Indian-owned coal company Gujarat NRE warns that a carbon tax will cause stratospheric price rises for beer, bread, shirts and petrol, writes Giles Parkinson.
Coal
The fetishisation of the economic status quo
A desire to freeze the Australian economy in time is at odds with the wave of economic change being driven by China.
climate change 
CCS is doomed, yet we’ve pumped millions in to it
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is often seen as coal’s redeeming feature and saviour, and governments have spent millions on it. But if it’s so effective, why did the last budget cut over $600 million from CCS projects? asks Dan Cass.
The long view: electricity consumers choose cheaper over green
Creating “certainty” is not the urgent issue for industry many believe. They might not realise it, but the urgency to create certainty rests with consumers, writes Ben Freund, CEO GoSwitch.com.au.
Wesfarmers transparency sets example on contract disclosures
It can be argued that ASIC and the ASX are allowing the likes of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto to trade in an uninformed market because of a failure to update the market on quarterly iron ore and coal contract prices.
Opposing coal in NSW
In a recent NSW court case, climate activist Ned Haughton argued that the NSW Planning Minister didn’t adequately consider the climate impacts of the proposed power stations. John Hepburn gives a quick break down of the arguments.
Why are taxpayers paying for coal trains?
One thing that stood out in the QLD budget was $864.2 million for coal network track works and new and upgraded locomotives and wagons to support coal haulage across Queensland. John Hepburn explains.
Our love affair with coal: hotter than ever
Forget renewable energy or gas: our states are embracing coal-fired power more enthusiastically than ever before.
In the coal sober light of day, stocks light up
The Copenhagen summit may be dominating the headlines, but on the stockmarket money is heading towards — and in some cases returning to — coal, writes Tim Treadgold.
Coal power lobby mines new lows in late compo scramble
Foreign multinationals ramped up their rhetoric yesterday in a desperate attempt to scam further compensation from taxpayers under the CPRS for their coal-fired power generation assets.
Colebatch: Don’t let the mining boom blow up in our face
Asia’s growth is ensuring the continuation of the Australian mineral boom, but we need to train more workers — since immigration is not popular — and also protect our other industries, argues Tim Colebatch.
Buy our brown coal! Now cleaning up on eBay
Victoria’s 13 billion tonnes of unallocated brown coal are now listed as an eBay item, under the seller name “BrumbyGovt”. Bids are open for the next seven days. The starting price is $1,000,000, writes Greg Foyster.
Queensland farmers rise up to take on the miners
Queensland’s Surat Basin has the third largest energy resource in the world but farm groups are warning that mining areas risk catastrophic environmental damage to food-producing areas, reports Amanda Gearing.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The Left
Crikey readers debate Guy Rundle’s views on the Left. Plus, discrimination debate and the full time mess that is dealing with Centrelink.
Frontier Economics: what is the plan?
Labor’s ETS plan helps individuals not business. The Frontier Economics carbon policy plan is complex but businesses won’t suffer the same economic loss, writes Alan Kohler.
Value for money in the budget? Solar vs. Coal
The energy revolution is happening, but Rudd and Swan are still hedging their bets, writes John Hepburn.
The Chinese want less steel from us
Is the mining boom over?
Fitzgerald: Do we really need emissions trading?
In a macroeconomic environment where the Australian Government is trying to balance excessive demand pressures of the growth States against the subdued performance of the southern States, emissions trading will only make the task harder, writes Ross Fitzgerald.
