A five-year economic development plan unveiled by China called for strengthened efforts to control pollution and a gradual shift away from coal. A National Economic and Social Development plan outlined Continue Reading
For decades, coal has been the dominant energy source for generating electricity in the United States. EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) is now forecasting that 2016 will be the first Continue Reading
This year will be the first time in history natural gas overtakes coal as the main source of electricity, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reports. “In EIA’s forecast, natural gas Continue Reading
Peabody Energy Corp ( BTU.N ), the largest U.S. coal producer, may have to seek bankruptcy protection, the company said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday, citing poor economies in Continue Reading
The eventual peak in World fossil fuel output is a potentially serious problem for human civilization. Many people have studied this problem, including Jean Laherrere , Steve Mohr , Paul Continue Reading
Chinese Minister of Environmental Protection Chen Jining answers questions at a press conference on how to promote environmental protection on the sidelines of the fourth session of China’s 12th National Continue Reading
Northwest Peabody Energy, the largest private coal company in the world, is one of the last remaining coal majors to still be floating above the bankruptcy tidal-wave that has hit Continue Reading
Australian thermal coal prices have fallen since the beginning of the month, pulled down by weak demand from China, and analysts said there was little hope for a rise in Continue Reading
No matter how you feel about coal, you can’t deny that it is very dirty stuff. Nor can you argue that our electrified society is anywhere near ready to run Continue Reading
While the United States remained a net exporter of coal, last year’s levels marked the third straight year for declines, federal data show. “Slower growth in world coal demand, lower Continue Reading
