Protesters have blocked coal trains headed for one of New England’s last remaining coal-fired plants five times in the span of a month, including this protest in early December 2019 Continue Reading
Democratic presidential hopeful and former US vice president Joe Biden told unemployed miners, particularly those in the coal sector, to learn to code so that they can access the jobs Continue Reading
Weekly US coal production totaled 10.4 million st in the week ended December 28, down 18.1% from a week ago, US Energy Information Administration data showed Friday. Receive daily email Continue Reading
Warren Buffett, probably the world’s most successful investor, a man noted for the conservatism of his investment policy and aversion to high tech, wants out of coal? Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Continue Reading
Coal consumption is back near peak levels after rebounding over the past three years, despite China’s pledges to make steep cuts in what is the country’s most prevalent and polluting Continue Reading
US coal-fired power generation totaled 66.9 TWh in October, US Energy Information Administration data showed Monday, a year-on-year decrease of 23.6%, the largest such decline since March 2016. Receive daily Continue Reading
The US coal sector is seeing little hope of improvement in the next few years, after a long list of bankruptcies, power plant closures, layoffs, and other troubles marred the Continue Reading
The Trump administration has taken other high-profile steps to try to boost the coal industry, but many of them are tied up in legal challenges. The new order from the Continue Reading
Down 23.1% from five-year weekly average Annualized 2019 output estimated 704 million st Now Weekly US coal production was estimated to be 12.7 million st in the week ended December Continue Reading
Although coal demand is expected to decrease this year, it will remain largely stable until 2024, driven by continued strong demand in major Asian economies such as India and China, Continue Reading
