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How fossil fuels can help decarbonize the economy

Experts at Rice University say one of the keys to slashing CO2 emissions is in splitting hydrocarbon molecules into hydrogen and solid carbon.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 7, 2021 | 10:29 am

Canada blocks proposed Rocky Mountain coal mine on environmental grounds

Energy regulators last month said the Grassy Mountain project, proposed…

Reuters | August 6, 2021 | 2:24 pm

US push for green energy could strand $68 billion in coal, gas assets – report

President Joe Biden announced plans to call for half of…

MINING.com Editor | August 6, 2021 | 12:56 pm

BHP board approves $544 million spend for Shenzi North oil project development

Production is expected to begin in the 2024 financial year.

MINING.com Editor | August 5, 2021 | 12:11 pm

China will restart coal mines in northern provinces as power demand surges

Operations will restart for a year at 15 coal mines…

Bloomberg News | August 5, 2021 | 8:32 am

Coal India’s production, shipments rise to a record in March

Production growth to slow down in coming months, analyst says.

Bloomberg News | April 2, 2018 | 10:04 am

Chile’s recent coal phase-out decision claims first victims

French power company Engie SA is closing all of its coal-fired power plants in the country. It plans to replace the capacity with renewable energy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 2, 2018 | 3:45 am

Queensland’s resources sector wins gold in job numbers

Queensland’s resources sector is powering jobs growth across the State with Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showing an increase of close to 10,000 jobs in the February quarter.

Queensland Resources Council | April 2, 2018 | 2:22 am

Coal generator that Trump tried to save files for bankruptcy

FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., its subsidiaries and FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. listed $550 million in cash to continue operations and meet obligations to employees.

Bloomberg News | April 1, 2018 | 8:27 am

Indonesia coal miner Bumi posts record profit, sees 10 pct output rise

Bumi expects coal prices to increase by 5 percent this year over last year's level of $58 per tonne.

Reuters | April 1, 2018 | 8:11 am

China steel, coking coal jump on Handan curbs, short covering

Shanghai rebar surges 4.4 pct after Handan steel, coking cuts.

Reuters | March 30, 2018 | 8:20 am

Rio Tinto fully out of coal sector with $2.25bn Kestrel mine sale

Company has agreed to sell its 80% stake in the Kestrel mine to a consortium comprising of private equity manager EMR Capital and Indonesian coal company Adaro Energy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 27, 2018 | 7:14 am

Poland’s biggest miner PGG expects small rise in 2018 coal output

Poland's biggest mining firm, state-run PGG, expects its coal output to rise slightly this year from around 30 million tonnes in 2017.

Reuters | March 26, 2018 | 12:01 pm

One of world’s dirtiest oil sources wants to go green

Alberta is boosting its use of renewable energy, closing power plants that burn coal and in January increased its tax on carbon emissions by 50 percent.

Bloomberg News | March 26, 2018 | 11:43 am

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