December 27, 2011 Greenhouse gases released from coal or hydraulic fracturing: researchers tussle over which is greater A Pennsylvania research group has challenged the findings from Cornell University, which found that the carbon footprint of natural gas derived from shale is greater than the production of coal.
December 26, 2011 Older, dirtier coal plants about to take their last bow In a ruling that will be felt most heavily by older coal-burning power plants, the United States Environmetal Protection Agency announced new regulations last week to limit emissions of toxic…
December 26, 2011 Australia told to make use of brown coal reserves It is reported that a mining company has told a parliamentary committee Victoria needs to make more productive use of its coal reserves. Exergen is lobbying the State Government for…
December 26, 2011 Coal mine incident kills another labor in Baghlan province According to reports, another Afghan coal mine labor was killed at northern Nahrin district of Baghlan province during the rescue efforts on Saturday evening. The latest casualty tolls up the…
December 26, 2011 Thermal coal miner Ambre plans Australian public offer It is reported that thermal coal miner and exporter Ambre Energy is running a beauty parade of advisors for an initial public offering on the Australian Securities Exchange slated for…
December 25, 2011 Coal India will switch to new pricing mechanism from Jan The Coal India Ltd headquarters at Kolkata. (file photo) – A. Roy Chowdhury Co says gross calorific value-based system to be ‘revenue neutral' Coal India Ltd is believed to be…
December 25, 2011 With mining sector in pits, GDP growth to take big hit An unprecedented crackdown on corruption in India's mining industry, led by the Supreme Court and state-level agencies such as Karnataka's Lokayukta, coupled with rigorous enforcement of environmental norms is resulting…
December 24, 2011 Mining companies back friend’s bid for senate The violation notices keep coming in: broken safety equipment, underground roof collapses, dangerous levels of carbon monoxide — each a hint of […]
December 24, 2011 Osum Oil Sands closes $500M private placement; new investors include government of Singapore Canada-based Osum Oil Sands Corp. has entered into definitive agreements with a group of investors to issue, on a private placement basis, $500 million in equity securities. The financing was…
December 24, 2011 Politics Stamps Out Oil Sands Pipeline, Yet It Seems Likely to Endure pipeline project is dead forever? Will it curb the inexorable global demand for the exploitation of Canada?s huge oil sands deposits? Will it affect the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide…
Column: EV revolution rolls on but battery metals lose their charge It should only be a matter of time before demand momentum absorbs the current supply glut, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home. December 20, 2025 | 06:23 am