November 4, 2013

Queensland coal ports operating under capacity; BHP scraps $5bn terminal plan

'As the mining investment boom turns to bust, Queensland’s port capacity has already shifted from a shortfall to a surplus.'

November 3, 2013

Embrace nuclear energy: Climate scientists to environmental groups

Wind and solar power won't be enough to prevent extreme climate change, top climate scientists say in open letter to environmental groups.

November 3, 2013

First signs of a slow down in global CO2 emissions

The rate at which CO2 emissions are rising has slowed, although total emissions reached a record high in 2012.

November 3, 2013

Why Chen Lin is buying fracking stocks and selling gold holdings

The whole fracking revolution is picking up steam. We could see as much as a 1 million barrel per day increase in North American oil production!

November 3, 2013

Australia’s to-be largest coal mine approved

Construction is expected to start in 2015 with first coal being produced in 2018.

November 2, 2013

How algae could fuel your car one day

Scientists cultivate the fattest algae - progress in the world of algae as a biofuel.

November 2, 2013

Young people flee bankrupt Romanian town

Nearly every person was employed at a coal mine that shut in 2006. City declared bankruptcy in September.

November 2, 2013

Not all of Africa’s fastest-growing economies relied on mining

Eight of the 12 fastest-growing economies in Africa in recent years did not rely on natural resources.

November 2, 2013

Institutional investors concerned about ‘unburnable carbon’ fallout

Following this theory to its logical end, the remaining two-thirds of global fossil fuel reserves are “unburnable”—that is, worthless.

November 1, 2013

GLUT: Oil sands crude drops below $60 a barrel

Bitumen derived oil hit by double whammy as discount widens to $37 a barrel and US crude plunges on inventory build-up.