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Virginia’s Wise County needs to transition out of coal – report

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis says Dominion Energy's Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center is at risk of closure.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 17, 2020 | 6:15 am

Newcrest signs 15-year renewable power deal for Cadia

This deal is expected to deliver an approximate 20% reduction…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 16, 2020 | 9:18 am

British Columbia to double carbon tax in four years

Tax will need to go to $80 per tonne by…

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | December 15, 2020 | 2:53 pm

Canada launches Mining Energy Benchmarking Platform

Platform enables analysis of power generation and consumption at mine…

MINING.com Editor | December 15, 2020 | 12:30 pm

Oil sands win Wall Street favour after years in shale’s shadow

Canadian producers are emerging from 2020’s historic market crash with…

Bloomberg News | December 14, 2020 | 6:07 am

Miners frozen out as South Africa readies empowerment rules

Mining companies in South Africa have been frozen out of consultation over regulatory changes that could dilute shareholders, raise costs and impose new levies to fund community development.

Bloomberg News | May 31, 2017 | 1:36 pm

Regional integration key to unlocking economic potential in Latin America

There is a critical need for large-scale investment and regional integration to unlock greater economic potential and mitigate risks for the energy sector in Latin America and the Caribbean, report shows.

World Energy Council | May 31, 2017 | 8:30 am

Kinder Morgan Canada falls in trading debut on concerns over Trans Mountain project

Construction of the $7.4 billion project is scheduled to begin in September and should be completed by December 2019.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2017 | 10:15 am

Coal mine openings in the US inject some hope into beleaguered sector

Corsa Coal’s Acosta Deep mine, to begin operations in June, will create about 600 jobs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2017 | 4:18 am

Goodbye smokestacks: Startup invents zero-emission fossil fuel power

Zero-emission fossil fuel power sounds like an oxymoron. But when that 25-megawatt demonstration plant is fired up later this year, it will burn natural gas in pure oxygen.

Science Magazine | May 29, 2017 | 12:05 pm

Even with iron ore prices diving, NASA fast tracks mission to $10,000 quadrillion asteroid

If NASA is successful in its mission to 16 Psyche, one of the most massive asteroids found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, humans will have a first ever chance of exploring a world made of iron, not rock or ice.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2017 | 10:15 am

China’s coal-rich Shanxi province to halt or slow mines construction until 2020

Shanxi province accounts for about 25% of China's coal output and has vowed to cut 20 million tonnes of overcapacity this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2017 | 4:38 am

Here’s why I think renewable energy is finally living up to hype

Global markets have steadily been adding renewables such as wind and solar to their energy mix for several years now, but according to a handful of new reports, 2016 might have been the tipping point.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | May 26, 2017 | 10:14 am

Panel looks to overhaul Canadian oil and gas project approvals

Only after a project got a conditional yes or no from the federal government would it enter a two-year environmental review.

Business In Vancouver - Nelson Bennett | May 25, 2017 | 10:42 am

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