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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...

North Korea may be key to Trump’s coal ambitions

By Shelley Goldberg Both cheap and abundant, coal is perhaps the least sexy of commodities—unless you live in a coal-producing state like Wyoming or West...

World Bank indirectly backs harmful SE Asian projects: report

World Bank investments in commercial financial institutions are indirectly allowing land-grabs, evictions and pollution in Southeast Asia, a watchdog group charged in a report...

Coal as major power source is here to stay

President Rodrigo Duterte is one pragmatic man when assessing the rising energy requirements of the Philippines. Despite the hysteria created by self-proclaimed environment advocates,...

Solar power beats coal, is set to become cheapest on Earth

By Jessica Shankleman and Christopher Martin Solar power is now cheaper than coal in some parts of the world. In less than a decade, it’s...

Rescue work ongoing as India mine collapse toll rises to 16

The death toll from a mine collapse in eastern India's Jharkhand state rose to 16 Sunday as rescue workers continued to search for the...

Ilocos Norte becomes 1st no-coal LGU

LAOAG CITY—The Ilocos Norte provincial board recently passed a resolution eliminating coal from the province’s allowable sources of electricity. The board unanimously approved last Aug....

Coal rises from grave, now one of hottest commodities

For all the predictions about the death of coal, it’s now one of the hottest commodities in the world. The resurrection may have further...
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