November 13, 2011 Radioactive sludge seeping from hundreds of Johannesburg mines compared to Chernobyl Business Times reports thousands of people face evacuation from greater Johannesburg in the Gauteng province – the economic heartland of South Africa – due to toxic sludge from abandoned gold…
November 13, 2011 Native community resists BC premier’s China-backed coal-mine plans The Globe & Mail reports this week, British Columbia premier Christy Clark announced during her China trade mission that she has secured $860 million in financing to build a coal…
November 12, 2011 Rinehart gets nod for $2.2 billion coal railway project in central Queensland Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart has retained the right to build a controversial coal rail corridor in central Queensland, after the state government successfully quashed a Supreme Court challenge led by…
November 12, 2011 China coal exports plunge 35% in October According to the preliminary data released by the country General Administration of Customs, China coal exports decreased further to 790,000 tonnes in October of the current year down 34.7% or…
November 12, 2011 Carbon emissions cut by mere 0.7% since 2000 The world has reduced carbon emissions by a mere 0.7% a year since 2000, according to the PwC Low Carbon Economy Index 2011, which was released this week. The rate…
November 12, 2011 Coal India net surges 73% on higher interest income Coal India Ltd (CIL) posted a 73 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 2,593 crore in the July-September quarter compared with the same period last year, riding primarily…
November 12, 2011 China mine blast death toll rises to 30,13 still trapped Xinhua reports the chief of China's work safety watchdog on Saturday decried the poor safety standards at a coal mine where rescuers had pulled out 30 bodies and are still…
November 12, 2011 Oil sands data portal launched by Alberta government A new, one-stop web portal makes it easy to find detailed information on the environmental performance of Alberta’s oil sands facilities. Searchable data highlighting such things as facility-specific water use,…
November 11, 2011 Copper price surges $164/tonne on rare good news from Europe Reuters reported that copper surged almost 2% bolstered by a weaker dollar, the better political situation in Italy and a pickup in Chinese bank lending. Benchmark copper on the London…
November 11, 2011 Coal Project Hits Snag as a Partner Backs Off A power company that was expected to demonstrate a carbon-capture technology has said it cannot take part, leaving the remaining partners at risk of losing $1 billion in federal funds.
Trump trade team working to narrow scope of metals tariffs Trump last year imposed a 50% levy on foreign steel and aluminum in a measure aimed at Chinese overcapacity. February 13, 2026 | 12:14 pm
