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20 Pakistan Coal Miners Shot Dead In Attack

Twenty coal miners were shot dead in an overnight attack on their lodgings by a group of heavily armed men in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, police said Friday.

International Business Times

Music project captures ‘sound of carbon’ by recording in Durham coalmine

Piece that will premiere at book festival includes mine’s ‘cavernous’ effects, music by colliery bands and interviews

The Guardian - UK

Armed attackers kill 20 coal miners in southwest Pakistan

The attack is the latest in Balochistan province, and security concerns are growing before a key international summit.

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Proposal for largest coal project in NSW withdrawn after emissions concerns raised

Hunter Valley Operations, a joint venture of Glencore and Yancoal, indicates it will seek to resubmit plans to extend life of two mines

The Guardian - AU

Coal giants seek delay of ruling on 'monster' extension

More than a billion tonnes of emissions are in the balance, critics say, as coal giants sidestep a legal stoush and push ahead with a mine extension to 2050.

AAP

'We know they'll be back': Plans for state's biggest coal mine withdrawn

Hunter Valley Operations says it will resubmit plans for mine.

Newcastle Herald

Leukaemia, asthma, kidney disease: Doctors detail the health consequences of methane exposure

Doctors detail the grave health impacts of methane exposure.

Newcastle Herald

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Indonesia Biomass Drive Threatens Key Forests: Report

Indonesia's push to add wood-burning to its energy mix and exports is driving deforestation, including in key habitats for endangered species such as orangutans, a report said Thursday.

International Business Times

Fix the climate or appease the fossil fuel industry – we can’t do both

Britain ended more than 140 years of coal power when it closed its last generator in September.

The Conversation

Australia’s coalmines and gasfields may be emitting twice as much methane as declared, report warns

Superpower Institute says analysis of Queensland, NSW and Victorian sites shows need for independent reporting of greenhouse gas emissions

The Guardian - AU

Can Carbon Credits Help Close Coal Plants?

A few dozen kilometres from the Philippine capital Manila sits a coal plant that some hope could be a model for how developing countries can quit the polluting fossil fuel.

International Business Times

Muswellbrook on the list of nation's methane hotspots

Muswellbrook's methane levels are among the highest in Australia.

Newcastle Herald

Methane emissions may be much worse than thought

Australia may have to overhaul its emissions measuring methods as new data suggests methane pollution from gas and coal projects may have been under-reported.

AAP

Winter blackouts risk in Great Britain ‘lowest in four years’ despite end of coal

Energy system operator expects winter power supplies to outstrip demand by almost 9% this year

The Guardian - UK

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Newcastle Herald

Demolition of Mt Arthur Coal progresses as mine's closure date looms

Closure date looms closer for Mr Arthur Coal near Muswellbrook.

The Conversation

Gas isn’t a good alternative to coal – South Africa should focus on solar, wind and green hydrogen

South Africa is immersed in a “just energy transition” from a fossil fuel-based energy system to a cleaner, low-carbon energy system. This new system will be based primarily on renewable energy, such as solar, wind and green hydrogen.

Newcastle Herald

Not the time to be optimistic about fresh coal projects

'We see nervousness from the coal sector about future approvals.'

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Albanese marks 7 October anniversary, coalmine damages Indigenous art site, Panthers claim NRL title

Anniversary of Hamas attacks on Israel marked; rock falls at NSW place bearing ‘culturally significant’ artwork; Penrith make it four in a row

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Newcastle Herald

New life for Hunter underground mine following funding deal

Muswellbrook's Dartbook mine set to reopen after 18 year hiatus.

Newcastle Herald

Save the Newcastle Post Office, at any cost

'This significant historic building should be restored.'

The Guardian - AU

‘Where’s the accountability?’: Indigenous elders decry ‘irreparable’ coalmine damage to heritage site

Exclusive: Leaders warn damage to artwork at Dendrobium coalmine in NSW could be a ‘second Juukan Gorge’

The Guardian - US

‘Coal jobs were out, opiates were in’: how shame and pride explain Trump’s rural popularity

Sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild spent years in America’s whitest and second-poorest district. She discusses what she found

The Guardian - UK

Labour must ensure benefits of future growth are shared equally across Britain

Regeneration efforts in former coalmining communities have not led to enough job creation

Newcastle Herald

Hunter coal exports surge ahead, but price remains a worry

Hunter coal exports on track to surpass 2023 volumes.

The Guardian - US

Exported gas produces far worse emissions than coal, major study finds

Research challenges idea that sending liquefied natural gas around the world is cleaner alternative to burning coal

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