Australia: Air pollution alerts in Hunter Valley spur protests. Australia: Proposed Newcastle terminal trimmed to 70 million tonnes a year. Australia: Minister wants “coal seam gas” replaced by “natural gas from coal seams”. Canada: Coal drilling rig shut down by First Nation protest. Canada: Coal conference dominated by talk of cost cutting. Colombia: Brazilian billionaire offloads two coal mines for cash. Colombia: Seven week strike at Drummond mines and port ends. India: Jindal Power faces expensive coal for proposed Chattisgarh plant. India: Government-owned coal company hikes coal prices by fifteen percent. India: NGO argues Supreme Court should cancel all ‘Coalgate’ coal allocations. |