MOSCOW—Rescuers have found a survivor in a Siberian coal mine where dozens of miners are presumed dead after a devastating methane explosion, a top local official announced Friday. Sergei Tsivilyov, governor of the Kemerovo region where the mine is located, said on the messaging app Telegram that the survivor was found in the Listvyazhnaya mine…
Death Toll in Russian Mine Tragedy Jumps Past 50
MOSCOW—A gas leak in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 52 people on Thursday, Russian news agencies said, including six rescuers who were sent down to try to bring out dozens of men in what was one of Russia’s worst mining disasters since Soviet times. The regional Investigative Committee said three people, including the…
Coal Mine Fire in Russia’s Siberia Kills 11, Dozens Trapped
MOSCOW—A fire at a coal mine in Russia’s Siberia killed 11 people and injured more than 40 others on Thursday, with dozens of others still trapped, authorities said. Efforts to rescue those trapped in the mine were halted on Thursday afternoon because of an explosion threat, and rescuers were rushed out of the mine, administrators…
Climate Activist Jailed After Stopping Trains Near World’s Biggest Coal Port
An environmental activist involved in a multi-day long operation to block the passage of coal trains near the world’s largest coal export port in New South Wales (NSW) has been jailed for 12 months. The 22-year-old, Eric Serge Herbert, pleaded guilty to obstructing a rail locomotive, attempting to hinder the working of mining equipment, and…
US ‘Must Not Emulate Europe’s Disastrous Energy Blueprint’: Expert
November 18, 2021
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Energy expert Robert Bryce said spiking energy prices in Europe are tied to an increased reliance on renewables and lowered investments in fossil fuels, arguing that the continent’s green policies provide the United States with a clear example of what not to do. Bryce, who made his remarks in testimony to the Senate Committee on Energy…
The Coming Coal Crisis
November 17, 2021
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News Analysis As COP26 drew to a close, the great and the good who converged on Glasgow, Scotland, appeared relatively united in rhetoric, if not in enforceable commitments. Their views have been clear. For the world to slow human-caused global warming, fossil fuels—particularly coal—must largely, and quickly, be abandoned. The final language in the COP26 decision…
Coal Stocks Drag After Glasgow Climate Deal After Year of Huge Gains
SYDNEY—An international agreement to reduce coal use dragged miners’ shares lower on Monday, but the tight supply of the commodity provided a floor for a sector that has chalked up huge gains this year. U.N. climate talks in Glasgow ended on Saturday with a deal targeting fossil fuel use. Wording was softened to call for…
Australia’s Coal Industry Will Not Lose Steam Despite Global Climate Ambitions: PM
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has argued the nation’s coal industry will continue for decades to come despite United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing the “death knell” for coal power. “No, I don’t believe it did [sound the death knell of coal],” Morrison told reporters on Nov. 15. “For all of those who are…
Traders Left on the Hook With Expensive Coal After China Restricts Prices
BEIJING/SINGAPORE—Chinese coal traders are selling at a loss or trying to delay imports after Beijing’s market interventions triggered a 50 percent price drop that saddled them with unprofitable supplies, according to several market participants. Domestic thermal coal futures have halved over the past three weeks after the government ordered top mining companies to slash prices,…
China Coal’s Last Hurrah Comes Too Late for Old Mining Towns
PINGDINGSHAN, China—On the edges of an old and depleted mine on the rugged outskirts of Pingdingshan in central China’s Henan province, workers sift through dunes of low-grade coal, looking to extract every last calorie of energy from the city’s crumbling seams. But despite an unexpected energy crunch that left authorities scrambling to guarantee coal supplies…
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