Global Coal Demand at Record High in 2024 – Driven by China
the study published The International Energy Agency (IEA) revealed this month that global coal demand and global coal production hit new records in 2024, largely as a result of both supply and demand from communist China. China – the world’s worst polluted country by several indicators, include Carbon emissions – According to the IEA, “we […]
The Deepstaters Who Deserve A Lump Of Coal This Christmas Morning
The list of establishment officials weaponizing the law to advance destructive policies is long, but a few stand out, ranging from career bureaucrats and corrupt prosecutors to former elected officials. christopher ray The former FBI director recently resigned to avoid being fired by President-elect Donald Trump. Trump's nominee, Wray, quickly lost support from the president. […]
GORDON TOMB: Dig, Baby, Dig: Making Coal Great Again
Is it time to make coal great again? perhaps. “Coal is cheap and it's much less profitable to export it than to burn it domestically. So let's burn it here.” Steve MilloyHe is a veteran observer of the energy industry and was part of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) transition team in the first Trump […]
Biden blocks new mining in region that produces about 40% of nation’s coal: ‘It’s a disaster’
The Biden administration has announced a major decision to block new mining in key regions that produce nearly half of the country's coal, citing concerns about climate change, but President-elect Trump is expected to rein in U.S. energy control. That may not last long either, as it prepares to become its main focus. The next […]
Biden Admin Bans Future Leasing In Top Coal Mining Region On Thanksgiving Eve
On the eve of Thanksgiving, the Biden administration took action to ban future coal leasing in the Powder River Basin, one of the most coal-rich regions in the United States, according to multiple reports. The Powder River Basin, which spans parts of Montana and Wyoming, accounted for about 43% of U.S. coal in 2019. According […]
Biden blocks new mining at major Western coal hub
{beacon} energy and environment energy and environment Full text Maine sues oil giant over climate change Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey (D) this week announced a lawsuit against major oil companies and their top lobbying groups, accusing them of intentionally concealing the role of fossil fuels in climate change for decades. . Full text […]
From Christmas City to the coal mines: An inside look at the Dems’ ground game in PA’s crucial Lehigh Valley
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – Democrats in Pennsylvania's two-county Lehigh Valley region say they are confident in their field ahead of what is expected to be another close election in their longtime flagship region. State Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-Bethlehem), a down-to-earth Northampton County legislator who has served the region for decades, and Allentown Mayor Matt Turk, leaders […]
Armed attackers storm Pakistan coal mines, killing at least 21 | Pakistan
Dozens of assailants armed with guns, rockets and grenades stormed a cluster of private coal mines in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, shooting dead miners as they slept and as they lined up, killing at least 21 people. Police announced that he had died. The attack by about 40 gunmen, which took place days before Pakistan […]
UK’s Final Coal Plant, Steel Furnace Close
Britain's last coal-fired power station and penultimate steelworks closed today. This is the result of the government's strong push for decarbonization, even at the expense of affordable energy and domestic steel production capacity, which is critical to the defense industry. Although they are hundreds of miles apart from each other, two of the last bastions […]
Biden says his great-grandfather was accused of being in a group of killer coal miners
In a lengthy anecdote, President Biden on Monday claimed there was a rumor that his great-grandfather was part of a group of miners who murdered an anti-Catholic mine foreman and then laid out his body on the “doorstep” of the family's home. Speaking to union members in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the 81-year-old president recounted the bizarre […]