June 5, 2014 Bolivia passes mining law that bans partnerships with multinationals The law, the first major overhaul of the country’s mining sector since 1997, denies cooperatives the right to partner with private companies, whether domestic or foreign.
June 4, 2014 Halved since 2011, EPA rules to push coal price down another 20% EPA's radical new rules make building new coal-fired power plants unfeasible while 15% of existing capacity will be shut down within two years, reducing demand.
June 3, 2014 IEA: Coal mining needs $735 billion investment through 2035 With a further $300 billion in coal transportation infrastructure to meet global demand over the next 20 years.
June 2, 2014 Obama unveils historical attempt to curb coal power plants emissions The controversial regulation, which some lawmakers already are trying to block, is one of the most sweeping efforts to tackle global warming by this or any other administration.
June 2, 2014 Coal versus poverty in Kosovo tests world bank clean-air pledge The smokestacks at Kosovo’s oldest power station tower over decaying buildings and a tangle of rusty pipes, polluting the Balkan countryside and posing the first test of the World Bank’s…
June 1, 2014 Vancouver needs the resource sector to pay for expensive commitments: NDP Premier Dan Miller The BC NDP urban and rural divide.
May 30, 2014 Mongolia mining reforms seek $1bn in coal, shale investments The revisions to the country's mining law would increase the area available to exploration to 20%t from around 8%.
May 29, 2014 Fight to oust Cliffs board just got real ugly Casablanca: litigation possible after iron ore miner's board issue "explicit threat to shareholders: vote for the incumbent board or destroy the company".
May 29, 2014 EPA’s new carbon regulations could cut coal emissions by 30% US President Barack Obama is expected to announce next week the first imposed limits on power plant emissions in the country's history.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
