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- For the foreseeable future, new sources of power should come on the shoulders of these reliability bulwarks, not in place of them. Rotating blackouts, rising prices and missed economic opportunities for lack of power are...
- Australian power demand rose relentlessly until 2008, when it stopped growing. That record has finally been eclipsed, and experts say it is a sign of things to come.
- Australian power demand rose relentlessly until 2008, when it stopped growing. That record has finally been eclipsed, and experts say it is a sign of things to come.
- Caught between a fossil fuel past and a green future, China’s coal miners chart an uncertain path 2 days agoAs the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter shifts to cleaner energy, some families fear being left behind
- The U.S. Without Coal? Good Luck. Tue, 15 Jul 25, 11:00amCoal’s role as a Cornerstone Fuel goes far beyond winter crises but is a 24/7 contributor to reliable and affordable electricity all year round. And, as far as summer heat goes, this paper is being written in a heatwave...
- “China is Building the [Renewable] Future … building coal-fired power stations, … because it has to …” Tue, 15 Jul 25, 7:00amBuilding communist coal power stations is apparently OK and necessary, but it is very wrong when President Trump does it.
- China’s coal heartland fighting for a greener future Wed, 9 Jul 25, 3:00pmShanxi produces more coal than India. How will it survive in China’s clean energy future?
- Quiet Archipelago’s Embrace of Hydrocarbons Speaks Loudly Thu, 3 Jul 25, 11:00pmFrom London to Beijing, from Kuala Lumpur to Seoul, the energy market recognizes that Indonesia is open for business. The sheer scale of the country’s initiatives promises a torrent of new oil and gas that will flow for...
- Natural Gas to the Rescue… Again Thu, 3 Jul 25, 7:00amWhen demand ramps up, natural gas ramps up to meet the demand. When demand "really" ramps up, New England fires up its only coal-fired power plant and both regions fire up their petroleum-fired power plants. Neither ISO-NE...
- COP30 CEO: “Climate change is our biggest war” Tue, 1 Jul 25, 3:00pmThe 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