceive public, first climate racketeering lawsuit says

Lawyer in a civil lawsuit launched by towns in hurricane-hit Puerto Rico describes why it is using laws used to target mob bosses

The Guardian - US

McGowan government hands cash to struggling Griffin Coal amid looming summer energy crisis

An unknown amount of taxpayer money will be spent helping an insolvent coal miner that is $1.4 billion in the red keep its lights on, with the supply of electricity at peak times depending on it.

ABC News

‘It was a set-up, we were fooled’: the coal mine that ate an Indian village

The long read: In a pristine forest in central India, the multibillion-dollar mining giant Adani has razed trees – and homes – to dig more coal. How does this kind of destruction get the go-ahead?

The Guardian - UK

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Underground coal mining safety improves with 3D laser-scanning technology

World-first 3D laser-scanning technology makes coal mining safer by giving workers a view of what's underground without actually having to be there.

ABC News

Dev Sindhu is the mystery man at the centre of a deepening crisis threatening an Australian energy grid

A mysterious entrepreneur sits in the middle of an Australian energy crisis. Where he came from, who he is, and how he got involved has been an untold story until now.

ABC News

What Germany’s coal miners can teach America about medical debt

PÜTTLINGEN, Germany — Almost every day, Dr. Eckart Rolshoven sees the long shadow of coal mining in his clinic near the big brownstone church that dominates this small town in Germany’s Saarland.

Tribune News Service

Putin’s energy crisis in Europe has pushed global coal use to a historic high—but here’s why it won’t stay that way for long

Global coal use will rise 1.2% this year to just over eight billion tons, according to the International Energy Agency.

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Report: World's coal use creeps to new high in 2022

The International Energy Agency says coal use across the world is set to reach a new record this year amid persistently high demand for the heavily polluting fossil fuel

The Independent UK

‘Like hell’: Henry Moore drawings of coalminers’ wartime work on show

Scupltor and miner’s son was commissioned to spend a week making sketches of men in Yorkshire pit

The Guardian - UK

GOP lawmakers accuse investment firms of breaking a law that prohibits divesting from oil and gas

At a senate committee hearing in Marshall, Texas Republican lawmakers accused investment firms of pulling back on fossil fuels, running afoul of a 2021 law that prohibits the state from contracting with or investing in companies that “boycott” oil, natural gas and coal companies.

The Texas Tribune

Cumbria coal mine: how to understand local support for the new pit

The UK government recently approved a new coal mine in Whitehaven, a small coastal town in Cumbria, northwest England. The first mine to be given the go-ahead in 30 years is expected to produce 2.8 million tonnes of coking coal a year for steelmaking, and provide 500 new jobs. The…

The Conversation

'Rebound effect' puts CO2 targets at risk

Researchers worry more than half of global efforts to cut greenhouse gases by using energy more efficiently could be wiped out by a sneaky efficiency paradox called the 'rebound effect'.

Newsroom.co.nz

Eskom CEO quits: why finding a new head for South Africa's struggling power utility won't end the blackouts

For a multitude of reasons, Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter’s resignation is a huge setback for the state-owned power utility and South Africa. It comes at a time when the utility, which produces 95% of the electricity used in the country, needs stable leadership.

The Conversation

Disused coal mines in South Gloucestershire could be used to heat and cool homes

There are "a number of areas of interest" in South Gloucestershire

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The Conversation

Cumbrian coal: the 18th-century poem that perfectly encapsulated Whitehaven’s mining culture

The debates waged over the opening of the Woodhouse Colliery in Whitehaven, Cumbria, have laid bare starkly different views about the steps the UK should take to honour its net zero commitments.

Newcastle Herald

Federal government gets its power bill relief bill through parliament

Coal and gas caps passed in energy bill

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Australia to impose coal and gas price limits; NSW blocks Byron Bay short-term housing cap; and UK airports ease liquids rule

Labor’s energy bill passes parliament including price caps

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s coal exporters made windfall gain of $45bn last year, report estimates

Report by Australia Institute finds a windfall profits tax could collect almost all this money for public use

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The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Three broken promises define 2022

Thanks to our unaffordable housing, Philip Lowe might not end up with a recession on his conscious, only the legacy of broken promises.

AAP

WA not immune to gas supply woes: forecast

The latest forecast warns WA's domestic gas market is facing a shortfall and new renewable sources of energy won't fully compensate for the exit of coal.

Irish Mirror

Increased oil, coal and car use are risking Irish climate targets, says Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

SEAI says two significant drivers were rebounding car use post-Covid as well the increasing use of coal and oil to create electricity

WEKU

Lessons from Germany to help solve the U.S. medical debt crisis

What would a world without medical debt look like? In Germany's former coal-mining region medical debt is almost unknown, despite economic challenges and health problems. Here's why.

Reuters

G7 nations to provide Vietnam with $15.5 billion to cut coal use

The Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations will provide $15.5 billion to help Vietnam transition away from coal, the British foreign office said on Wednesday.

ABC News

Plan to cap gas and coal prices wins enough support to pass parliament

The federal Greens are lending their support to a plan to cap coal and gas prices and provide energy bill relief in return for a funding package to help households and businesses get off gas faster.

Newcastle Herald

Lock The Gate slams Perrottet government over trio of NSW coal projects

Coal expansion projects under green microscope

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