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Two units offline at Qld coal power plant

A cooling tower collapse has taken another generation unit offline at a major Queensland coal power plant which already has one unit out of action until April.

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How coal miners and factory workers helped found the environmental movement

Rachel Carson, a scientist and writer from rural Pennsylvania, published Silent Spring 60 years ago. Many credit this book, which meticulously documented the damage that DDT pesticides were inflicting on wildlife, farm animals and people as early as the 1950s, with launching the modern environmental movement.

The Conversation

Two Instagram influencers killed in horror smash with lorry on way to friend's party

Letícia Hordones, 26, and 21-year-old Júlia Noara died after crashing head-first into a lorry carrying coal that had reportedly overturned on a highway in Brazil

Daily Mirror

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Turkish court formally arrests eight over deadly mine blast -Anadolu

A Turkish court ordered the formal arrest of eight people in relation to an explosion in a coal mine that killed 41 people in October, state-owned Anadolu news agency said late on Monday.

Reuters

Activists warn gas leaks leave Qld groundwater at risk

Queensland's groundwater is at risk of being contaminated by leaks from rusting coal seam gas wells in the state's west, activists warn.

The New Daily

Mark McGowan says WA 'likely' to need imported coal amid rising concerns over electricity grid

Mark McGowan says it is likely Western Australia will be forced to import coal from New South Wales to power the electricity grid over the coming years.

ABC News

Rusting Qld gas wells leaked: activists

Queensland activists have obtained documents showing some coal seam gas wells have been leaking due to rust, which they say could be a widespread problem.

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LG&E’s ‘not actionable’ energy plan earned poor marks from regulators

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New documents reveal corrosion, leaking in coal seam gas wells, raising contamination fears

Significant corrosion and leaking has been detected in a number of coal seam gas wells in Queensland, and an engineering academic is now concerned about the potential contamination of groundwater and crops.

ABC News

Huge new tri-modal Yorkshire site eyes links with Leeds and Humber ports by water, rail and road

£54m land deal done for Konect 62, planned for a former coal mine by the Aire and Calder Navigation and strategic freight network

Birmingham Post

Collinsville community sceptical major renewable energy project will go ahead

A multi-billion-dollar renewable energy project to be built on the doorstep of Collinsville that will deliver green ammonia to Korea is the latest in a line-up of developments slated for the former coal town, but residents say they'll believe it when they see it.

ABC News

The Australian jobs on the rise, and the ones disappearing

The jobs that lost the most workers and the jobs that gained the most workers are like a canary in the coal mine, writes Simon Kuestenmacher.

The New Daily

Poland picks U.S. offer for its first nuclear power plant -PM

U.S. firm Westinghouse Electric Co will build Poland's first nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday, confirming a long-awaited decision aiming to reduce the country's carbon emissions and phase out coal.

Reuters

Climate arguments against fossil fuels get stronger, but so does demand for Hunter coal

Squaring the circle on coal and energy

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Kentucky coalminer goes viral over picture of him at son’s basketball game

Michael McGuire hurried after work to watch game, still wearing his uniform and covered in soot

Newcastle Herald

Resources Minister says Labor stands behind coal projects on road to zero emissions

Resources Minister faces protesters before addressing Hunter Coal Festival lunch

Newcastle Herald

Protesters have minister in their sights at Hunter coal lunch

Hunter environment groups will protest at a Hunter mining leaders lunch in Singleton Friday, which will be attended by federal resources minister Madeleine King.

AAP

Heritage halts NSW coal mine expansion

Glencore's application to expand its Glendell coal mine has been refused by a NSW planning panel, citing irreversible damage to Aboriginal cultural heritage.

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Expansion of Glencore mine in NSW Hunter Valley refused by IPC

Glencore's Glendell coal mine expansion aimed to extract an additional 135 million tonnes of coal at a site that is culturally significant to Wonnarua people.

Daily Mirror

Arthur Scargill back on the picket line outside coal mining museum to support strikers

The former president of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) stood with striking staff locked in a pay dispute with the National Coal Mining Museum for England

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war to speed shift to green energy, IEA says

Energy crisis is leading to policy changes and more investment in green energy amid sanctions on Russia’s supplies.

The Independent UK

Soot-covered coal miner goes viral for taking family to basketball game straight after shift

‘From what I’ve been told, after his shift, he raced to be with his son and watch our team’

The Conversation

Will your energy bills ever come down? Only if Labor gets serious with the gas majors

Over the next two years, energy prices are expected to rise by a whopping 56%. That’s the dismal forecast in this week’s federal budget.

France 24

Russia targets power grids in central Ukraine in overnight strikes

Russia targeted power grids in central Ukraine overnight as Ukraine boosted its military force near the border with Belarus to counter any possible Russian attack. Follow our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

ABC News

Woman injured servicing underground exhaust fan at South32 Dendrobium mine

A worker at an underground coal mine in the Illawarra has been taken to hospital after she was injured servicing an exhaust fan.

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