The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking to restore coal plants across America “for up to $100 million in federal funding.”
Category: Coal
Oakland’s Reckless Climate Crusade against Coal Exports
A judge just cancelled an enormous judgement against the City of Oakland in California – but the reprieve may be temporary.
Aussie AEMO Pushes the Grid Stability Panic Button
“… Major uncertainties include … exit or connection of large loads, dependability of new technologies … regular or seasonal decommitment of coal units … changes to exit timing or unexpected…
Aussie Energy Regulator Demands 5 YEARS Coal Plant Closure Notice
The long notice period required to address a “fundamental mismatch” in pace of the energy transition.
No, Al Jazeera, Fossil Fuels Aren’t Killing Billions—They’re Saving Them
The data clearly demonstrate that as fossil fuel use has expanded, global health has improved, lifespans have grown, infant mortality, starvation, and hunger have dramatically declined, and prosperity has reached…
Trump Admin Looking To Restore Coal Plants As America’s Grid Buckles
The DOE has issued several emergency orders to keep coal plants humming as it has also sounded alarms over America’s grid. DOE’s July grid reliability report projected that blackouts could increase by a factor of 100…
Aussie Climate Minister Slams Queensland’s Reliance on Intermittent Coal
“Over reliance on coal and ‘sweating the asset’ of coal-fired power is [a] far more serious threat to reliability than renewables will ever be.”
America’s Energy Dilemma: A Consumer’s Guide to Common Sense
Coal isn’t nostalgia—it’s common sense. It’s the engine that built this country and the only one strong enough to keep it running.
Aussie Green Wall Cracks: Queensland Commits to Reliable Coal until 2046
Premier Crisafulli has upset greens by affirming Coal’s place as the energy backbone of one of Australia’s sunniest states.
Have Renewables Overtaken Coal?
The trouble is that no reputable organisation classifies hydro in renewables.
Trump Admin Moves To Demolish Biden-Era Coal Crackdown
“President Trump has promised to return America to energy dominance. Part of this includes reinvigorating the US coal industry that Obama and Biden all but destroyed for political reasons. President…
Jakarta Post: Coal Plants Need to Stop Outcompeting Renewables
“… market forces are stacked against renewables as long as there is excess supply of power, mostly from coal, in the Java-Bali power grid. …”
Grid on the Brink: PJM’s Record Auction Proves We Must Keep—and Build—More Coal Plants
We need coal-fired power. We need it now. And we will need it for decades to come.
Poland’s Pragmatic Energy Approach Pays Off
By refusing to play by the EU’s restrictive climate rules, Poland has begun to build one of Europe’s most energy-secure economies. While much of the bloc marches in lockstep towards…
The U.S. Without Coal? Good Luck.
Coal’s role as a Cornerstone Fuel goes far beyond winter crises but is a 24/7 contributor to reliable and affordable electricity all year round. And, as far as summer heat…
“China is Building the [Renewable] Future … building coal-fired power stations, … because it has to …”
Building communist coal power stations is apparently OK and necessary, but it is very wrong when President Trump does it.
Quiet Archipelago’s Embrace of Hydrocarbons Speaks Loudly
From London to Beijing, from Kuala Lumpur to Seoul, the energy market recognizes that Indonesia is open for business. The sheer scale of the country’s initiatives promises a torrent of…
COP30 CEO: “Climate change is our biggest war”
The Brazilian climate conference leadership is fed up with trade wars and shooting wars distracting from climate negotiations.
Decarbonization Myth Frays as Hydrocarbon Use Grows
Meanwhile, the digital battleground remains an arena for the ongoing tug-of-war between the realities of economics and physics and fanciful rhetoric about an energy transition. The growth in consumption of…
Big, Beautiful Coal Here for Many More Years Despite ‘Green’ Demonization
Coal is expected to dominate the energy sector for at least three more decades, barring a disruption by rapid innovation that would enable its economical displacement. Similarly, the mineral will…
STEVE MILLOY: President Trump Moves To End The War On Coal
President Trump took two major steps this week to end the 14-year-old Democrat war against the coal industry and cheap electricity. Although greens have promised to sue, they are unlikely…
Trump’s EPA Ending Obama-Biden War on the American Energy Industry
EPA Administrator Lee Zelding proposing end to Obama-Biden “Clean Power Plan” and reverting back to more reasonable mercury levels set in 2012, which were amended in 2024.
Coal Is the New Bridge Fuel
The era of tearing down existing, well-operating power plants before reliable replacement capacity is built and connected to the grid is over. The on-demand power plants already in service are…
