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Global coal phase-out to cost between $200 billion, $2 trillion – study

Over $200 billion will be given as compensation to workers and local communities affected by coal phase-out programs globally, new research has […]

Staff Writer | May 16, 2024 | 6:06 am

Almost $500 million granted by US government to clean energy projects on mine land

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $475…

Staff Writer | March 22, 2024 | 6:06 am

Solar power becomes coal’s greatest competitor in Asia-Pacific – report

A recent report by Wood Mackenzie shows that the cost…

Staff Writer | March 3, 2024 | 4:44 am

Emissions reach lowest level in 70 years due to sharp decline in coal use in Germany

An unexpectedly sharp decline in coal use led to a…

Staff Writer | January 7, 2024 | 6:45 am

Hundreds of homes in northern England now use coal mine water heat

Six months after it started operating, the United Kingdom’s first…

Staff Writer | October 15, 2023 | 3:55 am

How coal mine drainage can become a source of rare earths

A recent study published in the journal Environmental Engineering Science presents a novel process for extracting rare-earth elements from coal mine drainage. […]

Staff Writer | January 4, 2023 | 7:15 am

Australia takes serious look at its carbon sequestration potential

Nature-based carbon sequestration technologies such as permanent plantings and farm forestry, currently provide significant potential for Australia to reach net-zero emissions, a […]

Staff Writer | December 30, 2022 | 9:34 am

Colombian municipalities affected by exit of Glencore’s subsidiary demand smooth transition into non-mining activities

The mayors of five municipalities that fall within the Cesar mining corridor, in northern Colombia, have asked the Gustavo Petro government to […]

Staff Writer | December 29, 2022 | 11:46 am

How virtual reality makes geology more accessible

Geologists at the University of Washington have completed a virtual field visit to the Whaleback anticline in Pennsylvania, where decades of coal […]

Staff Writer | December 22, 2022 | 7:38 am

Researchers chart environmentally friendlier methods to produce nitrogen fertilizer

Researchers at ETH Zurich and the Carnegie Institution for Science have shown how nitrogen fertilizer could be produced more sustainably, thus reducing […]

Staff Writer | December 21, 2022 | 7:07 am

Teck sells closed Quintette coal mine for $120 million

Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A | TECK.B) (NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, has reached a deal to sell its closed Quintette steelmaking coal mine […]

Staff Writer | December 20, 2022 | 3:48 am

CR Mining offers bucket and lip combo “to rule them all”

CR Mining is constantly on the lookout for opportunities to innovate with the world’s best miners and suppliers to find the next […]

Marilyn Scales | November 7, 2022 | 11:31 am

Aluminum-based material can scrub CO2 from coal-fired power plants’ exhaust

An international team of researchers is proposing the idea of using aluminum formate – a metal-organic framework (MOF) – to remove carbon […]

Staff Writer | November 6, 2022 | 7:40 am

Coal ash pollution affecting lakes for longer than previously thought

Researchers at Duke University and Appalachian State University ran an analysis of sediments from five North Carolina lakes near coal-burning power plants […]

Staff Writer | October 20, 2022 | 5:05 am

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Global coal phase-out to cost between $200 billion, $2 trillion – study

Almost $500 million granted by US government to clean energy projects on mine land

Solar power becomes coal’s greatest competitor in Asia-Pacific – report

Emissions reach lowest level in 70 years due to sharp decline in coal use in Germany

Hundreds of homes in northern England now use coal mine water heat

How coal mine drainage can become a source of rare earths

Australia takes serious look at its carbon sequestration potential

Colombian municipalities affected by exit of Glencore’s subsidiary demand smooth transition into non-mining activities

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