Decades of safety standards, repeated fines, and official oversight have failed to prevent routine illegal practices, concealed operations, and profit-driven disregard for human lives in China’s coal sector.
China’s coal surge as Iran war buffer comes at deadly cost
A catastrophic gas explosion in China’s top coal-producing province exposes the human toll of Beijing’s increased coal output during ongoing disruptions to oil and gas supply.
The bluer the sky, the colder the homes
Despite the success of Beijing’s “blue sky” energy policy, the forced coal-to-gas/electric program has created a significant humanitarian and economic crisis in the rural areas surrounding the capital.
China’s hidden grip on America’s power grid
A new report reveals that nearly half of all solar inverters and battery energy storage systems imported into the U.S. from 2015–2024 came from high-risk Chinese manufacturers.
Maduro, Venezuela, the U.S.—and the oil shock China can’t price in
Maduro’s capture triggers heavy sour crude squeeze as Caribbean tanker routes shift and China’s $17-19B oil-backed loans hang in balance.
Climate lawsuits against U.S. energy giants: a strategic boon for China
Activist-driven litigation threatens to undermine American energy independence while bolstering China’s dominance in green technologies.
How Net Zero is weakening the West
Lessons of the past: principles must be “accompanied by steel along with good intentions,” or liberty itself will wither.
China’s data centres: watts behind the bytes
China’s AI-driven data center boom, powered by coal and prioritized over climate goals, epitomizes the energy paradox of generative AI.
Wang Weiluo on the July flood discharge from Beijing’s reservoirs
Politically driven overfilling, structural flaws, and emergency discharges at several of the city’s reservoirs point to systemic failures in prioritizing water storage capacity over flood safety, says expert.
17 major dams in Beijing release water simultaneously, causing river breaches and leaving hundreds missing
Beijing’s July floods expose systemic failures in flood management and infrastructure prioritization.
China to construct second ship lock at Three Gorges Dam amid growing navigation crisis
Decades-old infrastructure strains under demand. Experts warn new fixes won’t address systemic flaws.
Catastrophe on the roof of the world
China is leveraging its influence to cow criticism of its avaricious projects in one of the world’s most fragile regions.
The CCP weaponizes Nature to mislead scientific community
A CCP-affiliated study touts China’s proposed transboundary Yarlung Tsangpo hydropower project as climate-resilient, but critics decry claims as biased propaganda that ignores grave issues and violations.
Is Canada about to lose its Arctic?
Sovereignty over Canada’s Arctic is now up for grabs, with China among the contenders.
A case of “extreme nationalism”
China’s planned transboundary Yarlung Tsangpo hydropower project in occupied Tibet is less about energy demand and conservation and more a case of “extreme nationalism,” a new report argues.
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