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De-carbonizing our energy sector

Nuclear energy currently provides around 11 percent of the world's electricity.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | April 4, 2016 | 3:55 pm

TransCanada shuts Keystone pipeline after leak in South Dakota

The Keystone pipeline carries oil south from Canada through eastern…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2016 | 10:13 am

Meet the new system that could cut coal-plant emissions in half

Researchers at the MIT have developed a hybrid system that…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2016 | 9:15 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Receding Arctic ice unlocking fathomless mineral resources

If you don’t mind frost and cost.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2016 | 4:50 am

Anglo American sells majority stake in Australian coal mine

The sale of the Foxleigh mine is part of Anglo’s…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2016 | 3:45 am

Coal slag heap designated World Heritage site

France's Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin—along with its mining pit, workers' quarters and yes, slag heap—now joins The Great Wall and the Great Barrier Reef on UNESCO's World Heritage list.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 2, 2012 | 6:12 pm

Mushrooms stopped coal formation 300 million years ago

Scientists may have solved the riddle why so little coal seemed to form after the end of the carboniferous period.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 1, 2012 | 8:42 pm

Australia’s carbon emission tax kicks in

After years of political wrangling, the Minerals Resource Rent Tax or MRRT takes affect as the country's largest polluters will now pay A$23 for every tonne of greenhouse gas they produce.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 1, 2012 | 4:26 pm

Japan restarts first nuclear reactor since crisis

Ohi nuclear plant’s reactor No. 3 was restarted on Sunday, the first nuclear reactor to power back up after Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 1, 2012 | 10:06 am

Opposition victory in Mongolia vote promises greater share of mining profits for citizens

The opposition Democratic Party declared victory in yesterday’s parliamentary elections over Mongolia’s ruling party in a highly disputed election that focused on how to better share profits from a conflict-ridden mining industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2012 | 5:05 pm

Last coal train marks end of 250 years of Saarland mining

The last ten wagons of around 1,000 tonnes of coal trundled out of the Duhamel shaft, marking the end of a 250-year history of mining in the region.

The Local Germany | June 29, 2012 | 3:36 pm

Car drivers filling up with natural gas not likely: Exxon Mobil’s CEO

People will learn to adapt to a warmer climate and car drivers will not be retrofitting their vehicles to fill up with natural gas, said Exxon Mobil's CEO, Rex Tillerson, who spoke on a wide range of topics at the Council of Foreign Relations on Wednesday.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 29, 2012 | 7:25 am

Environmental coordinators make $96,000 per year: Canadian wage survey round up for miners

An insight into the salaries of technical, managerial and administrative folk who work on Canadian Mines.

Jack Caldwell | June 28, 2012 | 10:20 pm

Obamacare ruling means little known black lung provision survives

The dramatic announcement that the president's signature achievement, the Affordable Health Care Act, is constitutional also means that benefits for black lung victims will stay put.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 28, 2012 | 7:50 pm

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