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Fatal mine crash likely had medical cause, coroner told

There were two plausible theories for why a drill rig worker suddenly accelerated his ute before fatally crashing into a mine truck, a coroner has been told.

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Gassy, koala-threatening coal mine gets state stamp

Environmental groups are urging the federal government to act to prevent a coal mine emitting methane pollution and destroying koala habitat.

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Former PM laments coalition's anti-climate 'religion'

Opposition to taking action on climate change is intensifying and driven by ideology rather than engineering, says former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.

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Renewable Energy Surge: Solar & Wind's Big Eco Wins and Hidden Costs Revealed

Solar and wind power slash emissions but bring land use and wildlife challenges. Unpack renewable energy impact, eco benefits, and solar wind environment trade-offs in this balanced overview.

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Rice could be key ingredient to cutting steel emissions

Steel producers could cut carbon emissions in half by substituting agricultural waste for coal in its production, a world-first trial has found.

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South Africa’s power utility Eskom tried to block a gold mine from going solar – but lost in court

South Africa’s national energy policy says: build more renewable power facilities and build them fast.

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Coal Is Back at Tennessee Valley Authority — And Energy Investors Should Pay Attention

The nation's biggest energy provider has reversed plans to retire two major coal plants. The decision has serious implications for energy markets moving forward, and investors need to react accordingly.

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Most US coal plants could meet air pollution rules. Trump weakened them anyway

EPA found only 27 of 219 plants needed upgrades; 71 later got exemptions as Donald Trump scrapped mercury limits

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Manchin says Democrats' 2022 reconciliation law boosted energy security

Former Sen. Joe Manchin says 2022 law set the stage for U.S. energy security and is skeptical Republicans can revive coal sector.

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Why Most People Lose Peace Over Unfairness And What Gita Reveals Instead

अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च । निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी ॥ Life is full of surprises, but not all of them feel good. Someone takes credit for your hard work, unfair words are spoken, or your intentions are misunderstood. These moments sting deeply, and our minds replay them endlessly.…

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Coal miners dudded by 'inferior' transition help

Councils, unions and other groups have voiced support for the inclusion of export coal mine workers in the flagship federal workforce transition program.

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The EPA just loosened mercury rules for coal plants. Here’s what the toxic metal can do to your health

Environmental and health groups blasted the decision, saying it would leave all Americans in danger

The Independent UK

Trump administration eases limits on coal plants for emitting mercury, other toxins

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants

The Independent UK

Char-Broil’s new barbecue offers charcoal and electric grilling in one – but it’s the price you’ll love

Char-Broil debuts ‘UK first’ electric and charcoal barbecue

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Miner Glencore to give $2bn to shareholders despite profit slump

FTSE 100 company reports 6% fall in annual profits weeks after collapse of $260bn merger with Rio Tinto

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The Air Here Can Kill, Welcome to the World’s Most Polluted Place

What Does “Most Polluted” Even Mean? It’s not like one place wins a forever trophy for being the worst, air quality rankings aren’t set in stone. Reports from groups like IQ Air track PM2.5 levels (fine particulate matter) over months or a year, comparing how often cities exceed safe limits…

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Cold and expensive v hot, cheap and eco-friendly: the contrasting histories of home heating in the UK and Sweden

The new year in Sweden began with some record-breaking cold temperatures. Temperatures in the village of Kvikkjokk in the northern Swedish part of Lapland dropped to -43.6°C, the lowest recorded since records began in 1887.

The Conversation

South Africa is moving away from coal – how mines and power stations could be used for green energy and farming

Globally, nearly 7,000 coal mines, more than 2,400 coal-fired power plants and hundreds of coal rail networks, trucks and port terminals all make up the world’s coal industry. When coal is phased out and green energy phased in, these coal assets can either be abandoned or turned into something that…

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What the Albanese government did on the environment amid the Liberals’ turmoil: threatened species, a new coal project and carbon leakage

Labor chose a day when attention was focused on the opposition to slip out a handful of announcements

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Coal industry body denies election 'astroturfing' claim

Coal Australia says it has nothing to hide following revelations it provided funding for a group that ran attack ads against Greens, Labor and teal candidates.

The Guardian - AU

Qld coalmine expansion approved by Albanese government will clear habitat and fuel climate crisis, scientists say

Conservationists estimate coal exported from expanded mine to release CO2 equivalent of about half Australia’s annual carbon footprint

The Independent UK

Trump’s whole hand caked in makeup as he covers bruises before meeting with coal miners

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt chalked up the president’s bruised hands to his ‘hard work’ and numerous hand shakes

LiveScience

China's emissions are flatlining — and may be falling — in critical turning point for biggest emitter, report says

The carbon emissions of the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter have plateaued for nearly two years.

The Guardian - US

Trump named ‘undisputed champion of beautiful clean coal’ by industry group

Award was presented as president directed Pentagon to buy billions of dollars’ worth of energy from coal plants

Fortune

The Trump administration is repealing a landmark climate change finding—but experts say the impact will be limited

The EPA rescission sets a dangerous environmental precedent, critics say. But legal challenges and prevailing trends mean the industry won’t “crank the CO₂ all the way up.”

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