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Harvard University China specialist Edward Cunningham says China is building, planning or financing more than 300 coal plants, in places as widespread as Turkey, Egypt, Vietnam, Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Philippines...

That hilarious moment when coal haters realise their necks are on the block if the power grid fails repeatedly during Summer heatwaves.

According to the German climate website Kalte Sonne, the renewables obsessed German and city of Hamburg governments intend to shut down local coal and nuclear power plants, but have no serious plan to make up the resulting...

England has officially gone seven days without using any coal-powered source of electricity for the first time in centuries. Britain was the cradle of the industrial revolution, opening the world's first coal powered plant...

Situated next to what was once the largest coal pit in Washington state, the TransAlta coal plant near the city of Centralia is turning into a source of clean energy...

It seems President Donald Trump doesn't want to let coal die. Bloomberg reported he ordered Secretary of Energy Rick Perry to take steps to stem closures of nuclear and coal power plants. An emailed statement from White House...

With all the talk in the US about bringing back more coal and opening more oil reserves, it can be discouraging for those of us dreaming of a sustainable energy future...

For the first time since Thomas Edison opened the first power station in London in 1882, Great Britain functioned without any coal-fired power plants last Friday...

A German coal mine is about to become a massive battery for storing electricity from renewable energy sources. The Prosper-Haniel hard coal mine in the state of North-Rhine Westphalia that provided coal power to German industry...

Electric vehicles are steadily gaining market share around the world, but no government has a more ambitious plan to encourage the growth than India. Recently, the nation’s Minister of Power suggested a zero down payment...

We already know that coal-fired power plants are bad for the planet, but that’s usually because we think about the enormous amounts of carbon dioxide emissions they contribute to our atmosphere...

In 2014, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy graded the largest countries in the world on their energy efficiency. Some countries, like Germany, knocked their scores out of the park, while others (we're looking...

In 2014, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy graded the largest countries in the world on their energy efficiency. Some countries, like Germany, knocked their scores out of the park, while others (we're looking...

In sync with its reputation as one of the most progressive cities in the country, Boulder, Colorado has come up with a bold new vision for its local energy system...

Just when you thought coal was going completely out of style, Australia has given approval for one of the world’s largest coal mines. According to the BBC, a court temporarily blocked the project back in August due to environmental...