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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

US nuclear power generation up 10% by 2035

Despite renewables and natural gas nipping at its heals, nuclear power will still see 10% growth by 2035.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 26, 2012 | 6:10 am

Dr Caterpillar’s chart says the global economy is going to get much sicker. And soon

But management of the equipment behemoth has stuck to their forecasts for a record-breaking year.

Frik Els | June 25, 2012 | 11:22 pm

Uranium market to pick up as reactors come back

Australia-based Foster Stockbroking said Tuesday that an industry-wide restart would boost global uranium demand by 30 million pounds a year which could act as a catalyst to flagging uranium prices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2012 | 2:43 pm

Maybe solar could take out nuclear

Business Insider's Gregor MacDonald was amazed at solar power's break out in the last energy report from BP, and he wonders if more traditional power sources that are hobbled by cost, regulation and uncertainty will lose to solar power.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 19, 2012 | 5:16 am

End of the supercycle is also spelling the end of radical resource nationalism

"Natural resources companies with a pipeline of, say, five projects in five different countries are now likely to build just two or three of those. Thus, executives have the power to cherry pick which combination of country and project offers the best returns."

Frik Els | June 17, 2012 | 8:32 pm

Japan’s restart, supply shortages could see uranium price return to $70

Apart from developments in Japan and the expiry of the Russia-US nuclear weapons agreement Beijing restarting its construction programme after a review will support oxide prices.

Frik Els | June 17, 2012 | 6:33 pm

Uranium focus as reactors restart

The Australian | June 14, 2012 | 2:30 am

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