A massive blast at a Baltimore coal plant caused some in the city to think they were experiencing an earthquake A five-story coal silo in Baltimore, Maryland has exploded, and first responders are now investigating the incident, which people reportedly felt throughout the city. The explosion occurred at the CSX Coal Plant Building in South […]
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Student stops world’s largest coal port in one click
An Australian law student has been fined and sentenced to two years of correctional service after breaking into a Newcastle coal port and hitting the ‘stop’ button in the name of climate activism. In a video posted to the Blockade Australia Facebook page last week, 23-year-old Kirsten Hoffman proudly told the camera that she had […]
Climate protesters shut down world’s largest coal port
Two climate activists in Australia have brought the world’s busiest coal port to a halt, strapping themselves to a massive piece of machinery and refusing to come down. The stunt follows more than a week of similar actions. Blockade Australia, a climate group focused on “strategic direct action,” declared that two of its members had […]
‘Traffic light’ coalition of Germany’s SPD, FDP and Greens takes shape after talks on core principles, including coal exit by 2030
Germany’s Social Democrats, Greens and Liberal Free Democrats have reached a draft agreement to form a government after exploratory talks that move onto formal negotiations to form a majority coalition. On Friday, the leaders of the SPD (Social Democratic Party), Greens and FDP (Liberal Free Democrats) recommended their party committees start formal negotiations to form […]