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Today’s downturn sets markets up for a dramatic oil price spike

Oil and gas companies have gutted their capex budgets, necessary moves as drillers went deep into the red following the crash in oil prices. But the sharp cutback in investment means that huge volumes of oil that would have otherwise come online in five or ten years now will remain…

Rio cautious on outlook as earnings halve

"The global economy seems stuck in a subdued low-productivity growth…

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CHART: The gold price may grab headlines, but coal's rally…

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Park to replace infamous tar ponds in Nova Scotia

Canadian authorities revealed Sunday plans for the final portion of tar ponds clean-up in the province of Nova Scotia, which will see $17 million spent on a park, sports field and an outdoor stage and amphitheatre, as part of a project to revitalize an area where a former steel mill left behind contaminated soil.

New Bolivian law poses serious challenges for mining companies

Bolivia has passed this month the world's first ruling that grants all nature equal rights to humans. The “Law of Mother Earth,” agreed by politicians and grassroots social groups, redefines the South American nation's mineral deposits as "blessings" and is supposed to lead to radical new conservation and social measures to reduce pollution and control industry.