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Transportation about to pass power generation as biggest source of U.S. CO2 emissions

2016 shaping up to be the first year in nearly 40 when CO2 emissions from vehicles exceeded pollution from smokestacks.

Andrew Topf | September 26, 2016 | 9:56 pm

Shining a spotlight on mining

Three years ago the mining industry was firmly on the…

GE | September 26, 2016 | 2:52 pm

Stunning coking coal rally wreaks havoc in steel, iron ore

Coking coal/iron ore ratio at 16-year low.

Frik Els | September 26, 2016 | 7:02 am

Chinese coal companies to boost thermal coal output to placate steel mills

Cranking up production is actually the opposite of what Beijing…

Andrew Topf | September 25, 2016 | 5:41 pm

Oil sands surplus jamming up pipelines to U.S., pushing more crude into rail cars

Canada is sending a record amount of oil to the…

Globe and Mail | September 25, 2016 | 3:04 pm

Tailings used to strip CO2 in smoke stacks achieve 80 percent efficiency

Strips most of the carbon dioxide from steel, coal and cement plants

Michael Allan McCrae | December 6, 2012 | 9:18 pm

Unplanned maintenance lowers production at Suncor

Guidance lowered

Michael Allan McCrae | December 6, 2012 | 7:41 pm

Mining machinery sits idle as Australia prices itself out of projects

Leading equipment provider reports that third of units sit unleased as project opportunities dry up

Marc Howe | December 6, 2012 | 5:25 am

Investors simply hate Freeport’s $20bn oil-gas buy

Stock closes 16% lower – more than 150 million shares dumped.

Frik Els | December 5, 2012 | 9:34 pm

UK announces controversial shale gas tax breaks

As analysts predicted, UK Chancellor George Osborne used his Autumn Statement Wednesday to announce tax breaks and the creation of a government office to simplify regulation of the unconventional gas sector.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 5, 2012 | 2:52 pm

Gold should be nearing a major bottom

Back in October Market Trend Forecast warned about a likely “ wave 2” correction in Gold. One of their biggest concerns was that the sentiment surveys were running very hot at the time – 88% if advisors polled were bullish on gold.

Market Trend Forecast | December 5, 2012 | 12:42 pm

Norilsk billionaires end dispute as Russian tycoon steps in

Mining billionaire Roman Abramovich, the Russian tycoon who owns the Chelsea soccer club, has stepped into Norilsk Nickel’s long-running management dispute between its two main shareholders by buying a 7.3% stake in the company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2012 | 5:42 pm

INFOGRAPHIC: Chinese investments overseas

China is about to set a record year for outbound M&A, especially if the impending $15.1 billion CNOOC - Nexen deal sees the light before the end of 2012. So where and how much is China investing these days? Firmex came up with a great infographic that explains it all.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2012 | 3:00 pm

Ukraine crushed in $1.1billion fake gas deal

Certainly the folks at Gazprom are having a good snicker, reveling in the mockery that has been made of what should have been a landmark Ukraine-Spain gas deal that would have loosened Russia's gas grip on Kiev.

Oilprice.com | December 4, 2012 | 10:31 am

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