Hampton Roads coal exports rise from June lows

Coal exports out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, rose in July from June’s nearly four-year low but still lagged year-earlier levels. Terminals at the port loaded 2.29mn short tons (2.08mn metric tonnes) of coal for international shipment in July, according to Virginia Maritime Association estimates. That was a 48pc increase from June but still 7.2pc below […]

How Coal Can Help The Billions Without Electricity

Over 600 million Africans are still without energy and electricity. The movie “Juice” brilliantly illustrates through a visual representation of how billions are without electricity; and without electricity and the energy from mainly fossil fuels, life returns to the Dark Ages. Whereas liberal documentary filmmaker Michael Moore exposes the fallacy, human misery, and environmental degradation that occurs when towns, cities, counties, […]

A Giant New Coal-Fired Power Plant Rises in Japan

How does a utility make money in the midst of one of the worst hits to power demand in modern history? By burning a little coal. At least, that’s what Kyushu Electric Power Co. did. The utility in the southern Japanese island known for its beaches and active volcanoes surprised analysts Friday by beating forecasts […]

All US ports open post-Isaias; damage at Wilmington

US ports have reopened following tropical storm Isaias, after closures earlier in the week at the east coast wood pellet export facilities of Wilmington, North Carolina, and Norfolk, Virginia. The US Coast Guard has restricted vessel traffic to daylight operations only at Wilmington. US wood pellet producer Enviva exports from Wilmington and Norfolk. The North […]

Utah coal counties pledge $20M in state money to help get Oakland port back on track

Four coal-producing Utah counties are preparing to throw a $20 million lifeline to the bankrupt proponents of a deep-water export terminal in Oakland, Calif., a project that has been mired in controversy and litigation for years with no resolution in sight. That’s according to letters and affidavits signed by the Utah counties’ elected leaders and submitted to […]

Gianforte Presses to Expand Montana Coal Exports

Congressman Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.) yesterday spoke on the House floor criticizing the state of Washington for its efforts to shut down exports of Montana coal. “Montana should be able to sell its coal overseas. Washington state is preventing construction of coal export terminals, effectively shutting down exports of Montana coal, and unconstitutionally interfering with interstate […]

China’s coal problem is youth

A new International Energy Agency report highlights one big challenge facing China as the world’s largest CO2 emitter begins implementing its national emissions trading system: The country’s coal fleet is very young. Why it matters: IEA’s analysis this week warns that while newer facilities are far more efficient than older models, the average plant age “potentially locks in large […]

A New Coal Boom in China

SummaryAfter years of putting the brakes on the amount of coal plants newly proposed and permitted for construction, China is again stepping on the gas, according to a survey of coal plant development in China from January 1 to June 15, 2020, by Global Energy Monitor and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean […]

Wyoming, Montana Seek Supreme Court Ruling on Coal Exports

 Wyoming and Montana asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to rule on Washington State’s denial of a permit for a port facility that could boost U.S. coal exports.Recommended VideosPowered by AnyClipTrump administration asks Supreme Court to axe Obamacare The coal-producing Rocky Mountain states argue the denial violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits states from […]

Europe targets US coal in election-year trade staredown

Transatlantic relations could reach a new low next month as the European Union readies tariffs on billions of dollars of American exports aimed at politically important industries for President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress. The EU has asked the World Trade Organization to give it the green light to place levies on $11.2-billion of […]