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Plans announced to create flats at former Arnold coal yard

It would also include communal office space

Nottingham Post

‘Dead or alive’: Pakistani men trapped in coal mine since May 4

Families and rights groups condemn the government after whereabouts of the two men are not known in Balochistan.

Al Jazeera

India pauses plans to add new coal plants for five years, bets on renewables, batteries

The Indian government will not consider any proposals for new coal plants for the next five years and focus on growing its renewables sector, according to an updated national electricity plan released Wednesday evening

The Independent UK

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Merthyr council orders operators of Ffos-y-Fran coal mine to stop mining there

It comes after the councill voted to refuse an extension of operations at the mine last month

Wales Online

As the toxic legacy of opencast mining in Wales shows, operators get the profits, and the public get the costs

Across the UK, fossil fuel companies’ broken promises have left scarred and polluted landscapes, and no one held accountable, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

$430 million public holiday backpay for BHP workers

The mining giant owns the Mt Arthur coal mine in the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Climate activists who halted coal train slapped with fines in court

Climate activists who brought a coal train to a grinding halt in Newcastle have been slapped with fines ranging from $750 to $450 in court.

Newcastle Herald

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Colombia accuses Drummond executives of funding paramilitary group

The current Colombia head of coal miner Drummond Co Inc and his predecessor will be tried for allegedly funding right-wing paramilitaries, the country's attorney general's office said on Wednesday, as the U.S.-based company denied any wrongdoing by the executives.

Reuters

Labour warned over ‘reckless’ lack of detail on North Sea pledge

Unite, the party's largest single donor, has compared the consequences to the closures of UK coal mines

Insider UK

Labour is warned over ‘reckless’ lack of detail on North Sea pledge

Sir Keir Starmer has been told by trade union Unite that any plan to block new North Sea developments must not leave workers ‘paying the price’.

The Independent UK

Controversial new manufacturing facility nodded through by North Ayrshire Council planning chiefs

The major new facility at the former Hunterston coal terminal has been approved.

Daily Record

NLCIL, WAPCOS sign MoU

Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Ltd (NLCIL), a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Ministry of Coal has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Water and Power Consultancy Services (WAPCOS) Limited, a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Jal Shakti for collaboration on various schemes.

The Hindu

Amidst Dreams of Green Energy, Regulators and Industry Warn of Summer Blackouts

If you want to keep the lights on, it might be a good time to shop for a generator.

Reason

China’s war chest: Beijing seeks to remedy its vulnerability to food and energy embargoes

A dependence on food and energy imports could be China’s biggest weakness in a potential future conflict with Taiwan

The Guardian - UK

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Newcastle Herald

Faith groups call for a halt to coal movements

Letter says climate threat is the greatest emerging threat to human rights.

Daily Record

'Ghost town' that's become deserted has houses sold for just £5,000

The once thriving seaside town, due to its booming coal industry, is now a shell of itself since the mine was shut in February 1987.

Daily Mirror

Tributes paid to miners' leader and Tower Colliery hero Tyrone O'Sullivan, 77

He spearheaded a buyout of the Cynon Valley pit and the 239 staff marched back to work in January 1995 in a triumph for staff at the South Wales coal pit

Daily Mirror

'Ghost town' seaside resort so deserted homes are being flogged for £5,000

The seaside town of Horden, County Durham, has been left a 'ghost town' since its colliery was shut, with rife drugs problems and houses priced at £5,000

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Australia's biggest steelmaker Bluescope bolsters coal import capability at Port Kembla

As supply from Illawarra mines declines, a $182-million upgrade to BlueScope's Port Kembla coal berths will allow the steelmaker to import coal from Queensland.

WEKU

Vietnam's human rights record is being scrutinized ahead of $15 billion climate deal

Environmental and human rights groups say Vietnam's crackdown on civil society will undermine an international climate program that's also aimed at boosting the country's economic development.

Bristol Post

Plan for futuristic Bedminster 'rock of coal' building in residential street renewed

It will be eight storeys high next to a listed cottage

Newcastle Herald

Climate advocates call for day-long halt to Newcastle coal movements

The group is calling for a stoppage on June 5.

The Independent UK

IEA: Shift to clean energy accelerating, but coal investments too high to meet climate goals

The International Energy Agency says energy security concerns and policy support from rich countries are speeding up reliance on clean energy, but investments in coal power are on course to be nearly six-times beyond what is needed for the world to meet targets for achieving “net zero” carbon emissions

The Guardian - UK

Digging continues at controversial south Wales mine months after licence expires

Despite record high prices for coal, operators claim they cannot afford to restore the site, a pretext for the licensing of the mine

The Independent UK

Charcoal cooking, week-long queues for gasoline: Fuel shortages slam Cuba’s countryside

Cuba’s most recent fuel shortage is crippling an already fragile economy suffering from food and medicine shortages

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