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Critics pan ASIC as 'toothless tiger' amid anger over collapse of critical WA coal mine Griffin

Australia's corporate regulator is accused of failing to properly investigate a "bankrupt" coal mine whose troubles are threatening the security of a state's electricity system.

ABC News

Coalition MP’s ‘grassroots’ nuclear power survey linked to consulting firm

Exclusive: Ted O’Brien’s Time to Talk Nuclear website was registered by business that helps US reactor company

The Guardian - AU

Climate summit president warns of hit to UK ‘reputation’ if coal mine gets go-ahead

Alok Sharma insists mine is not needed and won’t create many jobs – ahead of likely decision within days

The Independent UK

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Cumbria coalmine plan is ‘backward step’, says Alok Sharma

Tory party’s most respected figure on climate says mine will damage UK’s international reputation as well as environment

The Guardian - UK

Utility recommends natural gas plant despite objections

The nation’s largest public utility is recommending replacing an aging coal burning power plant with natural gas, ignoring calls for the Tennessee Valley Authority to speed its transition to renewable energy

The Independent UK

High fossil fuel prices mean UK cannot delay transition to low emissions steel

Steel is essential for making many of the technologies that will end fossil fuel combustion, including electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar panels. Unfortunately, to produce a lot of steel, manufacturers need to burn a lot of fossil fuel.

The Conversation

Coal-fired plant imploded in New Jersey for battery array

A former coal-fired power plant in New Jersey was imploded Friday, and its owners announced plans for a new $1 billion venture on the site, where batteries will be deployed to store power from clean energy sources including wind and solar

The Independent UK

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Jim Ford obituary

Other lives: Coal miner in Shropshire who supported his colleagues through the strike of 1984-85

The Guardian - UK

Experience: I can only paint in my sleep

I’ll use any tools I can find. At a friend’s, I used coal and chicken bones

The Guardian - UK

Commentary: Trump’s decision to entertain hatemongers is a part of an ongoing campaign to normalize prejudice

“We will stand up to hatred and bullying wherever it rears its head.” Such was the message at the 2016 Risa K. Lambert Luncheon, Chicago’s massive fundraiser for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. That same season, Donald Trump was running his first presidential campaign, which was fueled with language and…

Chicago Tribune

Indian coal magnate Gautam Adani goes green

Asia’s richest man, coal magnate Gautam Adani, made his vast fortune betting on coal as an energy hungry India grew swiftly after its economy was liberalized in the 1990s

The Independent UK

States are waiting for a solid plan to lower Australian energy bills, but fear an excuse

One official says the commonwealth is ‘flailing around in the dark’ while seeking a way to lower bills

The Guardian - AU

Alabama coal miners begin their 20th month on strike

The miners have survived more than 600 days on the picket line, thanks to widespread support and anger at their employer, Warrior Met Coal. Even now, neither side seems ready to budge.

WEKU

Nats demand release of full coal closure impacts report

The federal government has blocked the release of a report that warns of potential significant economic downturns in regional communities impacted by coal mine and power station closures.

Newcastle Herald

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NSW pushing federal ALP for coal price cap

NSW is pushing for a cap on the price of coal, saying Australia is running out of time to curb surging energy prices.

WEKU

Kentucky coal ash is contaminating groundwater, but companies argue they’re in compliance

Newcastle Herald

Meet the panel of experts who will guide the Hunter's clean energy transition

Business Hunter chief Bob Hawes will lead an expert panel that will provide advice to the state government regarding the Hunter's clean energy transition.

The Independent UK

'Necessary evil': France refires coal plant amid energy woes

France has restarted a shuttered coal plant as part of emergency efforts to keep heat and electricity on this winter

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Reuters

Nine workers killed after Pakistan coal mine caves in - commissioner

At least nine workers were killed after a coal mine caved in in northwestern Pakistan's Orakzai district on Wednesday, a government official said.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese confident Queensland and NSW premiers will back plan to cut power prices

PM tells business leaders his government is ‘working around the clock to deliver a solution’ and flags collaboration with states

AAP

Deal to cut energy costs closer, says PM

The federal government is edging nearer to a plan to ease energy costs, with the prime minister confident a deal can be struck.

Reason

Urine Isn't a "Noxious or Filthy Substance for Purposes of 1851 Massachusetts Vandalism Law"

In Commonwealth v. Narvaez, decided Tuesday by the Massachusetts high court, the defendant had allegedly deliberately "urinated on the floor both inside and outside of [his jail] cell": Based on the location of the toilet in the cell, the officer stated that "it [was] apparent that [the defendant] purposely urinated…

Radio France Internationale

France reboots coal-fired power plant to boost winter electricity supplies

France has rebooted a coal-fired power station in Saint-Avold, eastern France, which had been due to close definitively in March.

The Guardian - AU

‘Hands off our generators’: Queensland rejects calls to cap coal price to bring down energy bills

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she won’t jeopardise state’s ability to give profits from state-owned power generators back to public

AAP

Call to cap 'out-of-control' gas market

Energy prices should be capped to ensure power remains affordable for cash-strapped households and manufacturers, unions and the community sector say.

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