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This Company Coal Town in Iowa Was a 'Black Utopia'

It was integrated, it was unionized—and it was a company town.

Reason

AGL Energy back in the black, but sights set on green

AGL Energy insists there is a "very, very competitive" market after bouncing back into profit and reserving billions of dollars to replace coal-fired power.

AAP

Equity concerns in banning fossil fuel extraction

Major fossil fuel producers are planning to increase production while expecting developing countries to radically shift their economies, with limited support

The Hindu

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Reckless or reasonable? Factchecking the claims of anti-renewable activists

A protest at Parliament House featured claims about higher bills and dystopian images of disused turbines. But is there any basis for this?

The Guardian - AU

Joe Biden just did the rarest thing in US politics: he stood up to the oil industry

The Biden administration suspended new permits for natural gas terminals. Can we see more of this kind of backbone?

The Guardian - US

Federal government approval the final hurdle for mega Queensland coalmine

Queensland government approves Winchester South mine despite report conceding it ‘has the capacity to limit human rights’ due to climate consequences

The Guardian - AU

Environmental approval confirmed for 30-year coal mine

Environmentalists have slammed a decision to approve a coal mine in Queensland that is expected to produce more than half a billion tonnes in emissions.

AAP

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‘We cater to about 10% of T.N.’s power needs’

NLC India Ltd's Chairman discusses power situation and Tamil Nadu as top customer in interview with The Hindu.

The Hindu

Congress dismisses any rift with the Trinamool over seat sharing in West Bengal

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh dismisses rift with Mamata Banerjee, emphasizes focus on Lok Sabha elections and defeating BJP.

The Hindu

'No time to lose' as rally supports offshore wind in the Hunter

'We know that the community wants this project.'

Newcastle Herald

PM to lay foundation stone for NLCIL’s 2,400MW coal-based pit head thermal power project in Odisha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lay foundation stone for NLC India's 2400MW coal-based power project in Odisha.

The Hindu

Port of Newcastle trade value down by 32 per cent as coal price drops

Port of Newcastle trade affected by shifting weather patterns and coal demand

Newcastle Herald

“They had the potential to be one of their era’s defining bands”: How rising nu metal stars Human Waste Project suddenly disappeared

Led by body-piercer turned magnetic vocalist Aimee Echo, Human Waste Project were one of the most promising bands of the nu metal takeover. Then they split out of nowhere. This is what happened.

Metal Hammer

Wind and Solar Power Capacity to Surpass Coal for First Time in China

The renewable energy sources will make up around 1,300 gigawatts of the country’s installed capacity by the end of 2024, industry body says

Caixin Global

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AAP

Koalas threatened by mine approval: environmentalists

Environmental groups warn almost 800 hectares of koala habitat will be cleared if a proposed coal mine in central Queensland goes ahead.

The Guardian - AU

Tanya Plibersek urged to block ‘climate-wrecking’ Queensland coalmine that would raze koala habitat

Environmentalists say Vulcan South mine would be an ‘absolute disaster’ for animals including koalas, greater gliders and glossy black cockatoos

AAP

Bill shock to ease as cost of power falls, solar shines

Consumers are set to benefit as the national electricity grid uses less coal and gas-fired electricity and the share of renewable energy hits a record.

International Business Times

Chile's Whirlwind Energy Transition Leaves Workers Stranded

Vultures soar above the mining town of Tocopilla, where Chile's dizzying transition away from coal-fueled energy has left dozens of workers idle and unsure of their future.

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The Hindu

EV batteries get extra power from coal in new experiment

Coal can inject some extra life into chargeable batteries for EV without burning, a new study has found.

The Guardian - UK

West of England coalmines to be mapped for renewable energy potential

Regional mayor Dan Norris launches project to explore potential for former mines to produce low-carbon heat

TechRadar

A video of GitHub's extraordinary deep-freeze archiving project has emerged — millions of projects were saved on 02/02/2020 and there's a good reason why that date was chosen

Arctic Code Vault, containing GitHub repository snapshots, is located in a decommissioned coalmine in Svalbard.

The Guardian - UK

Gaza diary part 43: ‘Do people around the world think of us as merely news?’

In his latest dispatch from the besieged enclave, Ziad, a 35-year-old Palestinian, walks to the sea but finds only sadness in the empty gazes of the people on the beach

Newcastle Herald

Two Coal Point homes sell for millions more in a few years

'I can't see it being too much longer until these properties are worth $5 million'.

The Guardian - AU

David Pocock condemns Australia’s fossil fuel projects as an ‘existential threat’ to Pacific neighbours

Independent senator says depiction of Australia as part of ‘Pacific family’ is inconsistent with issuing approvals for new coal and gas projects

The Guardian - US

‘I don’t see how it ends’: expert sounds alarm on new wave of US opioids crisis

Dr Art Van Zee set out in the early 2000s to tell anyone who would listen how a powerful opioid was destroying lives. Two decades later, he’s still in disbelief

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