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Trump Wants to Halt Almost All Coal Plant Shutdowns. It Could Get Messy.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/climate/trump-coal-plants.html

A coal-burning unit at the Craig Generating Station had been set to close since 2016, but the Energy Department has ordered that it stay open.

The weekly fix of #goodnews is in. This time on decline of #coal-fired power generation in #China and #India, unexpected stability in Iraq, and more https://fixthenews.com/p/323-iraq-cancer-nancy-drew-the-golden

www.highspeed.blog/too-much-more/ Well worth the read - both the book review and the book that is being reviewed! #climate #climatechange #energy #oil #gas #coal #fossilfuels

Too Much More

https://www.highspeed.blog/too-much-more/

Well worth the read - both the book review and the book that is being reviewed!

#climate #climatechange #energy #oil #gas #coal #fossilfuels

www.thenation.com/article/envi... Quite insane! Shipping #coal from #US to #India - burning #oil to do so? #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis

The US Needs India to Buy Coal...

https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/united-states-india-coal-exports-trade-route/

Quite insane! Shipping #coal from #US to #India - burning #oil to do so?

#climate #climatechange #climatecrisis

Today in Labor History January 15, 1946: 260,000 U.S. electrical workers struck against General Electric, Westinghouse and General Motors. It was part of the Great Strike Wave of 1946, the largest in U.S. history. In that wave, 43,000 oil workers struck in October, 1945; 225,000 autoworkers in November, 1945; 93,000 meatpackers in January, 1946; 750,000 steel workers, in January 1946; 340,000 coal miners, in April, 1946; and 250,000 railroad workers in May 1946. There were also General Strikes in Lancaster, PA; Stamford, CT; Rochester, NY; and Oakland, CA.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #strikewave #union #generalstrike #generalmotors #generalelectric #oakland #coal #miners

On the first day of the Oakland General Strike, crowds gather in the streets, blocking traffic in downtown. By Unknown - Oakland Museum of Californiahttp://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Oakland_1946_General_Strikehttp://vm133.lib.berkeley.edu:8080/xtf/search?rmode=irle4&metacollection=irle4&sort=localuid&startDoc=21, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61220975

Klimakram 15/1/26

1. "China pushes #coal power projects alongside renewables: Vast majority of 104 coal units set to start operation worldwide this year are in China."

Whaaaaat? They're expanding ANY energy source, including fossils? Warum erzählt Ihr Mitteökos mir dann ständig das Gegenteil?
https://www.ft.com/content/103a731c-91cc-45bc-8769-ee4cadf3ce40

Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/coal-power-generation-falls-china-india-since-1970s

#China #India #energy #fossilfuel #fossilfuels #coal

#ExtremeWeather Events Hit Around the World in #2025: A Year of Fire and Floods
Last year was #Earth’s third hottest globally, but temperature is just one measure of #climatechange’s influence.
All the while, #emissions of #greenhousegases climbed to new heights as the world burned #coal, #oil and #gas for energy. Excess heat building up in the atmosphere and the oceans creates conditions that can exacerbate extreme weather.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/climate/2025-extreme-weather.html
https://archive.ph/XBrvV

@gerrymcgovern

Well, you know why that is, don't you ? 😜

To make all those "renewables" (solar panels) we need COAL!

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335083312_Why_do_we_burn_coal_and_trees_to_make_solar_panels

#renewables #solar #PV #green #BrightGreenLies #Coal #FossilFuels

screenshot from the report that you can find at research gate in which it is described why we need coal to make solar panels.

The world's biggest coal-consuming countries see a #fall in #coal #power generation 🪨
The #Austrian capital notes a huge drop in #light #pollution thanks to a switch to #LED bulbs 💡
How a New York county's bet on #street #psychiatry is paying off 🧠

and much more - in our new issue 👇

https://squirrel-news.net/coal-power-falls-in-china-and-india-in-first-since-1970s-viennas-light-pollution-drops-by-75-street-psychiatry/

RE: https://aus.social/@mojo/115893089589570629

And yet, in Nova Scotia, NS Power (an Emera (American) company) is so ineffective that they have to reopen coal mines and plants because they have not achieved their own goals of hydro, wind, and solar generation.

At the same time, their recent data breach has been handled so badly that they now cannot accurately estimate power bills, and they have demanded the province approve an increase in rates because their own mismanagement has resulted in higher costs than they planned for.

The narrative that private ownership of public services will be more efficient and cost-effective because it will apply “business” logic is bullsh*t. Always has been, always will be. Business is profit-driven, not value-driven, optimizing short-term financial returns for a few who are paid at the expense of long-term value for the many who pay.

The @HalifaxExaminer has done a stellar job of independent journalism on this.

#Canada
#NovaScotia
#PublicServices
#coal
#energy

Coal power is finally retreating in the world’s two largest markets. For the first time since 1973, both China and India saw coal generation drop in 2025 thanks to a relentless clean energy boom. We are witnessing the beginning of the end for the coal era.

#climateaction #renewables #coaldecline #cleanenergy #coal #fossilfuels

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/coal-power-generation-falls-china-india-since-1970s

#US #Emissions Jumped in #2025 as #Coal Power Rebounded
Increase in planet-warming emissions came after two years of decline as demand for #electricity has been surging.
Researchers identified two main reasons for the uptick. U.S. electricity demand grew at an unusually fast pace, driven in part by an expansion of power-hungry #datacenters for #AI. To meet that demand, electric utilities burned about 13% more coal last year than they did in 2024.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/climate/us-emissions-2025-coal-power.html
https://archive.ph/bOoNL

RE: https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/@cbcns_mirror/115889446622256847

This seems like a sustainable plan and wise investment of funds. 🙄
#NovaScotia #NSPower #Coal

Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s

...electricity generated by #coal plants fell by 1.6% in China and by 3% in India last year, after the boom in clean energy across both countries was more than enough to meet their rising demand for #energy.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/coal-power-generation-falls-china-india-since-1970s

#142holdheap #solar #wind

“Coal power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, the first simultaneous drop in half a century, after each nation added record amounts of clean energy...

While many challenges remain, the decline in their coal-power output marks a historic moment, which could help lead to a peak in global emissions.“

https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-coal-power-drops-in-china-and-india-for-first-time-in-52-years-after-clean-energy-records/

#Climate #Energy #Coal #Renewables #FossilFuels #China #India #GoodNews