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China utilizing coal mine emissions for power
Jan 02, 2015 (UPI)
The world's largest facility meant to turn methane gas from coal mines into electricity is running in China's Shanxi province, the project leader said Friday. C...
China coal mine explosion kills 11: Xinhua
Nov 27, 2014 (AFP)
Eleven people died Thursday in a coal mine explosion in China, state media reported, in the second deadly accident in two days in the country's notoriously dang...
Coal mine fire kills 26 in China: Xinhua
Nov 26, 2014 (AFP)
A fire at a Chinese coal mine killed 26 workers early Wednesday, state media reported, the latest fatal incident to hit the accident-prone industry. The blaze a...
Australia approves huge India-backed mine
Jul 28, 2014 (AFP)
Australia has approved a massive coal mine that could ultimately provide electricity for up to 100 million Indians, angering environmentalists who warned Monday...
Beijing shuts large coal power plant to curb smog: report
Jul 23, 2014 (AFP)
Beijing on Wednesday closed the first of four large coal-fired power plants that are set to be shut down as part of efforts to curb its choking air pollution, m...
Twenty-two dead in southwest China coal mine accident
Jun 03, 2014 (AFP)
Twenty-two people were killed in an accident at a coal mine in the southwest Chinese city of Chongqing on Tuesday, state media reported. The accident at the Yan...
China coal mine death toll rises to 20: report
Apr 19, 2014 (AFP)
The death toll from a flooded coal mine in southwest China has risen to 20 with the recovery of another 14 bodies nearly two weeks after the accident, state med...
Rescuers race to save 22 trapped coal miners in China: Xinhua
Apr 07, 2014 (AFP)
Rescuers on Monday raced to save 22 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine in southwestern China, state media reported. Flooding struck the mine in Yunnan provin...
U.K. Coal may close two deep mines
Apr 02, 2014 (UPI)
U.K. Coal, the largest coal producer in the country, said it's on the verge of closing two of its last three deep mines in Britain because of economic woes. U.K...
Your money or your life: coal miner's dilemma mirrors China's
Mar 06, 2014 (AFP)
Forty years of digging for coal have left the miner with tuberculosis and drained his village water supply. But he, like China, clings to the resource as his ec...
Societal Benefits of Fossil Energy to be at Least 50 Times Greater than Perceived Costs of Carbon
Jan 31, 2014 (SPX)
The benefits of fossil fuel energy to society far outweigh the social costs of carbon (SCC) by a magnitude of 50 to 500 times, according to a landmark study? re...
Colombia stops Drummond coal shipments over environmental row
Jan 09, 2014 (AFP)
Colombia's government froze coal shipments by US mining giant Drummond on Wednesday, saying it has not complied with local environmental regulations. New regula...
China coal mine accidents kill 1,049 in 2013: govt
Jan 06, 2014 (AFP)
Accidents in Chinese coal mines killed 1,049 people last year, down 24 percent from 2012, authorities said, reflecting both risks and improvements in the countr...
Australia gives environmental nod to $5.7 bln coal project
Dec 21, 2013 (AFP)
Waratah Coal on Saturday welcomed the Australian government's approval of its $6.4 billion (US$5.7 billion) Galilee coal project, as conservationists warned the...
Top German court throws out suit over giant coal mine
Dec 17, 2013 (AFP)
Germany's highest court threw out Tuesday a lawsuit against plans for an enormous open-cast coal mine for which entire villages will have to be uprooted. The Co...
Australian coal projects at risk of being 'stranded'
Dec 16, 2013 (UPI)
Australian coal projects are in danger of becoming "stranded," a new report by the University of Oxford warns. The report says Australia has proposals for 89 co...
China mine explosion kills 21
Dec 13, 2013 (AFP)
An explosion on Friday killed 21 workers at a coal mine in China's western Xinjiang province, reports said. The blast occurred at the Baiyanggou coal mine at 1:...
Coal rush ravages Indonesian Borneo
Dec 04, 2013 (AFP)
Barges loaded with mountains of coal glide down the polluted Mahakam River on Indonesian Borneo every few minutes. Viewed from above, they form a dotted black l...
Plans for Australian rail line for transporting coal move forward
Nov 25, 2013 (UPI)
Indian-owned coal company GVK Hancock and Australian rail freight company Aurizon have agreed to jointly develop a rail line to transport thermal coal from Quee...
'Coal summit' stokes trouble at climate talks
Nov 14, 2013 (AFP)
Poland on Thursday defended a contested "coal summit" that will be staged in Warsaw next week alongside climate talks on curbing Earth-warming fossil fuels. The...
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