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The chickadee in the snowbank: A 'canary in the coal mine' for climate change in the Sierra Nevada mountains

Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb above 8,000 feet in the Sierra Nevada of eastern California, tugging a sled loaded with batteries, bolts, wire and 40 pounds of sunflower seeds critical to our mountain chickadee research.

The Conversation

New Mexico regulators reject utility's effort to recoup some investments in coal and nuclear plants

Regulators have rejected an effort by New Mexico's largest electric utility to recoup from customers millions of dollars of investments made in a coal-fired power plant in the northwestern corner of the state

The Independent UK

UK use of gas and coal for electricity at lowest since 1957, figures show

Fossil fuel plants contributed about a third of electricity supplies in 2023 and renewables a record 42%

The Guardian - UK

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Ukraine request for coal shipments being considered: PM

Ukraine has asked for shipments of Australian coal to help its citizens avoid freezing in winter, with the federal government considering the request.

AAP

CBI closes case pertaining to 1998 allotment of Kilhoni block

“After nearly a four-year probe, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a closure report in a case related to alleged irregularities in the allotment of Kilhoni coal block in Maharashtra to Nippon Denro Ispat Limited (NDIL) in 1998,” officials said on January 2.

The Hindu

Opposition backs coal shipment for Ukraine power supply

Opposition foreign affairs spokesman Simon Birmingham has called on the government to deliver more coal to Ukraine as Russia targets energy infrastructure.

AAP

Hunter economy hoping for better run after more stops than starts

Economic drivers beyond population growth and coal are crucial.

Newcastle Herald

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How does gas mining affect health in farming communities?

The risks are understood so why does fracking continue?

The Canberra Times

Three-day week, 50 years on: lessons from a previous Conservative government struggling with a cost of living crisis

Midwinter. War in the Middle East. Energy crisis. Rising prices borne disproportionately by low-wage workers, particularly in a public sector squeezed by a “Tories in turmoil” UK government.

The Conversation

SCR surpasses 100 million tonnes of freight loading in record time

SCR achieves 100 million tonnes of freight loading in record time of 8 months & 26 days.

The Hindu

Coal sector | Govt. plans financial support for coal gasification projects, higher production in 2024

Government sets policies to promote coal gasification, reduce imports & emissions, increase production & digitise records to meet India's rising electricity demand.

The Hindu

NFL Week 17 Power Rankings: Quoth the Ravens, “Number One!”

Several elite teams had wins under their Christmas trees, and many of the league's best had coal in their stockings in the Week 17 power rankings.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Will raising fuel and power bills make Malaysians go solar?

Malaysia’s climate minister says he’ll cut subsidies from the rich and help the poor to help better the environment.

Al Jazeera

Wales fears another Aberfan as Westminster refuses to clean up tips

Map shows 350 coal tips close to communities as UK government unwilling to take on costs

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Keen contest for SCCL recognised trade union election, campaigning draws to a close

Campaigning ends for SCCL-recognised union elections; INTUC & AITUC-affiliated unions in fray.

USA Today Sports Media Group

NFL fans made the same joke about what Patrick Mahomes got struggling Chiefs WRs for Christmas

Shouldn't the wide receivers get lumps of coal this year?

The Conversation

Britain likely to generate more electricity from wind, solar and hydro than fossil fuels for the first year ever in 2023

There are many milestones to pass in the transition from a high to low-carbon sustainable energy system. There is the first hour without coal, or oil, or gas generation (or all of them together) and the point when the last coal, oil or gas power plant (or all of them…

The Guardian - US

Scranton stands by native son Biden but even here enthusiasm is elusive

The president is never slow to recall his early years in the former Pennsylvania coal-mining town but still faces questions about his age and effectiveness

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Newcastle Herald

Power stations under the pump to clean up emissions

EPA to implement improvements to coal-fired power stations

The Conversation

How fossil fuel companies won COP28

Another climate summit has come and gone. The 28th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28 to you and me) took stock of the world’s progress in limiting global heating to 1.5°C. This is the guardrail scientists have advised world leaders to make every…

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Ancient mammoth tusk unearthed by miners stuns paleontologists!

Unearthed by industrious coal miners in North Dakota, a mammoth tusk measuring seven feet in length has captured the attention of paleontologists. Discover...

WEKU

Licensing process continues for proposed Bell County hydropower energy facility

A proposal from hydropower company Rye Development could see the site of a former coal mine in Bell County repurposed as a pumped energy storage facility.

The Conversation

From COVID to climate: Queensland's new emissions pledge shows state governments are once again leading change

A striking development in recent years has been the increasing role of state governments in responding to global crises.

International Business Times

Spain And Germany Top 50% Electricity Production From Renewable Energy In 2023

New solar installations have accelerated the transition away from natural gas and coal in two of Europe's leading economies.

The Guardian - AU

Coal seam gas law changes would ‘weaken’ farmland protections, green groups say

The proposed changes remove the requirement to assess the risk of subsidence from gas wells, the Environmental Defenders Office says

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