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Scottish Coal has announced it is in liquidation with the loss of almost 600 jobs. The company operates six open-cast coal mines in Scotland - in E...
Energy is the most important issue in the world today and it's getting more important every day. We are living through a period of explosive population growth that will see at least another two billion people added to the global population - currently standing at 7.1 billion - over the next 20 years.
With the huge benefits of investing in renewables, energy efficiency and demand reduction becoming ever more obvious, it's clear that there needs to be far greater scrutiny of the policy decisions that are propelling Britain towards a nuclear future.
By Wim Thomas If we are serious about meeting our long-term energy needs in a sustainable way, then we need to get serious about using natural gas to...
A £56bn mega-merger between a mining giant and a commodities trader moved one step closer today after Xstrata recommended its shareholders accept the...
Electricity giant EDF is in talks with the nuclear regulator about extending the life of its power stations. The firm, which runs eight nuclear pow...
Those Apple stores are so beautiful. All pale and linear - clean clean clean. The irony is poignant. As we pointed out in our report, How Clean is your Cloud, Apple is in fact powering their iCloud with coal.
The IEA's World Energy Outlook (WEO) is an annual tradition, the result of much work, data analysis and presentation. A formative volume is produced for all to read and digest, but few of us have the time to do so in the detail required.
The UK's biggest coal mining firm has admitted health and safety offences following the death of a miner at one of its pits. UK Coal admitted charg...
Climate change is one of those subjects that is awash with data, leading to an almost endless capacity for analysis and ultimately conclusion drawing.
More than 800 people may lose their jobs if plans to close the biggest coal mine in the UK go ahead. UK Coal, Britain's biggest coal producer, is c...
Wind farms will never be able to meet a significant part of our power generation needs for the simple reason that we cannot manage the wind. We aren't going to stop wanting power when the wind drops!
