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Dependence on coal must end (Part 2)

"Here are reasons why we have to change." In my column last Friday, I wanted to cite the reasons why we should discontinue dependence on...

China: Hike coal output by 100m tons

Chinese authorities have ordered dozens of coal mines to expand production amid a nationwide energy crunch, state media reported Friday. Dozens of mines in China’s...

G7 agrees to end state financing of coal plants

London----The Group of Seven wealthy nations on Friday agreed to end state financing of coal-fired power plants by the end of this year, and...

China doubles down on coal plants abroad despite carbon pledge at home

China will press ahead with its multi-billion-dollar financing of coal plants in developing countries, a top climate official said Tuesday, despite Beijing's stated aim...

Semirara expands mineable coal area to raise annual production

Semirara Mining and Power Corp. is preparing an expansion project that will increase the total mining complex in Semirara, Antique to 4,369.25 hectares from...

Energy advocates

People for Power Coalition stages a protest in front of Sofitel in Pasay City, dressed as popular Japanese anime characters Pikachu, Naruto, Goku and...

Critics call for ouster of Cusi

Anti-coal advocates on Thursday called for the ouster of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi for disobeying the “verbal” order of President Rodrigo Duterte in his...

Renewables are booming but coal is still king in PH

(First of two parts) The Philippines, along with other countries in Asia, can meet its power needs with the plummeting costs of renewable energy technologies...

Grandma Ca: The 99-year-old standing up to Vietnam’s coal rush

By Tran Thi Minh Ha, with Jenny Vaughan in Tuy Phong Toothless and nearly blind, grandmother Pham Thi Ca refuses to leave her plot of land...

Powering civilization using recent sunlight

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The true cost of coal

Coal remains one of the main sources of energy in many parts of the world, including the Philippines. According to the Department of Energy,...

Renewables

This file photo shows workers near the cooling towers of the Maibarara Geothermal plant in Santo Tomas, Batangas, south of Manila. A surge of...

SMC to replace coal with rice husks as fuel for 2 coal plants

Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. said Wednesday its energy unit will replace coal with rice husks as fuel for two new circulating fluidized bed power...

Train law seen to boost PH real estate

The Tax Reformation for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) bill was signed into law late last year, and took into effect on 1 January 2018.  Industry...
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