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- In blow to climate campaigners, state encourages miners to ramp up output to avert winter gas crisis
- What burns beneath: the deadly threat of underground coal fires to children in Zimbabwe Wed, 15 Dec 21, 6:30pmAlisha was eight when she died after being badly burned near a coal mine in Hwange. Families who live in fear of the ground opening up under their children’s feet say more must be done
- Battery power: five innovations for cleaner, greener electric vehicles Fri, 26 Nov 21, 8:00pmEVs are seen as key in transition to low-carbon economy, but as their human and environmental costs become clearer, can new tech help?
- How high will emissions be from Woodside’s giant new gas project in Western Australia? | Temperature Check Thu, 25 Nov 21, 10:02amThe company argues gas will do more than other sources of energy to help the world reach net zero – but it’s only comparing it with coal
- How high will emissions be from Woodside’s giant new gas project in Western Australia? Thu, 25 Nov 21, 10:02amThe company argues gas will do more than other sources of energy to help the world reach net zero – but it’s only comparing it with coal
- Woodside BHP forge ahead on Scarborough gas project in WA Mon, 22 Nov 21, 9:34pmThe Scarborough field will be one of the biggest fossil fuel developments to be built in Australia in a decade
- Aussie ABC: “A renewable energy revolution is powering Australia’s $720bn mining and resources industry” Tue, 16 Nov 21, 9:00amExcept when it isn’t: “fossil fuels — particularly gas — would still be needed at many remote resources projects for some time yet.” A renewable energy revolution is powering Australia’s…
- How the rise of copper reveals clean energy’s dark side Tue, 9 Nov 21, 9:00pmAs the world shifts to wind energy and electric cars, demand for the conductive metal has increased. But mining copper brings its own environmental hazards
- Texas State Geologist Scott Tinker: The Bad Assumptions Underpinning COP26 and the Impending Energy Train Wreck Tue, 2 Nov 21, 4:00amGuest “Reality can be a harsh teacher” by David Middleton The world is already in an “energy crisis” of sorts due to the tremendous misallocation of capital from functioning energy…
- ‘Ignored for 70 years’: human rights group to investigate uranium contamination on Navajo Nation Wed, 27 Oct 21, 9:20pmBoost for advocates’ group is step further in decades-long fight against mining pollution
- Mining in Minnesota halts as government considers 20-year ban Sat, 23 Oct 21, 4:30amThe Biden administration is considering a U.S. Forest Service application requesting a 20-year mining ban on national forest land in Minnesota. The agency wants over 200,000 acres of land south of the Boundary Waters in Minnesota...
- Coal-state Democrat set to scupper Biden clean energy plans Sun, 17 Oct 21, 8:00amWhite House forced to rewrite domestic bill as it makes late bid to secure backing for international deal
- Australia’s continued love affair with coal Wed, 13 Oct 21, 3:30amAs the world begins to move away from coal, with more countries vowing to be coal-free by 2030, Australia stands in stark contrast. The federal environment minister Sussan Ley recently approved four new coal projects in one...
- Largest nature reserve in Jordan threatened by copper mining Wed, 6 Oct 21, 2:30amDana Biosphere Reserve is the largest and most ecologically diverse protected region in Jordan. The reserve extends over 300 square kilometers and includes a mix of natural features that give it its natural beauty. The shallow...
- As the transition away from fossil fuels accelerates, what will happen to coal-mining communities? Sun, 3 Oct 21, 7:34amThe end of coal-fired electricity is clearly on the horizon, but for Australian townships dependent on the fossil fuel industry, the future is looking more hazy.