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Indian supreme court rebuffs coal lobby arguments
Decision by Supreme Court of India to cancel 214 coal allocations made between 1993 – 2010 was a stunning rebuff to legal arguments from Indian coal lobby.
Bob Burton

Oct 3, 2014

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Coal industry in deep denial over Chinese crackdown on coal
Reaction of the coal industry to the recently released Chinese restrictions on dirty coal use in key coastal regions reveals an industry in deep denial.
Bob Burton

Sep 18, 2014

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A new coal power station the coal industry won’t boast about
A Chinese-funded-and-built coal power station in Sri Lanka has become an example of a coal plant that is hopelessly unreliable.
Bob Burton

Sep 16, 2014

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Carbon capture and storage enters the twilight zone
Glum title of IEA’s latest review into CCS is symptomatic of gloom enveloping even the most ardent supporters of the technology.
Bob Burton

Jun 26, 2014

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The death throes of the Australian coal industry’s CCS dream
The coal industry’s dream of open-ended taxpayer funding of an expensive techno-fix for emissions from burning coal is over.
Bob Burton

May 14, 2014

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Thiess Indian coal plans ended by landowner opposition
The Australian subsidiary of Thiess has been stripped of a $5.5bn mining contract, highlighting the high cost of the coal business in India.
Bob Burton

May 13, 2014

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Why BHP may send power station coal to corporate Siberia
BHP’s move to spin-off its thermal coal mines is just the latest signal that the glory days are over for power station coal.
Bob Burton

Apr 10, 2014

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Big Coal’s annus horribilis
Big Coal wanted a stream of exuberant articles selling the story line that coal is clean, cheap and desirable. 2013 delivered the opposite.
Bob Burton

Jan 20, 2014

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Shell gives Big Coal a shove along the gang plank
News that Shell has been lobbying the World Bank against funding new coal projects leaves the industry more politically isolated and demoralised than ever.
Bob Burton

Dec 3, 2013

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BHP Billiton has climate issues covered, doesn’t it?
The BHP Billiton board is opposing the bid by former Australian Coal Association Chairman, Ian Dunlop, to join its ranks. They should think again.
Bob Burton

Sep 26, 2013

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Coal industry kicks own goal as Obama calls bluff on CCS
Obama calls bluff of Big Coal by imposing new emission limits requiring CCS to be deployed on new coal fired generators, and not just as a marketing tool.
Bob Burton

Sep 23, 2013

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BHP Billiton – and the art of not mentioning coal
Instead of discussing the grim prospects for the billions of tonnes of thermal coal the company has title to, BHP prefers to change the subject.
Bob Burton

Jun 12, 2013

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