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Rescuers resume search for a miner missing after Polish mine accident killed 1, injured 17

Rescuers have resumed an underground search for a missing miner in southern Poland after a powerful tremor shook the Rydultowy coal mine the previous day, killing one miner and injuring 17 others

The Independent UK

Steelmakers fire up to swap centuries-old reliance on coal for electric arc furnaces

As Tata Steel and British Steel close their polluting blast furnaces, will Labour get behind the switch to more energy-efficient technology – and secure jobs?

The Guardian - UK

Hunter union, community groups slam 'bureaucratic' state transition plan

'They need to go back to the drawing board.'

Newcastle Herald

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2 miners are missing and 17 were injured after a coal mine accident in Poland

Officials say that two Polish coal miners remain unaccounted for and at least 17 have been injured after a powerful tremor shook the Rydultowy coal mine

The Independent UK

Cumbria coalmine was unlawfully approved, government says

Lawyers acting for minister say emissions of coal extracted from mine should have been taken into account

The Guardian - UK

Researchers Extracting Rare Earth Elements From Abandoned Coal Mines

Researchers in West Virginia are repurposing old coal mines to extract rare earth elements, enhancing energy security and environmental sustainability.

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China building two-thirds of world’s wind and solar projects

Country on track reach 1,200GW of installed wind and solar capacity by end of 2024 – six years ahead of Beijing’s target

The Guardian - UK

China investigating after media report finds same trucks transport edible oil and a form of coal

China’s authorities are investigating food safety concerns in cooking oils after an investigative report from local media revealed that tankers carrying soybean oil from a major state-owned company were also used to carry a form of coal

The Independent UK

Climate blockade brigade to defy rail union safety plea

The rail union has written to protesters blocking trains near the world's biggest coal port warning the activism risks safety for both demonstrators and staff.

AAP

Is coal’s recent revival in Australia’s energy mix just a blip or something more?

Australia’s electricity sector was fast to cut carbon pollution due to renewables as alternatives to coal and gas – until lately

The Guardian - AU

Climate protesters won’t be deterred by fines, jail or political mixed messages on the environment

Activists are convinced a wartime campaign of resistance is the only way to highlight the existing system’s failure to meet the moment

The Guardian - AU

Jailed coal protester released on bail pending appeal hearing

The climate action has been going on for a fortnight.

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The Guardian - AU

Blockade Australia climate activist sentenced to three months in jail over Port of Newcastle protest

Laura Davy, who travelled from Tasmania to take part in a protest at a coal terminal, will appeal prison sentence

Newslaundry

How India’s climate plans are falling short

Even as general elections in India continued through the months of April to June, heat wave to severe heat wave conditions prevailed in northern and western India and in parts of eastern India. Many of these areas started experiencing heat waves around May 18.

The Conversation

Without a massive grid upgrade, the Coalition’s nuclear plan faces a high-voltage hurdle

Keeping the lights on in Australia is a complex task. Enough capacity must be ensured everywhere in the country, at every moment. Surplus in one location won’t solve shortages in another, unless we have the transmission infrastructure to transmit electricity between them.

The Guardian - UK

‘We do the job just as well as men’: Ukrainian women take on coal mining

Women are moving into traditionally male jobs as the call-up of men to the war drives labour shortages

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Newcastle Herald

Despite climate tipping points being crossed, it's 'business as usual' with mine extension

Long-time Upper Hunter resident points to 'elephant in room'

Newcastle Herald

Upset about the Blockade coal protests? Look at the bigger picture

Letters: 'Come on. Let's get this in perspective.'

AAP

Pay relief for workers after blaze shuts coal mine

Workers will be paid until the end of August and may be redeployed to other sites after an underground coal mine fire erupted at central Queensland.

Dynamite News

Coal sector generates core industries with record 10.2 pc growth in May 2024

The coal sector has emerged as a top performer among India's eight core industries, achieving a growth rate of 10.2 per cent in May 2024. Read further on Dyamite News:

The Guardian - AU

Dick Smith enters nuclear debate but CSIRO analysis shows his argument in meltdown

The entrepreneur claims agency exaggerated the costs of the Coalition plan despite it using best-case scenario South Korea as the benchmark

AAP

Workers face uncertain future as mine fire continues

Workers have been told they will continue to be paid for another couple of weeks as authorities battle an underground coal mine fire in central Queensland.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland coalmine fire a ‘disaster’ for climate say environmental groups

The fire at Anglo American’s Grosvenor coalmine in Moranbah broke out after methane ignited

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