ResearchBuzz: FirehoseUK Government: New online service opens access to centuries of coal mining history. “This digitised collection brings together detailed maps and plans from former collieries across England, Scotland and Wales, offering an extraordinary view into the history of local landscapes, mining operations, and the lives of the communities who worked within them.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/11/uk-government-new-online-service-opens-access-to-centuries-of-coal-mining-history/
Wesearch.pressA gas explosion at a coal mine in Shanxi province, China, has claimed at least 90 lives. The incident occurred with 247 workers underground. Rescue operations are in progress, and President Xi Jinping has demanded a thorough investigation and accountability for the tragedy. #coalmines
Killer Rabbit 90First there were coalmines, then came the windfarms. Why Colombia’s Wayúu people fear Colombia’s green energy boom https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/22/mining-windfarm-renewable-colombia-wayuu-people-green-energy-boom #Colombia #Indigenous #UNDRIP #coalmines #windfarms #GreenEnergy #IndigenousRights
First there were coalmines, then came the windfarms. Why Colombia’s Wayúu people fear Colombia’s green energy boom
In the north of the country, mining has ravaged Indigenous lands and lives for decades. They fear history is repeating as the government’s clean energy transition comes to their doorstep
KillBait NewsCumberland, B.C., Explores Geothermal Energy from Abandoned Coal Mines
📰 Original title: This town found clean energy deep inside old coal mines
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅
KillBaitCumberland, B.C., Explores Geothermal Energy from Abandoned Coal Mines
📰 Original title: This town found clean energy deep inside old coal mines
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅
Tina M CaseyUS solar industry investors spot opportunities in small-scale and community solar projects that repurpose old coal mines and other industrial sites.
https://cleantechnica.com/2026/04/23/coal-mines-landfills-the-persistence-of-solar-power/
#solarpower #coal #coalfield #coalmines #solarpowerplants #communitysolar #coaltosolar #solarenergy #industrialsolar #solarpv #investors #investing #us #westvirginia #esg #esginvesting #sustainable #sustainability #greenenergy #cleanenergy
Tina M CaseyUS solar industry investors spot opportunities in small-scale and community solar projects that repurpose old coal mines and other industrial sites.
https://cleantechnica.com/2026/04/23/coal-mines-landfills-the-persistence-of-solar-power/
#solarpower #coal #coalfield #coalmines #solarpowerplants #communitysolar #coaltosolar #solarenergy #industrialsolar #solarpv #investors #investing #us #westvirginia #esg #esginvesting #sustainable #sustainability #greenenergy #cleanenergy
DoomsdaysCWFrom 2022: #NSW Police Use #AntProtest Laws to Monitor Tour Groups
by Paul Gregoire & Ugur Nedim,13 Oct 2022
Excerpt: "#SilencingDissent
"Back in 2014, then NSW premier Mike Baird told a NSW mining industry dinner that his government was going to 'crackdown' on those who choose to break the law when they protest. And he singled out '#protesters who unlawfully enter #mining sites.'
"A little over a year later, the Coalition government followed through with the premier’s promise when it passed a series of harsh #AntiProtestLaws, under the Inclosed Lands, Crimes and Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Interference) Bill 2016.
"The legislation created the new offence of aggravated unlawful entry on inclosed lands. Section 4B of the #InclosedLand Protection Act 1901 provides that interfering, or attempts to interfere, with the conduct of a business on enclosed land can land a #protester with a fine of up to $5,500.
"Under the provisions of the bill, police were provided with additional powers to stop, search, detain, and seize the property of protesters, as well as being given the power to shutdown a peaceful protest if it is #ObstructingTraffic.
"And the bill also inserted a definition of #mine into section 201 of the #CrimesAct 1900, so that the offence of interfering with a mine includes #coal seam #gas exploration and extraction sites. This offence carries a maximum penalty of seven years imprisonment.
"The #WilpinjongThree
"Bev Smiles, Bruce Hughes and Stephanie Luce are the first people to be up on protesting charges since the laws were changed. In April last year, the three were arrested for protesting outside the #Wilpinjong #CoalMine in #Wollar.
"The three are up on charges of rendering a road belonging to a mine useless and hindering the working equipment belonging to a mine. These are both offences that carry the penalty of seven years imprisonment.
"When the trio appeared at Mudgee Local Court on February 9, the presiding magistrate rejected police claims that the Wollar-Ulan Road, where the defendants were arrested, actually belonged to the mining company.
" 'They have pleaded not guilty, and are awaiting a judgment on the case,' Mr Phillips explained. 'The outcome of that case will be important.” If the three have 'the book thrown at them' then it’s likely to discourage the protesting of coal mines in NSW."
#AustraliaPol #AusPol #CriminalizingProtest #NoMining #CoalMines #UraniumMines #Australia #WaterIsLife #LandIsLife #LandBack
Jitendra#India's #flyash problems and opportunities. A new draft amendment shows that industries are starting to see it as an economic proposition, and the government is shifting its view that flyash is no longer an environmental challenge but an important industrial resource. #flyash #thermalpowerplant #thermal #coalmines #energytransition #india #powerplant
Kyiv Independent Daily HeadlinesTuesday, February 3, 2026
Russians chose a freezing February night: Damaged buildings, casualties reported as Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv amid large-scale attack -- Instead of 6 missiles, there are only 2; Ukraine's Air Force reveals dire air defense shortage --Russian forces trying to bypass and infiltrate Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast -- How Kyiv Zoo is protecting life through the coldest and darkest winter of the full-scale war ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/tuesday-february-3-2026/
