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'Dirty big holes' in valley of king coal

'There's no way this permanent industrial wasteland would be OK anywhere around Sydney.'

Newcastle Herald

Replacing US coal plants with solar and wind is cheaper than running them

Replacing coal power plants across the United States with renewable energy projects would reduce carbon emissions and require less water.

Tribune News Service

US renewable energy farms outstrip 99% of coal plants economically – study

It is cheaper to build solar panels or cluster of wind turbines and connect them to the grid than to keep operating coal plants

The Guardian - US

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Coal train derails in Australia's Queensland state, no injuries

A coal train in Australia's Queensland state derailed after it hit a freight train late on Sunday night, haulage operator Aurizon Holdings said on Monday.

Reuters

BHP flag concerns Muswellbrook's Mount Arthur Coal Mine may close earlier than expected

The company behind New South Wales' largest coal mine fears it may have to close earlier than anticipated, leaving thousands of workers questioning their future.

ABC News

Greens burn hot on coal and gas

Greens Leader Adam Bandt says Labor policy on climate is like putting out a fire ‘while pouring more petrol on it’, and an extremely dangerous radioactive capsule is still missing in WA.

Crikey

Mt Arthur Coal may be forced to close sooner than expected

The controversial NSW coal reservation policy may force Mt Arthur Coal to close before 2030, the mine's owner BHP has warned.

Newcastle Herald

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S.Africa not ditching coal 'just like that', Ramaphosa cautions

Johannesburg (AFP) - Coal-rich but energy-starved South Africa will not immediately abandon its fossil-fuelled electricity generating plants as it transitions to cleaner forms of power, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday.

AFP

Adam Bandt accuses Albanese government of ‘greenwashing’ for allowing new coal and gas mines

Greens leader’s criticism suggests party will rekindle demands to add climate trigger in safeguards scheme or limit use of carbon offsets

The Guardian - AU

Life on the tight-knit valleys street where everyone knows each other and residents still use coal fires

The street is bursting with Welsh history

Wales Online

The nuclear option: could this abandoned plant solve the Philippines’ energy crisis?

Supporters say a revival of the project would ease the country’s reliance on coal and prop up its renewables sector. But, detractors tell Rebecca Tan, decades-old safety risks remain

The Independent UK

Norway's last Arctic miners struggle with coal mine's end

For more than 100 years, people came to the remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard to work in coal mines

The Independent UK

Gautam Adani: the Indian tycoon weathering stock market panic

Mumbai (AFP) - Indian industrialist Gautam Adani was until this week Asia's richest man, with a business empire spanning coal, airports, cement and media but now he has been rocked by corporate fraud allegations and a stock crash.

AFP

Origin Energy lifts earnings forecast

Origin said full year earnings for its main energy markets business will rise to between $600 million and $730 million.

AAP

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Texas Observer

San Antonio to End Use of Coal Within Five Years

But CPS Energy’s decision to switch to Natural Gas highlights the potential and peril of cities’ clean energy transition.

The Independent UK

Church helps mining community evolve in dark, warming Arctic

Social life in the Norwegian village of Longyearbyen — hemmed in by mountains, a glacier and a fjord on a remote Arctic island — has long revolved around its only church

The Independent UK

Yellen discusses energy transition in South Africa

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is discussing South Africa’s transition from its heavy reliance on coal to greener energy sources during talks with the country’s finance minister

The Guardian - UK

National Grid stands down coal power plants readied to help France

Drax and one EDF unit had been warmed up in response to request over strike concerns and not cold snap

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Once a footy giant, the Glenorchy Magpies Football Club is struggling to attract players

There are fears one of Tasmania's former powerhouse Australian rules football teams is dangerously close to not being able to field a team, with sporting greats likening the situation to a canary in a coalmine for other clubs.

Newcastle Herald

Analyst backs Tomago Aluminium's renewables plan but says big grid overhaul coming first

Tomago Aluminium's renewables plan backed

The Guardian - UK

Celebrities call on UK banks to stop financing new oil, gas and coalfields

Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Mark Rylance add their voices to Richard Curtis’s Make My Money Matter campaign

Al Jazeera

Mongolia vows to clean up coal trade after fury over China deals

Mongolia’s government will auction coal on the stock exchange after scandal involving underground coal sales.

ABC News

Australia Institute among dozens to oppose 40 million tonne open cut expansion of coal mine in NSW central west

The Australia Institute says allowing another 40 million tonnes of coal to be mined in the NSW central west does not stack up economically or environmentally.

ABC News

Wholesale power prices fall on renewable energy output to bring consumer relief

Embattled consumers are set for some welcome relief after sky-high wholesale electricity prices fell by more than half in the final three months of 2022, analysis shows.

AAP

Wholesale energy prices, emissions falling

Wholesale electricity prices and carbon emissions dropped in the December quarter as solar and wind displaced coal-fired generation, but prices remain elevated.

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