Vietnam shifts stance on new coal Posted January 25, 2016 by Bob Burton Tags: coal, electricity, health, mining, pollution, Vietnam Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signalled a reduced role for new coal-fired power stations in the country’s forthcoming power plans and an expanded role for renewable energy.Read More
The Souring of Vietnam’s Coal Dream Posted August 5, 2015 by Bob Burton Tags: Ha Long World Heritage Site, pollution, tailings dam, Vietnam Last week a tidal wave of toxic coal waste slurry has flooded shin-deep through houses in Cam Pha City in northern Vietnam.Read More
CoalWire 97, August 6, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 by Bob Burton Tags: Adani, Alpha Natural Resources, bankruptcy, Carmichael mine, Clean Power Plan, coal ash, Commonwealth Bank, Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site, India, Kompania Weglowa, Lahore, metallurgical coal, Miller Argent, Mozambique, Nevada, New South Wales, Obama Administration, Pakistan, Peabody Energy, Poland, pollution, Rio Tinto, RWE, Solid Energy, Sumitomo, Vale, Venezuala, Vietnam, Wales, World Bank, World Heritage Vietnam’s Coal Floods; Legal Wins in Pakistan & Australia; Alpha Natural Resources Files for Bankruptcy & Peabody Staggers.Read More
Pollution from flooded coal mines threatens Vietnamese World Heritage site Posted July 30, 2015 by Bob Burton Tags: coal tailings, pollution, Vietnam, water, World Heritage Pollution from flooded coal mines is threatening to pollute the Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site in Vietnam.Read More