October 29, 2012

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…

October 29, 2012

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…

October 29, 2012

Geologist Merrill McHenry keeps his eye on the Guerrero Gold Belt

Millions of years ago, tectonic events created significant gold and silver mineralization in the Guerrero Gold Belt in Mexico. Today, two gold companies have reported 16 Moz of gold there.

October 29, 2012

Endocoal board backs $73.4 million takeover bid from Chinese

A Chinese-joint venture in Australia has made a USD$73.4 million takeover bid for Queensland's Endocoal (ASX:EOC).

October 28, 2012

Is the United States turning into a Petro-state?

Matt Stroller at Naked Capitalist asks whether the United States is gradually transforming into a resource extraction economy with a more oligarchic […]

October 28, 2012

French scientists transform H20 into gold

Scientists from France's Ecole Polytechnique have developed a remarkable new technology which extracts trace amounts of gold from industrial waste water.

October 28, 2012

The ‘water alchemists’ in the new wild west

Producing oil and gas without water is impossible

October 28, 2012

Peak oil may already be here, and the knock on effect could range from bad to truly awful

Just a one percentage point decline in oil production generates an immediate oil price spike of over 60 percent

October 28, 2012

Brown, Obama Under Fire for Hurting Ohio Coal Families

President Barack Obama and Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown have been hostile towards the coal industry

October 28, 2012

Coal port debate packs Squalicum High School

Close to 2,000 people participate in public meeting to identify concerns about the Gateway Pacific Terminal coal export pier