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BHP sees early end for thermal coal, plugs in to electric future
23 May 2019The Coalition government may think that electric vehicles may signal the end of the traditional Aussie weekend, but the country’s biggest mining group BHP sees it as the future of its mining business... Read More.
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Galilee Basin mine next to Adani put on hold amid doubts over future of thermal coal
23 May 2019The backer of a massive coal proposal in the Galilee Basin, adjacent to Adani’s Carmichael mine site, has quietly abandoned its plans amid growing doubts about the long-term profitability of Australi... Read More.
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Nova Scotia government issues stop-work order at Donkin coal mine
23 May 2019The Nova Scotia Department of Labor and Advanced Education issued a stop-work order Wednesday for one of two working sections at Kameron Coal's Donkin underground mine on the Canadian province's Ca... Read More.
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Xcel wants to hike your electricity bill to cover the cost of new customers, prevent wildfires and boost returns
23 May 2019Xcel Energy, Colorado’s largest utility, is asking regulators to sign off the its first electricity rate hike in five years — one that would allow the company to increase its profit margins and... Read More.
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India's thermal coal output seen growing 4.3% annually till 2028: Report
22 May 2019Fitch Solutions Tuesday said India's thermal coal output is projected to grow at an average annual rate of 4.3 per cent by 2028. "In absolute volume terms, China and India will have the largest im... Read More.
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Pacific American Coal changes name to better reflect broader energy focus
22 May 2019Pacific American Coal Ltd (ASX:PAK) has changed its name to Pacific American Holdings Ltd to better reflect its broadening focus in the Pacific region and expansion into alternative energy.
The na... Read More.
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Canada a leader among G20 for plan to phase out coal, says report
22 May 2019Canada is one of the world's leaders when it comes to phasing out the use of coal power, according to a global report, that shows the country substantially reduced its energy supply from coal over a fi... Read More.
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Front-year coal may extend near 2-year lows
21 May 2019European coal prices fell two a two-year low on Monday, with traders expecting further losses this week amid lacklustre utility demand and competition from gas.
The API 2 front-year contract trade... Read More.
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Australia's shock election shows killing coal mining is no sure thing
20 May 2019While Australia's opposition Labor Party is the obvious loser from the weekend election, the anti-coal environmental lobby suffered probably a bigger blow and will need to re-think its strategy to end ... Read More.
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Is Coal Is On The Way Out?
20 May 2019Around three-quarters of US coal production is now more expensive than solar and wind energy in providing electricity to American households, according to a new study.
“Even without major po... Read More.
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A MAJOR COAL COMPANY WENT BUST. ITS BANKRUPTCY FILING SHOWS THAT IT WAS FUNDING CLIMATE CHANGE DENIALISM.
17 May 2019THE BANKRUPTCY OF one of the largest domestic coal producers in the country has revealed that the company maintains financial ties to many of the leading groups that have sowed doubt over the human causes ... Read More.
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Midwest flooding may affect utility coal shipments, stockpiles for months
17 May 2019Utilities could feel the impact of flooding in the Midwestern US for months to come, railroad and coal sector representatives said Wednesday.
Powder River Basin coal shipments were hit the hardest... Read More.
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Saskatchewan giving early consideration for small nuclear reactors
17 May 2019Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has found anti-carbon tax allies in Ontario Premier Doug Ford and New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs. Moe said they have been discussing another power option too, small modul... Read More.
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Australian Court Rejects Proposed Coal Mine In Gloucester Valley, New South Wales
17 May 2019Citing significant adverse social impacts, the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales recently rejected Gloucester Resources Pty. Ltd.'s ("GRL") appeal of the Minister for Planning'... Read More.
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Stop new coal plants by 2020 and taxpayer subsidies for fossil fuels, UN chief says
15 May 2019Construction of new coal-fired power plants should cease by next year and countries should introduce a price on carbon emissions in a bid to prevent "catastrophic" impacts from climate change, th... Read More.
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Asian banks joining trend away from coal
15 May 2019Asia has witnessed five major financial institutions announcing exit policies from coal-fired power plants over the last six weeks, signaling an acceleration away from coal financing into renewable-energy ... Read More.
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Global energy investment stabilised above USD 1.8 trillion in 2018, but security and sustainability concerns are growing
15 May 2019Global energy investment stabilised in 2018, ending three consecutive years of decline, as capital spending on oil, gas and coal supply bounced back while investment stalled for energy efficiency and renew... Read More.
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Donkin coal mine in Nova Scotia back in full production for first time this year
15 May 2019Kameron Coal's Donkin underground coal mine in Nova Scotia is back in full operation for the first time since late 2018, following approval from the Canadian province's Department of Labor and Adva... Read More.
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Lakeland, Florida, muni to retire McIntosh coal plant by 2024
14 May 2019Lakeland, Florida, is the latest US municipal electric system to decide to retire an aging coal-fired power plant, in this case the 365-MW C.D. McIntosh generating station it co-owns with neighboring Orlan... Read More.
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North Korea calls coal ship seizure a 'robbery,' says it betrays spirit of US summit agreement
14 May 2019North Korea on Tuesday demanded the U.S. returned a cargo ship used to transport that was seized in violation of international sanctions against the rogue regime, calling it a “robbery.”
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