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Hunter e-scooter trial can't skate past the issues seen elsewhere

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Newcastle Herald

Never again will there be coal shortage in country: Pralhad Joshi

‘There was a shortage due to an extraordinary situation. The demand for power went up due to improved economic activity,’ says Union Coal Minister

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Minister asks power utilities to gear up for another spell of shortage

Uncertainty over coal stocks as monsoon is likely to hamper its mining and transportation, says Peddireddi

The Hindu

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Railways cancelled almost 9,000 train services this year, over 1,900 due to coal movement: RTI

The Railways is also struggling to provide confirmed tickets to passengers due to a shortage in trains, a severe surge in demand for tickets over the last few years and lack of new trains.

The Hindu

Death of the industry that built St Helens

The town's economy was built on two key industries

Liverpool Echo

Thermal coal demand to increase to 1,500 million tonnes by 2040: Union Coal Minister

We have to be conscious of environment while mining, says Pralhad Joshi

The Hindu

Curious clues to mystery mine entrance at Nobbys

Does an old diorama reveal more about the city's mining past, asks MIKE SCANLON.

Newcastle Herald

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Former coal merchant wins big on Postcode Lottery a year after narrowly escaping death

Former coal merchant David John Price, from Rhymney, Wales, had been hit hard by the cost of living crisis and almost died last year until he won £185,000 on the Postcode Lottery

Daily Mirror

Environment to-do list: five ministerial priorities for Tanya Plibersek

Australia’s new minister faces difficult challenges fixing laws, creating an EPA and curbing an extinction crisis

The Guardian - AU

Calls for competition watchdog to step up policing as energy crisis sparks price gouging fears

A leading Australian energy lawyer says big power providers are facing increased scrutiny from the competition watchdog amid concerns a shake-out of the industry could lead to price gouging.

ABC News

Labor pushing for giant battery at Munmorah

The super battery 'potentially has three to four hours of energy for 1.3 million homes.'

Newcastle Herald

Australia's energy crisis: 3 ways the Albanese government can ease pressure on your power bills

Australia is in the grips of an energy crisis, with electricity generation prices roughly 115% above the previous highest average wholesale price ever recorded.

The Conversation

Taking a stand against a famous Newcastle statue

Statue project moves radicalism to the digital space.

Newcastle Herald

Two workers die after being buried in a 60-foot coal pile collapse at Colorado plant

DENVER — The bodies of two workers who were buried in coal pile collapse at the Comanche power plant in Pueblo have been recovered.

The Denver Post

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Newcastle Herald

Eraring power station's coal shortage is the canary in the coal bind

If there is any silver lining to Eraring's coal shortage, it is that it makes tangible the concerns of all sides of the debate.

The Guardian - AU

Can anything be done about the ‘perfect storm’ in Australia’s energy markets?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, squeezed gas retailers and a cold snap are combining to put pressure on the grid

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh importing 31 lakh tonnes of coal: Peddireddy

Thermal plants having stocks sufficient for two to three days

Newcastle Herald

Mayor backs mine expansion but critics slam 'callous disregard' for residents

Environmental organisations say the project's emissions and air quality risks are "too significant".

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Newcastle Herald

Gas power helping to prop-up energy grid

The Colongra gas-fired power station on the Central Coast has been running at historically high levels in recent months in an attempt to sure up an increasingly unstable electricity grid.

The Conversation

Why did gas prices go from $10 a gigajoule to $800 a gigajoule? An expert on the energy crisis engulfing Australia

Australia’s east coast has been plunged into an energy crisis just as winter takes hold, which will see many people struggle to heat their homes due to soaring gas bills.

The Guardian - AU

Gas market trigger won’t fix ‘bin fire’ left by Coalition, energy minister Chris Bowen says

Bowen says mechanism designed to limit energy price rises, if used, would have no impact until next January

The Guardian - AU

Can Australian gas help the world navigate the climate crisis? Or is it just more hot air?

The path to net zero is plagued by claims that LNG is less dirty than coal, but there is practically no evidence to back them up

The Independent UK

Coal ash workers' case heard by Tennessee Supreme Court

A contractor involved in cleaning up the nation’s worst coal ash spill says workers' claims that they were sickened on the job should fall under a certain Tennessee law that limits legal challenges

Newcastle Herald

Coal snap: Eraring power station running out of coal, ASX told

Eraring Power Station is running out of coal, threatening to deepen Australia's worsening energy crisis.

ABC News

Will the change of Australian government end the trade war with China?

The trade war between Beijing and Canberra is hurting both sides greatly, but will the change of Australian government bring it to an end?

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