August 18, 2023

Teck planning full exit from coal business, in event of partial sale will spin off remainder

The Vancouver-based miner has been entertaining a variety of bids for its metallurgical coal business since late April after an earlier restructuring plan failed.

August 18, 2023

Rule that rocked global carbon market softened in Zimbabwe

The country now says it will accept a smaller share of revenue and has begun the process of reinstating scrapped projects.

August 17, 2023

Australia’s Aboriginal groups gaining bigger voice in new energy deals

Aboriginal groups have so far had limited say in mega-projects rolled out across Indigenous lands.

August 16, 2023

Australian coal miner’s plans may double its methane emissions, Ember says

Whitehaven's ambitious expansion plans would potentially put it at odds with Canberra’s commitment to slash releases of the potent greenhouse gas.

August 16, 2023

Teck and Norden team up to reduce carbon emissions

The agreement is expected to reduce annual emissions from Teck shipments handled by Norden by 25%, or up to 6,700 tonnes of CO2.

August 13, 2023

Mussel-inspired technology efficiently recovers neodymium from wastewater

Researchers at Penn State University developed a new mussel-inspired nanocellulose coating that has demonstrated "remarkable, even surprising" ability to recover rare earth elements.

August 12, 2023

Solar built on trash offers solution to renewable energy’s space problem

A new solar farm east of London is the size of 28 football fields and sits atop a 5 million-ton trash heap.

August 10, 2023

Rio Tinto to build Canada’s largest solar plant to power Diavik mine

The facility will be equipped with bi-facial panels that can also generate energy from the light that reflects off the snow.

August 10, 2023

Grand Canyon monument won’t stop mining companies’ thirst for US uranium

US President Joe Biden this week named a new federal monument covering nearly 1 million acres near Grand Canyon.

August 10, 2023

EV revolution puts US Indigenous communities at risk – study

New research shows that lithium and cobalt deposits in the US are located in or near tribal lands, including sacred and culturally important sites.