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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Charlton’s warning on data centres’ impact on power bills

Household and business power prices could rise if artificial intelligence (AI) data centres end up being powered by coal or gas generation, a federal assistant minister has said.

The Conversation · Aug 27

Australia’s backdown on data centres allows them to use energy from coal and gas. Here’s what that means

It’s official: Australia’s data centre boom will not be solely powered by renewables.

The Conversation · Aug 27

Tata Power shares slide 4% after company loses $490 million arbitration challenge in Singapore. What's the case about?

Tata Power shares tumbled after the Singapore International Commercial Court dismissed the company’s challenge to a $490 million arbitration award in favour of Kleros Capital Partners over a Russian coal project dispute. Tata Power plans to appeal the ruling, with the company having 28 days to approach the Singapore Court…

The Economic Times · Aug 27

Tata Steel gets interim relief in Rs 1,755 crore Jharkhand coal mining demand case

Tata Steel received interim relief from a Rs 1,755 crore demand by Jharkhand. The Ministry of Coal's Revisional Authority will consider the company's challenge. Authorities are barred from taking coercive action against Tata Steel for now. This order protects the company while its dispute is pending. The underlying demand remains…

The Economic Times · Aug 25

Andrew Yang Warns That AI Is Set to Displace Millions of Workers, America Is ‘Terrible at Retraining’ Workers… ‘The Coal Miners Did Not Become Coders’

Yang recently raised concerns over the future of AI in the United States.

Barchart · Aug 24

SC issues notice on plea to enforce community forest rights near PEKB coal block in Chhattisgarh

The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and Chhattisgarh government. A plea challenges the cancellation of community forest rights near the PEKB coal block. The court issued notices to relevant authorities regarding the villagers' rights. Ongoing mining activities in the coal block will remain unaffected by this notice.…

The Economic Times · Aug 24

Country diary: South Wales’s summer of fires will linger long in the memory

Tylorstown, Rhondda Valley: These coal areas are shaped by fire and ash. I find a high point to try and survey the damage

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

A dwindling Hunter populace may be help, not hindrance

Phillip O'Neill: 'What if districts in the Hunter were to embrace a certain amount of population decline from the get-go?'

Newcastle Herald · Aug 24

Mine extension would leave kids with 'inheritance debt', climate advocates say

What new analysis by Parents for Climate has revealed.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 23

In 1984, Washington began capping the Seattle landfill under Gas Works Park; decades later, herons nested beside rusting towers on the old coal gas plant

Gas Works Park in Seattle, once a site of serious soil contamination due to its industrial legacy, underwent significant restoration efforts. By 1984, clean soil was placed over the polluted areas, enabling its safe reopening. Today, notable industrial remnants not only commemorate the park's history but also foster urban wildlife,…

The Times of India · Aug 23