April 5, 2016

Energy conservation programs in Ontario may cost much more than they’re worth

Ontario taxpayers and ratepayers have doled out billions of dollars in energy conservation subsidies over the decades with no verifiable evidence that conservation programs actually save consumers money, finds a…

April 5, 2016

Striking coal workers arrested after violent raid at Glencore’s South African mine

Production at the Wonderfontein coal mine has been halted for three weeks after members of AMCU decided to down tools in March.

April 4, 2016

De-carbonizing our energy sector

Nuclear energy currently provides around 11 percent of the world's electricity.

April 4, 2016

TransCanada shuts Keystone pipeline after leak in South Dakota

The Keystone pipeline carries oil south from Canada through eastern North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska.

April 4, 2016

Meet the new system that could cut coal-plant emissions in half

Researchers at the MIT have developed a hybrid system that combines two well-known technologies: coal gasification and fuel cells.

April 4, 2016

INFOGRAPHIC: Receding Arctic ice unlocking fathomless mineral resources

If you don’t mind frost and cost.

April 4, 2016

Anglo American sells majority stake in Australian coal mine

The sale of the Foxleigh mine is part of Anglo’s recently announced exit from coal, which is included in one of the sector’s biggest divestment schemes.

April 4, 2016

The uranium shakedown: How Mongolia and Russia conspired against western investors (Part 3 of 3)

In the final part of our probe into the curious case of Khan Resources, we review events leading to the seizure of the company’s Mongolian assets and its chairman’s unusual…

April 3, 2016

Nuclear power under threat In New York

Cut greenhouse gas emissions in New York by 40 percent by 2050. A commendable goal. But two of the four nuclear power stations in the state may close down by…

April 3, 2016

Coal mine blast kills five in Pakistan

At least five people have been killed and eight others sustained injuries as a result of a gas explosion inside a coal mine in northwest Pakistan near the border with…