[ad_1] CNN — Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been detained by German police at a protest over the expansion of a coal mine in the west German village of Lützerath, CNN affiliate N-TV reports. Thunberg joined thousands of other activists and protesters taking part in weekend demonstrations against the razing …
Read More »Germany plans to destroy this town for a coal mine. Thousands are gathering to stop it
[ad_1] CNN — It’s a stark image in 2023: Police in riot gear flooding a village, pulling people out of houses and tearing down structures to make way for the arrival of excavating machines to access the rich seam of coal beneath the ground. Since Wednesday, as rain and winds …
Read More »The planet’s use of coal slated to hit all-time high this year: IEA
[ad_1] Workers photographed on top of a train loaded with coal in China. Global use of coal is projected to increase by 1.2% this year and hit a record high, according to the International Energy Agency. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Global coal use is on course …
Read More »Uganda’s President Museveni slams ‘Western double standards’ over Germany coal mine plans
[ad_1] CNN — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has slammed Western countries over what he calls a “reprehensible double standard” in their response to the energy crisis brought about by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In a Twitter post on Sunday, Museveni singled out Germany for demolishing wind turbines to allow …
Read More »Turkey coal mine explosion kills 40, traps dozens
[ad_1] CNN — An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey has killed at least 40 people and left 11 others hospitalized, state news media reported on Saturday. The explosion took place in the Black Sea town of Amasra in Bartin province on Friday, trapping dozens beneath the rubble …
Read More »Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter turned country queen, dies at 90
[ad_1] CNN — Loretta Lynn, the “Coal Miner’s Daughter” whose gutsy lyrics and twangy, down-home vocals made her a queen of country music for seven decades, has died. She was 90. Lynn’s family said in a statement to CNN that she died Tuesday at her home in Tennessee. “Our precious …
Read More »Orsted to use more fossil fuels as energy crisis continues
[ad_1] Jens Auer | Moment | Getty Images Energy firm Orsted is to continue or restart operations at three fossil fuel facilities after being ordered by Danish authorities to do so, as governments around Europe ready themselves for winter amid the energy crisis. In a statement over the weekend, Orsted …
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