Treasure Hunt – Nova Scotia: Canada’s first mining frontier

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng suggested the government would move to block the mine application.

Maps produced by SkeenaWild and the BC Mining Law Reform Network show that the mine waste sites threaten to pollute waters, fish habitat and communities across British Columbia.

A public inquiry will be held into plans for the UK's first deep coal mine in 30 years after government U-turn.

The ICLED-based sensor is able to detect methane concentrations as low as 0.1 parts per million.

The eye-popping figure pales in comparison to the astronomical $1 trillion in coal investments held by 4,488 institutional investors as of January this year.

The miner beat expectations with a small fall in 2020 earnings, but boosted dividend as soaring commodity prices helped it recover from covid-19 disruptions in the first half of the year.

Ten years after the adoption of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), a new study shows that large mining companies have failed to translate promises to communities into action plans.

Russian researchers found that adding copper salts to coal reduces the content of unburnt carbon in ash residue by 3.1 times and CO content by 40%.

The same week Glencore said it will abandon its coal mining interests in Colombia amid dropping profits, the country launched a proposal for its first battery storage system.