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- COP30 CEO: “Climate change is our biggest war” one day agoThe Brazilian climate conference leadership is fed up with trade wars and shooting wars distracting from climate negotiations.
- AustralianSuper criticised for buying up shares in Whitehaven Coal while claiming to be committed to net zero Tue, 24 Jun 25, 1:00amSuper fund, on the brink of becoming Whitehaven’s biggest shareholder, says company’s acquisition of metallurgical coal assets made it a more attractive investment
- Decarbonization Myth Frays as Hydrocarbon Use Grows Sun, 22 Jun 25, 11:00pmMeanwhile, the digital battleground remains an arena for the ongoing tug-of-war between the realities of economics and physics and fanciful rhetoric about an energy transition...
- White House moves to keep costly, dirty, unneeded Michigan coal plants open Fri, 20 Jun 25, 10:00pmOne plant produces more arsenic pollution than any other in US, and the other has been slated for closure since 2021
- Big, Beautiful Coal Here for Many More Years Despite ‘Green’ Demonization Wed, 18 Jun 25, 11:00amCoal is expected to dominate the energy sector for at least three more decades, barring a disruption by rapid innovation that would enable its economical displacement...
- Turning coalmines into solar energy plants ‘could add 300GW of renewables by 2030’ Wed, 18 Jun 25, 9:00amSolar panels on defunct surface mines could put land to productive use for renewable generation, report says
- World’s largest banks pledged $869bn to fossil fuel firms in 2024, new report finds Tue, 17 Jun 25, 4:00pmTwo-thirds of the biggest 65 banks increased financing by $162bn from 2023 to 2024, walking back climate promises
- STEVE MILLOY: President Trump Moves To End The War On Coal Mon, 16 Jun 25, 11:00pmPresident Trump took two major steps this week to end the 14-year-old Democrat war against the coal industry and cheap electricity. Although greens have promised to sue, they are unlikely to succeed as the moves have pretty...
- Trump’s EPA Ending Obama-Biden War on the American Energy Industry Mon, 16 Jun 25, 11:00amEPA Administrator Lee Zelding proposing end to Obama-Biden “Clean Power Plan” and reverting back to more reasonable mercury levels set in 2012, which were amended in 2024.
- Wales needs a green future, not Nigel Farage’s coalmine fantasy | Letters Fri, 13 Jun 25, 3:05amThe Reform UK leader’s vision of reviving coalmines and blast furnaces in south Wales is absurd, writes Neil Kinnock
- ‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition Mon, 9 Jun 25, 11:00pmThe country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairs
- Nigel Farage’s pitch for Welsh elections: bring back coalmining Mon, 9 Jun 25, 11:57pmReform leader says steel and coal industries can be revived but does not say how beyond ‘scrapping net zero’
- Coal Is the New Bridge Fuel Sun, 8 Jun 25, 11:00pmThe era of tearing down existing, well-operating power plants before reliable replacement capacity is built and connected to the grid is over. The on-demand power plants already in service are more valuable than ever. While...
- Kathryn Porter on British Thought Leaders Thu, 29 May 25, 7:00pmThe problem that we had in Britain on the 8th of January was we nearly just ran out of electricity. We didn’t have enough available generation to meet demand. So, fundamentally, those are the two ways that you can have...
- Trump Admin Backs Red States’ Antitrust Suit Against Financial Titans To ‘Protect Coal’ Sat, 24 May 25, 3:00pmThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) threw their weight behind an antitrust lawsuit against major asset managers that alleges the firms colluded to tank coal production with their embrace...