The six major U.S. banks are behind more than one-third of the financing going to expanding fossil-fuel extraction, according to an update to a closely followed annual report by a Read more
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Snapchat is about to play the canary in social media’s treacherous coal mine
The last time Snap Inc. reported quarterly results, the roof caved in and its shares lost a quarter of their value. Slackening digital advertising and warnings of deep cost cuts Read more
Loretta Lynn, ‘coal miner’s daughter’ turned country music icon, dies at 90
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made Read more
Manchin called out by climate change’s powerful voice: ‘A modern-day villain who drives a Maserati and lives on a yacht courtesy of the coal industry’
“‘[Sen. Joe Manchin] is a modern-day villain, who drives a Maserati, lives on a yacht courtesy of the coal industry, and is willing to see the world burn as long Read more
Lumber plays ‘canary in the coal mine’, cues downturn in commodities
The lumber market has taken some big hits from rising inflation and a slowdown in the housing market, with lumber prices down more than 40% in the first six months Read more
Opinion: The Supreme Court weakened the EPA’s power to fight climate change — but demand for clean energy is going strong
In 2021, more than 40% of Americans lived in a county that was hit by extreme weather connected to climate change, according to a Washington Post analysis of federal disaster Read more
New Coal Bed Methane Drilling Technology Could Help Solve China’s Pollution Problems
New Technology to Speed up Alternative Solutions By degassing China’s coal mines, many of the gas explosions at China’s coal mines can be reduced. Coal bed methane is actually methane Read more