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Westpac's climate policy seen to rule out lending to Adani coal.
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Westpac's decision to effectively rule out lending to the proposed giant Adani coal mine in Queensland has drawn praise from environmentalists but...
Trump, reversing Obama, will push to expand drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic.
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President Trump will take a major step Friday to expand oil and gas drilling off U.S. shores, directing the...
Hume Coal mine would threaten water and net just $6m in royalties a year...
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Locals told proposed mine in the southern highlands of NSW, part of Sydney’s water catchment, would damage water table in the region for as...
Harvard 'pausing' investments in some fossil fuels.
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Big, young power plants are closing. Is it a new trend?
San Juan Generating Station in New Mexico could close in 2022, or three decades earlier than anticipated. Photo by Doc Searls, courtesy of Wikipedia.
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Big four banks distance themselves from Adani coalmine as Westpac rules out loan.
Carmichael coalmine
Coalition frontbencher calls for Queenslanders to boycott Australia’s second-largest bank after it says it will now only lend to mines in established coalfields
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