Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
mining, Tag
- Western Australia port to get $16.8m government loan to support oil and gas Tue, 10 Oct 17, 1:01pmSubsidised loan to Onslow Marine Support Base is first from controversial $5bn Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility
- BHP agrees to rethink its links to Minerals Council of Australia Tue, 19 Sep 17, 4:54pmMining giant will clarify how its position on climate and energy policy differs from the industry bodies to which it belongs
- Miner supplying Mt Piper power station seeks urgent hearing over invalid licence Fri, 15 Sep 17, 12:46pmCentennial Coal, whose licence was ruled invalid after its Springvale mine was found to be polluting Sydney’s water, wants matter resolved in two weeks
- Nationals to call for final energy policy solution Wed, 6 Sep 17, 5:12pmThe National Party membership will use its federal conference this weekend to pressure politicians to finalise energy policy, and to push for more coal-fired power stations in regional areas.
- Nationals to call for urgent action on energy at conference Wed, 6 Sep 17, 5:12pmThe National Party membership will use its federal conference this weekend to call for an end to the energy policy vacuum, with more 'clean' coal-fired power stations in regional areas.
- Glencore document suggests mine site could revert to NT before rehabilitation complete Fri, 25 Aug 17, 5:40pmExclusive: Risk assessment table indicates Glencore may have little or no involvement after McArthur River Mine’s life ends
- Coal in decline: Adani in question and Australia out of step Fri, 25 Aug 17, 4:00amSpecial report: India and China are shifting away from coal imports and coal-fired power while a mega-mine is planned for Queensland. Where does this leave coal in Australia?
- Chile halts $2.5 billion mining project to protect endangered Humboldt Penguins Thu, 24 Aug 17, 3:45amGood news for environmentalists and the animals they seek to protect - the Chilean government recently halted a $2.5 billion mining project which would have destroyed the habitat of the very rare Humboldt penguins. The Dominga...
- Glencore's Wandoan coalmine wins approval from Queensland government Wed, 9 Aug 17, 1:02pmDecision enrages environmental groups, with Lock the Gate calling it a ‘very dark day for farming’ in the state
- Religious leaders occupy environment minister's office to protest Carmichael coalmine Tue, 25 Jul 17, 10:34amRabbi, Uniting church reverend, former Catholic priest and Buddhist leader call for Frydenberg to withdraw support for mine
- Energy economics group says export market for Australian coal will decline Wed, 12 Jul 17, 4:00amOffice of the chief economist projects market will grow by 8.7% by 2022, but Institute for Energy Economics says this is based on out of date analysis
- Water-purifying tower could heal landscapes scarred by acid mine drainage in South Africa Mon, 3 Jul 17, 9:23pmJohannesburg, South Africa was built on mining. The gold mining industry began there in the late 1800s, and the city still feels the impact of acid mine drainage, which pollutes the local water supply and scars the environment....
- Rio Tinto bidding war: Glencore offers US$100m more for Australian coalmines Sun, 11 Jun 17, 4:59pmMiner initially said it was selling Coal & Allied to Yancoal, which is majority controlled by China’s Yanzhou Coal
- Adani gives 'green light' to $16bn Carmichael coal mine Tue, 6 Jun 17, 12:25pmQueensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Adani officially announce the company’s intention to invest in the proposed Galilee basin mega-mine
- Medical experts say lending to Adani is the same as supporting big tobacco Tue, 6 Jun 17, 8:13amHigh-profile doctors say Carmichael coalmine poses a ‘grave danger to public health’, including from air pollution and black lung disease