September 1, 2017 Colombian First Nations protest against coal mine Wayuu leaders traveled to Bogotá to protest against El Cerrejón, the thermal coal open-pit mine owned by Glencore, BHP Billiton and Anglo American
August 31, 2017 Govt electricity supply report ‘will not save US coal’ There's nothing in Dept of Energy's electricity grid reliability analysis that'll stop substitution of coal by natural gas and renewable energy says Moody's.
August 31, 2017 BHP hires Barclays, Citi for US shale gas divestment — sources The business could fetch around $10 billion, two banking sources said.
August 30, 2017 Canadian pipeline protesters launch new battle from the water More than a hundred environmental activists gathered last weekend to practice seaborne drills to disrupt construction on Kinder Morgan's Westridge crude oil terminal.
August 29, 2017 CRIN: Energy acronym embodies next wave of resource innovation It has no executive director, president or staff. It has no address or letterhead. No one has a CRIN business card. You won’t find it with a Google search.
August 29, 2017 US to extend ban on mining near Yellowstone national park US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to speed up a two-year review of mining on more than 30,000 acres just north of the park.
August 28, 2017 Brazil to redo Amazon mining decree after criticism Brazil's government will revise a decree that opened up a vast mineral reserve in the Amazon rainforest to mining responding to overwhelming criticism.
August 28, 2017 Glencore to offload second coal mine in Australia in less than three months Decision comes as the Swiss-based miner and commodities trader rethinks how to deploy capital as its cuts debt.
August 28, 2017 China issues draft rules for utilities to boost coal stocks – govt During winter and summer, power companies' coal inventories must be five to 10 days above normal levels.
August 27, 2017 UK coal use drops to 135-year low Once the engine of the Industrial Revolution rooted in the UK, coal is now less popular than ever as an electricity source.
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