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Adani drops contractor for contentious Australia mega mine
Dec 18, 2017 (AFP)
The massive US$16 billion mine, destined to be one of the world's largest, has been beset with problems, encountering numerous regulatory and legal hurdles, lea...
Scientists develop new mode of energy generation from bituminous coal
Dec 18, 2017 (SPX)
If fossil fuels could be directly converted into electrical energy, this would simplify and at the same time improve the structure of electrical power plants. S...
Coal demand falling, IEA says
Dec 18, 2017 (UPI)
The Paris-based International Energy Agency said global coal consumption declined 1.9 percent last year, the second year in a row for a decline. Demand, meanwhi...
Battle lines drawn over coal at UN climate talks
Nov 16, 2017 (AFP)
To cap global warming at "well under" two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) -- the planet-saving target in the 196-nation Paris Agreement -- coal must be...
Anti-coal drive at UN climate talks stalked by pro-coal White House
Nov 16, 2017 (AFP)
Spearheaded by Canada and Britain, the "Powering Past Coal Alliance" commits more than 20 nations, cities, and regions to weaning themselves off a commodity tha...
Protest at open-pit coal mine near Bonn ahead of UN climate talks
Nov 05, 2017 (AFP)
Some two hundred protesters crossed a denuded no-man's land and lined up like guards at the edge of the 40-square kilometre (15 square mile) Hambach opencast co...
Climate activists march to keep coal in ground
Nov 04, 2017 (AFP)
Decked out in red to signify their "Stop Coal" campaign, the protesters chanted slogans and beat drums as they snaked through the former West Germany capital to...
Coal still holds a slight edge as U.S. power source
Oct 17, 2017 (UPI)
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported total U.S. coal production during the first half of the year was slightly lower than the same time last year...
Rio in massive share buyback after coal mines sale
Sep 22, 2017 (AFP)
The world's second-largest miner sold Coal & Allied to Yancoal, majority-controlled by China's Yanzhou Coal, earlier this month in a divestment drive analysts e...
First-ever U.S. coal shipment arrives in Ukraine
Sep 15, 2017 (UPI)
Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said Friday that, after declaring a state of emergency because of coal blockades in eastern Ukraine, his country was supported with t...
Rio completes Australia coal mines sale to China's Yancoal
Sep 01, 2017 (AFP)
Rio, the world's second-largest miner, which is dual-listed in Britain and Australia, banked US$2.45 billion in cash with a further US$240 million due in royalt...
In a first, U.S. ships coal to Ukraine
Aug 22, 2017 (UPI)
U.S. Cabinet officials, the U.S. envoy to Ukraine and representatives from XCoal were on hand for the first shipment of coal from a Pennsylvania facility to Ukr...
Russian scientist says leave coal in the ground
Aug 16, 2017 (UPI)
Mikhail Yulkin, the director general at the Center for Environmental Investments, told Russian news agency Tass that investors were moving to low-carbon energy ...
China to strictly control new coal-fired power capacity
Aug 14, 2017 (UPI)
The National Development and Reform Commission said about 150 million kilowatts of new coal-fired power will be halted or postponed under a five-year plan endin...
Coal production gains slowing, U.S. report finds
Aug 09, 2017 (UPI)
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported coal exports were around 37 million tons total for the first five months of the year, a level that's 60 perc...
Profits for Chinese coal producers soar
Aug 07, 2017 (UPI)
The official Xinhua News Agency reported that, of the 37 coal producers listed in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, more than half estimated that profits during the ...
Scientists uncover biogeochemical controls on occurrence and distribution of PACs in coals
Jul 24, 2017 (SPX)
However, challenges exist when applying PACs in understanding the organic geochemistry of coal. For example, what are the sources of PACs in coals? How do they ...
China backs hundreds of global coal power projects
Jul 05, 2017 (AFP)
The report by German environmental lobby group Urgewald comes as China seeks to fill a vacuum left by the United States following President Donald Trump's decis...
Rio prefers Yancoal to Glencore in Australia coal sale
Jun 26, 2017 (AFP)
Rio, the world's second-largest miner, said in January it was selling Coal & Allied to Yancoal Australia -- majority-controlled by China's Yanzhou Coal -- for U...
Glencore makes new bid for Rio's Australia coal assets
Jun 26, 2017 (AFP)
Rio, the world's second-largest miner, said in January it was selling Coal & Allied to Yancoal Australia -- majority-controlled by China's Yanzhou Coal -- for U...
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