| With nearly 80% of its electricity generated by nuclear power, France has little need for coal, at least as far its own national energy need...
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| Coal rapidly seems to be losing ground as an energy source for Spain’s electricity supply. The government favours gas-fired power stations.....
| Turkey is planning at least 8 and maybe even 40 new coal-fired power stations. The government encourages any kind of new power production, w...
| In Belgium, at least one new large coal-fired power plant is being planned. Environmental organisations are opposed, but the government and...
| Italy relies heavily on oil and gas for its electricity generation. But recently coal has entered the picture. ‘It is wise and vital for Ita...
| Germany is experiencing a coal renaissance. Partly thanks to the anticipated nuclear phase out, dozens of coal-fired power plants are in the...
| A Coal War has flared up in Europe. Encouraged by their national governments, energy companies are planning to build new coalfired power sta...
| For years, German politicians turned a blind eye to the massive amounts of nuclear waste dumped in a research repository near Hannover. Then...
| As the second largest oil and gas producer in the former USSR after Russia, the method with which Kazakhstan chooses to develop its gas reso...
| Of all the challenges facing President Barack Obama next January, none is likely to prove as daunting, or important to the future of this na...