Tag: Coal
UK’s approval of new coal mine criticized as ‘deeply damaging mistake’
This image, taken in March 2021, shows the site where the new facility would be developed.Christopher Furlong | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON [...]
Whitehaven: West Cumbria coal mine opponents consider legal challenge
Climate campaigners say they will fight plans for the UK's first new deep coal mine in 30 years.
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First UK coal mine in decades approved
Climate experts and some Tory MPs argued the mine would undermine UK efforts to lower emissions.
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White House Clarifies Biden’s Coal Remarks After Outrage From Manchin
President Biden drew backlash from Senator Joe Manchin III, a fellow Democrat, for saying that an energy transition would mean shutting down coal plan [...]
Is Credit Suisse a Canary in the Financial Industry Coal Mine?
Really seeing the deeper limits of high finance, though, requires attention to the relationship between speculation and crisis. Entities like Suisse a [...]
We’ll have to burn additional coal in the short term, CFO of RWE says
An excavator photographed at a lignite mine operated by RWE on April 8, 2022. RWE says it wants to be carbon neutral by 2040.Alex Kraus | Bloomberg | [...]
AUD/USD Targets 200-Day SMA as Copper and Coal Prices Surge Amid USD Pullback
Australian Dollar, AUD/USD, Energy, Copper, Iron Ore, Economic Outlook - TALKING POINTSAPAC markets may see a cautious trading session after US stock [...]
Cumbria coal mine: Decision delayed until November
A ruling on the coking coal mine in Cumbria had been due in July but was then put back to August.
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Johnson hints that new coal mine for Cumbria will get go-ahead
The government faces a huge decision over what to do in Cumbria, amid employment and climate concerns.
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UK Times says up to 6m households facing blackouts – coal power asked to remain open
UK newspaper The Times (gated)The Times has been told that the government’s “reasonable”
worst-case scenario, which has been drawn up by officials fro [...]
More bad news ahead? Snap could be canary in the coal mine for broader internet sector
ICYMI:DJ / Market Watch have an opinion piece asking the question:
More bad news ahead? Snap could be the canary in the coal mine for the broader [...]
EU plans renewables expansion, says coal needed a little while longer
A wind turbine and coal in Lower Saxony, Germany. The EU's desire to wean itself off Russian hydrocarbons means it will need to find fossil fuels from [...]
Was Terra’s UST cataclysm the canary in the algorithmic stablecoin coal mine?
The past week has not been an easy one. After the collapse of the third-largest stablecoin (UST) and what used to be the second largest blockchain aft [...]
Chinese commodities are feeling heavy on fresh lockdowns: Coal down 5% Iron Ore plunges 9%
Chinese commodities are feeling heavy on fresh lockdowns in Monday Afternoon TradeDalian Coking Coal Futures Decline 5.5%Coke Prices Fall 6% Iron Ore [...]
Cumbria coal mine: What is the controversy about?
Cumbrian councillors are reviewing their support for a controversial coal mine near Whitehaven.
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