Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
mining, Tag
- Meet the Queenslanders changing the energy mix Tue, 4 Jun 19, 6:47amIn Queensland's coal heartland, a number of locals are trading in their mining jobs to work in the renewables sector.
- Great Britain records two weeks of coal-free electricity generation Sat, 1 Jun 19, 1:29amEngland, Scotland and Wales went for two weeks without coal at 3.12pm on Friday
- Great Britain records two weeks of coal-free electricity generation Sat, 1 Jun 19, 1:29amEngland, Scotland and Wales went for two weeks without coal at 3.12pm on Friday
- Demand for sand: the largest mining industry no one talks about Fri, 24 May 19, 1:30amThe world’s largest and perhaps most destructive mining industry is rarely discussed. Approximately 85 percent of all material mined from the earth is a simple and widely available resource: sand. Because it is so cheap...
- BHP warns investors coal could be phased out 'sooner than expected' Wed, 22 May 19, 4:45pmMining giant loses its appetite for thermal coal and will turn instead to oil, copper and nickel
- 'Fed up': Queensland premier calls for Adani coalmine approvals timeline this week Wed, 22 May 19, 12:59pmAnnastacia Palaszczuk says state ‘needs some certainty’ about timing of outstanding approvals
- Green batteries? Renewable energy storage will cost nature Tue, 21 May 19, 1:30amOur quest to save the world by achieving 100 percent renewable energy will unfortunately also be devastating for the environment. An increase in renewable energy means an increase in the need for batteries to power electric...
- On the road with Bob Brown's Stop Adani Convoy: Hobart to Clermont – in pictures Mon, 6 May 19, 4:51pmPhotographer Matthew Newton travelled alongside the 5,000-strong protest against Adani’s proposed Carmichael coalmine, which left Hobart on 17 April before making its way to Clermont in central Queensland and on to Canberra,...
- Japan to oppose new or expanded coal-fired power plants in blow to Australian exports Sun, 31 Mar 19, 2:50pmAustralia’s top export market for thermal coal gives further signs of dramatic energy pivot to renewables
- 'Out of line': top Australian companies accused of undermining Paris deal Mon, 25 Mar 19, 4:00amAction group Market Forces urges shareholders to divest holdings in 22 ‘uninvestables’
- Deep coal mine gets go ahead in Cumbria despite protests Wed, 20 Mar 19, 6:27amEnvironmental campaigners say backing for Woodhouse colliery cannot be justified
- Energy analysts forecast 'the end of coal' in Asia as Japanese investors back renewables Mon, 18 Mar 19, 11:19amAustralia’s largest export customer for thermal coal is scrapping plans to build power plants
- Emissions reduction fund to pay for fossil fuel plant that would be built anyway Mon, 25 Feb 19, 11:37amExclusive: miner Gold Fields to get $1m from Coalition fund for gas power plant for its Western Australian mine
- Glencore pressured to withdraw from new coalmines to prove climate change commitment Thu, 21 Feb 19, 4:35pmAustralia’s largest coal producer says decision to cap production doesn’t mean it intends to drop greenfield coal projects
- The win to stop the Rocky Hill coalmine happened in the right place and just in time | Elaine Johnson Mon, 11 Feb 19, 1:51pmThe reasons the mine was rejected have made international news. So how did we get here?