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Queensland Coalmine Closures Due to Economic Factors, Not Just Royalties
New analysis reveals that recent closures of Queensland coalmines, blamed by mining companies on the state's royalty regime, are primarily due to the mines' uneconomical nature, cyclical profitability tied to coal price fluctuations, and rising operational costs.
Queensland Coalmine Closures Due to Economic Factors, Not Just Royalties
New analysis reveals that recent closures of Queensland coalmines, blamed by mining companies on the state's royalty regime, are primarily due to the mines' uneconomical nature, cyclical profitability tied to coal price fluctuations, and rising operational costs.
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16% Bias Score
Australia Approves Coal Mine Expansion Despite Climate Concerns
Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt approved a two-year extension for Glencore's Ulan thermal coal mine, adding 18.8 million tonnes of coal production until 2035, prompting criticism due to its conflict with the government's climate change commitments.
Australia Approves Coal Mine Expansion Despite Climate Concerns
Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt approved a two-year extension for Glencore's Ulan thermal coal mine, adding 18.8 million tonnes of coal production until 2035, prompting criticism due to its conflict with the government's climate change commitments.
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40% Bias Score
Obeid Released from Prison After Corruption Conviction
Former Australian Labor minister Eddie Obeid was released from prison on Wednesday after serving three years and ten months for misconduct in public office related to a coal exploration license that profited his family $30 million; his son Moses Obeid has also been released, while colleague Ian Macd...
Obeid Released from Prison After Corruption Conviction
Former Australian Labor minister Eddie Obeid was released from prison on Wednesday after serving three years and ten months for misconduct in public office related to a coal exploration license that profited his family $30 million; his son Moses Obeid has also been released, while colleague Ian Macd...
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52% Bias Score
Indonesia's Coal Expansion: Risks to Climate Goals and Economic Stability
Indonesia is expanding coal mining capacity by 31 Mtpa, leading Southeast Asia, despite risks to climate goals and potential economic vulnerability from dependence on China and India for coal exports; this includes 15 Mtpa under construction and 16 Mtpa planned, mostly thermal coal for power generat...
Indonesia's Coal Expansion: Risks to Climate Goals and Economic Stability
Indonesia is expanding coal mining capacity by 31 Mtpa, leading Southeast Asia, despite risks to climate goals and potential economic vulnerability from dependence on China and India for coal exports; this includes 15 Mtpa under construction and 16 Mtpa planned, mostly thermal coal for power generat...
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60% Bias Score
NSW Court Overturns Approval of Largest Coalmine Expansion
The NSW Court of Appeal overturned the approval of MACH Energy's Mount Pleasant coalmine expansion, ruling that the planning commission failed to consider all associated greenhouse gas emissions, including those from burning coal overseas; this decision could have wider implications for future fossi...
NSW Court Overturns Approval of Largest Coalmine Expansion
The NSW Court of Appeal overturned the approval of MACH Energy's Mount Pleasant coalmine expansion, ruling that the planning commission failed to consider all associated greenhouse gas emissions, including those from burning coal overseas; this decision could have wider implications for future fossi...
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40% Bias Score
RAG CEO Retires After Overseeing End of German Coal Mining
Peter Schrimpf, CEO of RAG (former Ruhrkohle AG), retired on June 30th, 2024, after overseeing the end of German hard coal mining, a process that involved significant workforce reductions from 170,000 in 1984 to approximately 600 today and ongoing groundwater management.
RAG CEO Retires After Overseeing End of German Coal Mining
Peter Schrimpf, CEO of RAG (former Ruhrkohle AG), retired on June 30th, 2024, after overseeing the end of German hard coal mining, a process that involved significant workforce reductions from 170,000 in 1984 to approximately 600 today and ongoing groundwater management.
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28% Bias Score
Australian Coal Mine Closure Leaves Landowner Uncompensated
In central Queensland, Australia, the closure of the Bluff coal mine has left landowner Patricia Goodwin uncompensated for land damage and unmet contractual obligations by two mining companies, highlighting a broader issue of inadequate compensation for landholders affected by mining.
Australian Coal Mine Closure Leaves Landowner Uncompensated
In central Queensland, Australia, the closure of the Bluff coal mine has left landowner Patricia Goodwin uncompensated for land damage and unmet contractual obligations by two mining companies, highlighting a broader issue of inadequate compensation for landholders affected by mining.
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56% Bias Score
National Coal Mining Museum Staff Strike Over Pay
Around 40 staff at the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield, many former miners, are striking over a pay offer of 5% or 80p/hour, whichever is greater, deemed insufficient compared to previous proposals; the strike suspends underground tours.
National Coal Mining Museum Staff Strike Over Pay
Around 40 staff at the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield, many former miners, are striking over a pay offer of 5% or 80p/hour, whichever is greater, deemed insufficient compared to previous proposals; the strike suspends underground tours.
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48% Bias Score
UK Government Sued Over Cumbria Coalmine Block, Facing Taxpayer-Funded Compensation
A Singaporean firm is suing the UK government for blocking a new coalmine in Cumbria, potentially costing UK taxpayers millions in compensation due to investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) rules; this is the first such case against the UK brought by a fossil fuel company.
UK Government Sued Over Cumbria Coalmine Block, Facing Taxpayer-Funded Compensation
A Singaporean firm is suing the UK government for blocking a new coalmine in Cumbria, potentially costing UK taxpayers millions in compensation due to investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) rules; this is the first such case against the UK brought by a fossil fuel company.
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64% Bias Score
Alberta Coal Mine Pollution Regulations Failing, Study Shows
A study by Alberta government scientists found that regulations meant to prevent old coal mines from polluting waterways are failing, with high levels of contaminants like selenium harming aquatic life and potentially causing the extinction of endangered Athabasca Rainbow Trout; the study calls for ...
Alberta Coal Mine Pollution Regulations Failing, Study Shows
A study by Alberta government scientists found that regulations meant to prevent old coal mines from polluting waterways are failing, with high levels of contaminants like selenium harming aquatic life and potentially causing the extinction of endangered Athabasca Rainbow Trout; the study calls for ...
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52% Bias Score
Het Geluk van Limburg": A Music Theater Production
Het Geluk van Limburg" is a music theater production exploring the rise and fall of Limburg's mining industry (1900-1970) through the Vincken family's story, using film and live performance to convey the miners' lives and the industry's impact on the region.
Het Geluk van Limburg": A Music Theater Production
Het Geluk van Limburg" is a music theater production exploring the rise and fall of Limburg's mining industry (1900-1970) through the Vincken family's story, using film and live performance to convey the miners' lives and the industry's impact on the region.
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20% Bias Score
Farage Calls for Coalmine Reopening to Fuel Steel Production
Nigel Farage proposed reopening Welsh coalmines to supply blast furnaces, arguing sufficient wages would attract miners and bolster steel production for increased military spending and housing, while acknowledging the need for national government cooperation and a net-zero policy reversal.
Farage Calls for Coalmine Reopening to Fuel Steel Production
Nigel Farage proposed reopening Welsh coalmines to supply blast furnaces, arguing sufficient wages would attract miners and bolster steel production for increased military spending and housing, while acknowledging the need for national government cooperation and a net-zero policy reversal.
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44% Bias Score
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