Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
mining, Tag
- 'The forest is everything': indigenous tribes in India battle to save their home from Adani – in pictures Fri, 20 Mar 20, 12:11pmAustralian photographer Brian Cassey visits Hasdeo Arand, one of the largest contiguous stretches of dense forest in central India. The area is rich in biodiversity, containing many threatened species including elephants,...
- Canadian mining giant withdraws plans for C$20bn tar sands project Tue, 25 Feb 20, 2:36amTeck Resources’ surprise decision drew outrage from politicians in oil-rich Alberta and cheers from environmental groups
- Rio Tinto's new mine will be solar powered, company says Fri, 21 Feb 20, 8:09amGlobal mining giant Rio Tinto has unveiled plans for a large solar farm to feed its new iron ore mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
- Coal giant Glencore says its carbon emissions will fall 30% by 2035 Wed, 19 Feb 20, 7:14amMiner will not set climate targets, but will produce less coal as reserves are depleted
- Glencore says its carbon emissions will fall 30% by 2035 Wed, 19 Feb 20, 5:08amMiner will not set climate targets, but will produce less coal as reserves are depleted
- Australia's first mine to be powered by wind turbines to save millions Thu, 13 Feb 20, 7:05pmAustralia's largest hybrid renewable energy microgrid is nearly complete, with gigantic wind turbines being installed this week at the Agnew gold mine in WA.
- Wind turbines under construction for the Agnew project Thu, 13 Feb 20, 7:05pmThe turbines will be used as part of a hybrid renewable energy system to power the remote Agnew gold mine in the northern Goldfields.
- 'Bring it on': Minerals Council NT backs world's biggest solar farm in the Barkly Tue, 11 Feb 20, 12:14pmPlans to build the world's largest solar farm in the Northern Territory receive support from what seems an unlikely ally.
- Trump finalizes plans to open Utah monuments for mining and drilling Fri, 7 Feb 20, 9:10amLawsuits are pending from groups who have challenged the constitutionality of shrinking Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante
- How the race for cobalt risks turning it from miracle metal to deadly chemical Wed, 18 Dec 19, 7:00pmAs a case in the US alleges links between tech companies and child miners in Congo, the Guardian’s global environment editor assesses the dangers of element in high demand for batteries
- New coalmines in Queensland don’t help existing communities, they hurt them | Richard Denniss Wed, 11 Dec 19, 3:37pmInstead of subsidising new mines, imagine if we tried to protect existing coal communities and the environment at the same time
- Farmers in NSW's Bylong Valley fear for water and prime land if coalfields developed Wed, 11 Dec 19, 6:07pmState’s powerful advisory body has recommended development of Wollar and Hawkins-Rumker coalfields
- Minimalist home in the Brazilian countryside is made from mining waste Sat, 7 Dec 19, 5:30amBrazilian architectural firm Gustavo Penna Arquiteto e Associados (GPA&A) has unveiled a tiny, minimalist home with a small stature that conceals a powerhouse of sustainable design...
- King coal no more as insurer Axa vows to divest from fossil fuel Thu, 28 Nov 19, 4:17amGroup says it will phase out investments, and underwriting of companies that back coal
- No Plan B for Planet A Tue, 26 Nov 19, 5:00pmReplacing fossil fuels with “renewable” energy would devastate the only planet we’ve got Paul Driessen Environmentalists and Green New Deal proponents like to say we must take care of the Earth, because “There is...