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• Thousands of Climate Activists Block German Coal Mining Operation

  25 Jun 2019

  Hundreds of activists entered and occupied an open-pit coal mine in the western Rhineland region o... . ...Read More

• Duke Energy Indiana plans early retirement of 4,100 MW of coal capacity

  25 Jun 2019

  Duke Energy Indiana has moved up the planned retirement dates of more than 4,100 MW of coal capaci... . ...Read More

• Public invited to have their say on proposed billion-dollar Queensland coal mine

  24 Jun 2019

  Just two weeks after the controversial Adani coal mine was approved, the state government has forg... . ...Read More

• Climate activists end their blockade of German coal mine

  24 Jun 2019

  Hundreds of climate activists called an end to their protest Sunday inside one of Germany's bi... . ...Read More

• Coal India targets stakes in overseas coke mines

  24 Jun 2019

  Coal India is looking for minority stakes in operational coking coal mines in Russia, Canada an... . ...Read More

• Analysts say US coal merger not anti-competitive

  24 Jun 2019

  They said this was a result of radical changes in US energy markets, due to hydraulic fracking (ga... . ...Read More

• China’s Fuzhou port tightens coal import restrictions: sources

  21 Jun 2019

  Customs officials for the Fuzhou port in China’s southeastern Fujian region said only coal e... . ...Read More

• Emissions Reduction Fund review considers opening the scheme to coal-fired power stations

  21 Jun 2019

  The federal fund set up to fight climate change and reduce Australia's carbon emissions could ... . ...Read More

• Peabody to consolidate thermal coal strength with Arch Coal JV

  21 Jun 2019

  United States-based coal major Peabody Energy has secured a joint venture (JV) agreement with Arch... . ...Read More

• As Montana Coal Board doles out grants, questions loom about hit from Colstrip closure

  21 Jun 2019

  The Montana Coal Board wrapped up its quarterly meeting in Billings Thursday, approving more than ... . ...Read More

• South Korea fires up on renewables, to close more coal plants

  19 Jun 2019

  As renewable energy powers up in South Korea, coal-fired generation, long the bedrock of the count... . ...Read More

• Coal to virtually disappear from 2050 electric power system

  19 Jun 2019

  Coal is forecast to almost completely disappear from Australia’s electricity system by 2050 ... . ...Read More

• Trump EPA finalizing rule to gut Obama coal plant regulations

  19 Jun 2019

  The Trump administration is set to finalize Wednesday its much-anticipated rule gutting President ... . ...Read More

• Enel seeks to close Chile coal plant six months early

  18 Jun 2019

  Enel Generacion, one of Chile's largest power firms, has applied to the government to close it... . ...Read More

• Victoria’s coal-fired power plants are nation’s most unreliable

  18 Jun 2019

  New data shows Victoria’s ageing coal-fired plants are responsible for the highest number of... . ...Read More