Given the coal shoulder THE COAL TRUTH Simon Birmingham has urged Chinese authorities to “immediately rule out” reports in state-run outlet The Global Times that Australian coal exports have been formally blocked. Following months of “go slow” orders on Australia’s $14 billion export industry, China’s National Development and Reform Commission told 10 local power plants on Saturday to begin importing coal without clearance restrictions for countries “except for Australia”, a list which will reportedly include Mongolia, Indonesia, and Russia. In other energy news: Dan Andrew...