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Fat wages threaten AUD$200 billion in mining and energy projects

High wages and a shortage of skilled workers in Australia threaten AUD$200 billion in mining and energy projects according to the founder […]

Marc Howe | October 31, 2012 | 12:18 am

Oldest nuclear plant in US on alert as Hurricane Sandy lifts water levels

The Oyster Creek nuclear plant in New Jersey was placed on alert on Monday night as Hurricane Sandy sent water rising 6 feet above sea level.

Marc Howe | October 30, 2012 | 4:56 am

Yuan’s rise to historic highs could lend impetus to China’s overseas buying spree

The Chinese yuan hit historic highs against the US dollar on the inter-bank spot market on Monday, rising to RMB6.2371 per dollar […]

Marc Howe | October 30, 2012 | 1:01 am

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 […]

Marc Howe | October 28, 2012 | 11:27 pm

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.

Marc Howe | October 28, 2012 | 11:09 pm

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

Michael Allan McCrae | October 28, 2012 | 6:05 pm

More than a dozen nuclear power plants in Sandy’s path

Landfall expected Sunday night

Michael Allan McCrae | October 27, 2012 | 8:30 pm

Years away: Kloppers says BHP waiting for new technology before Olympic Dam decision

If you're spending $33 billion you want to do it as efficiently as possible.

Frik Els | October 25, 2012 | 8:01 pm

Cheaper commodities won’t kill off Australia’s mining boom

Australian Resources Minister Martin Ferguson says the onset of an era of low commodities prices does not spell the end of the country's China-backed mining boom.

Marc Howe | October 25, 2012 | 12:39 am

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