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Environment to-do list: five ministerial priorities for Tanya Plibersek

Australia’s new minister faces difficult challenges fixing laws, creating an EPA and curbing an extinction crisis

The Guardian - AU

Calls for competition watchdog to step up policing as energy crisis sparks price gouging fears

A leading Australian energy lawyer says big power providers are facing increased scrutiny from the competition watchdog amid concerns a shake-out of the industry could lead to price gouging.

ABC News

Labor pushing for giant battery at Munmorah

The super battery 'potentially has three to four hours of energy for 1.3 million homes.'

Newcastle Herald

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Australia's energy crisis: 3 ways the Albanese government can ease pressure on your power bills

Australia is in the grips of an energy crisis, with electricity generation prices roughly 115% above the previous highest average wholesale price ever recorded.

The Conversation

Taking a stand against a famous Newcastle statue

Statue project moves radicalism to the digital space.

Newcastle Herald

Two workers die after being buried in a 60-foot coal pile collapse at Colorado plant

DENVER — The bodies of two workers who were buried in coal pile collapse at the Comanche power plant in Pueblo have been recovered.

The Denver Post

Eraring power station's coal shortage is the canary in the coal bind

If there is any silver lining to Eraring's coal shortage, it is that it makes tangible the concerns of all sides of the debate.

Newcastle Herald

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Can anything be done about the ‘perfect storm’ in Australia’s energy markets?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, squeezed gas retailers and a cold snap are combining to put pressure on the grid

The Guardian - AU

Andhra Pradesh importing 31 lakh tonnes of coal: Peddireddy

Thermal plants having stocks sufficient for two to three days

The Hindu

Mayor backs mine expansion but critics slam 'callous disregard' for residents

Environmental organisations say the project's emissions and air quality risks are "too significant".

Newcastle Herald

Gas power helping to prop-up energy grid

The Colongra gas-fired power station on the Central Coast has been running at historically high levels in recent months in an attempt to sure up an increasingly unstable electricity grid.

Newcastle Herald

Why did gas prices go from $10 a gigajoule to $800 a gigajoule? An expert on the energy crisis engulfing Australia

Australia’s east coast has been plunged into an energy crisis just as winter takes hold, which will see many people struggle to heat their homes due to soaring gas bills.

The Conversation

Gas market trigger won’t fix ‘bin fire’ left by Coalition, energy minister Chris Bowen says

Bowen says mechanism designed to limit energy price rises, if used, would have no impact until next January

The Guardian - AU

Can Australian gas help the world navigate the climate crisis? Or is it just more hot air?

The path to net zero is plagued by claims that LNG is less dirty than coal, but there is practically no evidence to back them up

The Guardian - AU

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The Independent UK

Coal ash workers' case heard by Tennessee Supreme Court

A contractor involved in cleaning up the nation’s worst coal ash spill says workers' claims that they were sickened on the job should fall under a certain Tennessee law that limits legal challenges

Newcastle Herald

Coal snap: Eraring power station running out of coal, ASX told

Eraring Power Station is running out of coal, threatening to deepen Australia's worsening energy crisis.

ABC News

Will the change of Australian government end the trade war with China?

The trade war between Beijing and Canberra is hurting both sides greatly, but will the change of Australian government bring it to an end?

The Guardian - AU

‘World of pain’: warnings of gas shortages amid soaring power prices add to Australia’s energy woes

Market operator warns of possible shortfall of gas supplies on Thursday in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania amid cold snap

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Queensland could cancel two gas leases

Arrow Energy's coal seam gas leases in the Scenic Rim of Queensland could be cancelled amid community uproar.

Newcastle Herald

Eraring is running out of coal, owner warns stock exchange

Origin Energy has advised the Australian Stock Exchange that Eraring Power Station is running out of coal.

The Conversation

With diesel $2 a litre and a new leader, the Nationals could pivot on climate to focus on energy independence

You might look at the recent election result and conclude it was a reasonable one for the National Party. Its MPs held their seats despite several swings against them, and gained strength within the Coalition, after the Liberal Party suffered major losses.

Bangkok Post

14 miners trapped by Colombian coal mine explosion

BOGOTA, Colombia: Fourteen miners remained trapped in a coal mine in northern Colombia after an underground explosion, the mayor of the town said.

ABC News

Coal exports, royalties booming, but communities say reinvestment falls short

Coal prices are at record highs and royalties payments to state coffers are forecast to grow by billions, but some coal communities say not enough is filtering down to their towns.

Newcastle Herald

Letters: Libs and their leader need to learn the lessons

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

The Guardian - AU

Labor will cut EV taxes and try to legislate 2030 emissions target, Chris Bowen says

New climate minister says calls to raise Labor’s emissions target are ‘odd’ and asks Greens and independents to ‘respect our mandate across the country’

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