German energy giant RWE to end coal use by 2030 German energy giant RWE says it will phase out the burning of coal by 2030, saving 280 million metric tons of climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022
Failed Griffin Coal mine owes close to $1.5 billion to creditors as WA electricity grid woes loom The failed coal mine in Collie, 200km south of Perth, owes close to $1.5 billion to creditors, with the banks urged to "come clean" on their losses to avoid a potential disaster in WA’s biggest electricity grid. ABC News · Oct 4, 2022
Bristol's worst mining disaster and Bedminster's hidden history of coal needs a memorial, says councillor Ten men and boys were killed under what is now a skatepark Bristol Post · Oct 4, 2022
How to ensure the world's largest pumped-hydro dam isn't a disaster for Queensland's environment To quit coal and move to renewables, we need large-scale energy storage. That’s where pumped hydro comes in. Queensland’s ambitious new plan involves shifting from a coal-dominated electricity grid to 80% renewables within 13 years, using 22 gigawatts of new wind and solar. The plan relies on two massive new… The Conversation · Oct 4, 2022
Emissions rise with bumper gas, coal sales Australia is sending record fuel shipments to a world cut off from Russian gas and boosting secure supplies of critical minerals needed for new energy sources. AAP · Oct 4, 2022
India lags in biomass co-firing targets This recalcitrance by power manufacturers has prompted the government to consider cutting coal supply to non-compliant plants The Hindu · Oct 3, 2022
Carrying coals from Newcastle's past Topics: Carrying coals and counting chickens. Newcastle Herald · Oct 3, 2022
While changes are taking place to develop industries beyond Bengaluru, there is a need to fast-track them, says Union Minister Joshi Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi said that while changes were happening to develop industries ‘Beyond Benglauru’, there was need for fast-tracking the changes in tune with the pace of technological advancements and developments across the globe. The Hindu · Oct 3, 2022
Fossil fuels in schools: industry faces pushback in fight for hearts and minds of next generation Business efforts to get pro-fossil fuel material into classrooms experience opposition due to role in climate change The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2022
Supreme Court leaves Don Blankenship conviction in place The Supreme Court says it won’t review the conviction of former coal CEO Don Blankenship, who was convicted of conspiring to violate safety standards at West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch mine before the 2010 explosion that killed 29 men The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022
India's coal production rises 12% in September Dispatch of coal also went up marginally by 1.95% to 61.18 MT in September The Hindu · Oct 3, 2022
Why Colorado’s Western Slope likely remains Lauren Boebert country, despite a string of controversies CRAIG, Colo. — Steam rises from the coal-fired Craig Station power plant, pickup trucks filter in and out of the Trapper Mine southwest of town and Bob Seger drifts over the radio waves. The Denver Post · Oct 3, 2022
Blackout fears dismissed as power station in WA taken offline amid uncertainty over coal supply The WA government talks down the prospect of summer blackouts after the energy regulator asked that a power station be switched off to conserve coal supplies. ABC News · Oct 3, 2022
Tangedco seeks clarity in norms for blending imported coal with domestic coal Central Electricity Regulatory Commission allowed generation companies to blend domestic coal with up to 20% of alternative sources without permission from beneficiaries The Hindu · Oct 3, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Oct 2, 2022 What’s happening with the climate crisis and heat-trapping emissions in Australia What is Australia’s contribution to the climate emergency, and how successfully is it acting to address it?
ABC News · Oct 2, 2022 Loy Yang A power station's early closure prompts Latrobe Valley locals to ponder their future The identity of Victoria's Latrobe Valley is firmly rooted in its history as a centre of coal-fired power, but plans to shut the Loy Yang A power station early have locals questioning where to from here.
Newcastle Herald · Oct 2, 2022 Aussie coal sales top $100 billion a year as industry surges despite green fears Coal use and prices up despite green worries
Al Jazeera · Oct 2, 2022 Neglected underground coal fires threaten lives of Zimbabweans Residents of the Hwange area are living in fear after state-run mining company’s failure to put out raging blazes.
The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022 US shift away from coal hits tribal community in New Mexico The lights are out at a coal-fired power plant in northwestern New Mexico that has provided electricity to millions of people across the southwestern U.S. for nearly a half-century
The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2022 Four state scandals that show what a federal anti-corruption commission could uncover From Eddie Obeid to ‘Mr Ipswich’, state anti-corruption bodies have already shown how they can hold the powerful to account
The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2022 Peter Dutton 3.0: can the Coalition hard man change voters’ minds by pasting on a smile? After two decades in politics, rebranding might not be as easy as putting on a friendly face and presenting as someone new
The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2022 Queensland’s renewable energy plan confirms the politics of coal have changed for good Most now see opportunity instead of job losses – but Labor will have to match ambition with action if it’s to deliver on 80% renewables by 2035
Reuters · Oct 1, 2022 Deep underground, Mexican coal miners remember those who never came back Each time Juan Briones descends deep into the ground of northern Mexico to dig for coal he knows he must balance earning a living and avoiding death.
ABC News · Sep 30, 2022 Australia's great energy transition reaches a 'tipping point' as clock winds forward for coal Everywhere you looked over the past few days it seemed the super-charged transition from coal-fired power to renewable energy was on display. So what's next?