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Eight Killed In Huge Explosion At Illegal Mine In Colombia
At least eight people were killed and five remain missing after an explosion at an illegal coal mine in Colombia. A...
US Backsliding On Paris Deal A Gift For China
The US exit from the Paris climate pact is a gift to China's ambitions to become world leader on everything from trade...
West Virginia Seeks Future — Without Coal
Chuck Nelson spent 30 years underground in nearly every mining job available but today he is in no doubt about it:...
Can West Virginia’s Coal Jobs Come Back?
When Donald Trump promised hopeful voters in Charleston, West Virginia to bring back mining jobs to the heart of...
Warren Buffett Says Coal Won’t Make A Comeback
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Saturday said he doubted coal could make a comeback, dismissing a push by US...
Trump Moves To Roll Back Obama Climate Measures
President Donald Trump declared the end of a "war on coal" Tuesday, as he moved to curb rules that underpin American...
Trump Poised To Roll Back Climate Protections
US President Donald Trump will on Tuesday roll back a slew of environmental protections enacted by Barack Obama, in a...
China Vows Blue Skies Despite Economic Challenges
China will work to clear its skies by increasing investment in clean energy and punishing polluters, Premier Li Keqiang...
China To Cut 500,000 Steel and Coal Jobs This Year
China said Wednesday it will cut 500,000 jobs in the steel and coal industries this year as it continues to trim excess...
Miners Regain Sparkle As Commodity Prices Rebound
Increased Chinese spending on housing and hopes of an infrastructure bonanza in the US and India are driving a recovery...
North Korea Downplays Impact of China Coal Ban
A North Korean state economic official sought Tuesday to play down the impact of China's shock announcement that it was...
Deaths From India Air Pollution Rivals China
India's air now rivals China's as the world's deadliest, according to a new study published Tuesday amid warnings that...
Rejection of US$1.5 Billion Coal Power Plant Is Best
The Volta River Authority (VRA) in collaboration with a Chinese company, Shenzhen Energy Group Company Limited (SEC) is...
China Likely To Meet Set Targets For the Coal and Steel Industry
China is likely to meet this year’s targets early for reducing overcapacity in the coal and steel sectors, a Chinese...
Coal Mines, Utilities Ink Long-Term Price Deal
China’s major coal producers and power groups have signed a long-term deal at a fixed price to ensure stable coal and...
Ghana Shelves Proposed Coal Power Plant
The government of Ghana has rejected the proposed $1.5 billion coal project to be established in the Ekumfi Aboano...
VRA Must Consider Renewable Energy Not Coal Energy
“Clean coal is a myth. There is no technology like that and we challenge VRA to show us examples of such...
CSO Kicks Against Coal-Fired Power Plant At Ekumfi
A civil society organisation has kicked against the decision of the Volta River Authority (VRA) to establish a...