July 7, 2019

Australian coal industry recommends Canadian carbon capture technology

CO2 Solutions' carbon sponge technology uses the carbonic anhydrase enzyme to dramatically accelerate carbon dioxide capture.

July 5, 2019

Billionaire US coal baron Cline dies in helicopter crash

Christopher Cline was the founder of St. Louis, Missouri-based coal miner Foresight Energy LP, a joint venture with Robert Murray’s Murray Energy Corp.

July 3, 2019

Glencore, Anglo mines pollute South Africa water, group says

A new study found “massive failures” by the Department of Water & Sanitation to effectively regulate water licenses.

July 2, 2019

German lender pulls out of coal as Merkel vows greener finance

KfW Group will no longer finance the exploration or mining of coal or lend to coal power plant projects.

July 1, 2019

Three coal miners die in Poland after quake

Three miners died after a tremor on Monday at a Polish coal mine owned by mining group PGG, the company said, in […]

July 1, 2019

Australia sees gold overtaking thermal coal as export earner

Asian demand for the heating fuel is expected to top out this year, as large consuming countries, including China, turn to cleaner energy such as hydropower.

June 27, 2019

Trump gift to coal industry won’t halt decline – report

New EPA rules make life easy for coal-fired plants, but industry still can't compete with natural gas or renewables.

June 27, 2019

Whitehaven Coal ups its exploration capability with Geobank

Whitehaven Coal produced 16Mt of coal in 2018, contributing to record Australian coal export results.

June 27, 2019

China coal imports seen cooling once Beijing reins in prices

Authorities will seek to cap imports at, or even below, last year’s level of 281 million tonnes.

June 27, 2019

Chile goes carbon-neutral, begins closing first eight coal-fired power stations

Move is part of an ambitious plan announced by the country's President in early June.