China and India could destabilize global coal market

US appeal court judges have ruled that a case seeking a resumption of licensing work for a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain will be put on hold, despite agreeing that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission cannot legally give up work on the application.

Gina Rinehart, iron ore magnate and Asia's wealthiest woman, sold a controlling stake in her Galilee coal assets nearly a year ago to GVK Group, run by Indian billionaire GV Krishna Reddy.

With the Northern Gateway Pipeline facing political hurdles, the Premier of the Northwest Territories, Bob McLeod, said moving Alberta's oil and gas via a pipeline in the Northwest Territories is an option.

Six coal miner died after 100 tonnes of coal collapsed at a mine in northern Mexico, located in the State of Coahuila.

Former president Nambaryn Enkhbayar was found guilty on corruption charges and sentenced to four years in prison just weeks after he made a political comeback with his Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party as the junior partner in the new ruling coalition.

Two of the German reactors ordered to shut after Fukushima will be dismantled as soon as possible. EnBW has applied for permission to do the work and said it has more than enough funds set aside.

India's tiger population has dwindled from tens of thousands a century ago to a mere 1,411 according to the last official census.

In 2011 gold-mine production came in at an all-time record high. And in 2012 experts anticipate production to be even higher, edging above the previous year’s 87m-ounce tally. From the looks of it, the major source of gold’s supply is in fine fettle. But is the gold-mining industry truly healthy?

Half of British Columbians could be convinced that building the Northern Gateway Pipeline is a good idea, as long as economic and environmental considerations are addressed, but Premier Christy Clark can't capitalize.