The Latest Breaking News from Coal

Coal power plant closure ‘postponed to ward off winter blackouts’

The National Grid has already made deals with Drax and EDF to keep open two units each from October to the end of March

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2022

Greens push for authority to help coal and gas workers through energy transition

Penny Allman-Payne says body would combat climate scare campaigns by giving workers a secure future

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2022

Closure of coal power station set to be delayed to prevent UK blackouts

Under deal, German owner of Nottinghamshire station would be paid a fee to pause decommissioning

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2022

In Poland, where coal is king, homeowners queue for days to buy fuel

In Poland's late summer heat, dozens of cars and trucks line up at the Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka coal mine, as householders fearful of winter shortages wait for days and nights to stock up on heating fuel in queues reminiscent of communist times.

Reuters · Aug 27, 2022

Hunter coal producers earning billions as prices hit new record highs

Newcastle coal prices hit $660 a tonne

Newcastle Herald · Aug 27, 2022

‘Completely laughable’: claims that a mine will create ‘more jobs per hectare’ than the Great Barrier Reef derided

Clive Palmer’s Central Queensland Coal suggested proposed coalmine is a ‘greater economic powerhouse’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2022

Letters: Why didn't the Coalition help the Port of Newcastle sooner

Newcastle Herald readers have their say

Newcastle Herald · Aug 26, 2022

Germany promotes Baltic Sea's 'enormous' energy potential

Germany’s foreign minister says estimates show the Baltic Sea can produce “more than twice the installed capacity of all German coal-fired power stations” as the country works to meet climate change targets and to wean itself off of Russia-supplied energy

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022

Best wood burning stoves to get a roaring log fire going

Smarter, greener and cheaper; say hello to the new wave of wood-burning stoves

Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2022

Drought threatens coal plant operations — and electricity — across the West

The Western drought and shrinking Colorado River basin threaten operations at the region's coal plants. With a looming risk of blackouts, it's unclear who is overseeing this threat on the ground.

WEKU · Aug 26, 2022