Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
mining, Tag
- 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...
- From China to the outback: Logistical nightmare behind transport of gigantic wind turbines Sun, 24 Nov 19, 12:01pmThe first leg of the journey from China is complete but workers are now faced with the giant challenge of trucking five wind turbines more than 630 kilometres inland to a remote mine site in Western Australia.
- Government under fire for approval of new coalmine in Cumbria Sun, 3 Nov 19, 11:36pmDecision coincides with net-zero emissions review and is branded ‘backwards step’
- Labor accused of 'sucking up to coal lobby' as MPs go on the road with Minerals Council Wed, 30 Oct 19, 1:50pmGreens say ALP voters should despair as four MPs tour Queensland mines with lobby group
- BHP plans to replace coal with renewables at two huge copper mines in Chile Tue, 22 Oct 19, 11:10amMining giant says contracts will cut energy prices by 20% and save 3m tonnes of carbon
- Clive Palmer company reapplies for mine four times size of Adani's Carmichael Tue, 22 Oct 19, 4:00amExclusive: public notice on proposal was placed in classifieds of paper in Queensland town of Emerald
- Mining firms worked to kill off climate action in Australia, says ex-PM Thu, 10 Oct 19, 10:00pmKevin Rudd says industry still has huge influence in a country beset by climate policy torpor
- NSW considers laws to stop courts and planners blocking coalmines on climate grounds Wed, 2 Oct 19, 4:00amMove comes after Minerals Council attacked planning decisions that cited carbon emissions as a reason for rejecting or imposing conditions on a mine
- 'Human rights before mining rights': German villagers take on coal firm Mon, 30 Sep 19, 11:48pmResidents say they will not be ousted by energy firm seeking to expand the Garzweiler mine
- It was an ideal place for our children to grow up – but the coalmine has silenced our schoolyard | Alison Smiles-Schmidt Thu, 19 Sep 19, 12:39pmThe permanent closure of our school is imminent, yet some call this progress. I call it an emergency and a lesson to learn from the story of Wollar
- Fracking plans near Adani coalmine raise new environmental fears Wed, 18 Sep 19, 12:51pmEnvironmentalists are concerned gas extraction near the Carmichael site will compound the impacts of coalmining on the Galilee Basin