September 25, 2013

EPA says its new rule won’t have ‘any notable’ effect on CO2 emissions

Critics say Agency is trying to mask costs of implementation.

September 25, 2013

India building world’s largest solar power plant

Same capacity as new mega coal-fired plants being built.

September 25, 2013

Iron ore giant Vale has a secret that it won’t share

The Brazilian miner is considering more non-core asset sales by the end of the year... and it is also working on a secret, "surprising" deal.

September 25, 2013

Mining investments a lot safer in Mozambique, Burkina Faso and PNG

Other notable good performers in the 2013 Corruption Risk Index are Senegal and Botswana.

September 24, 2013

Pavel Molchanov: How to make money with clean tech energy (it can be done!)

Clean tech is much more than solar panels. So if you're squeamish from the Solyndra bankruptcy, it's time to do some more homework.

September 24, 2013

Mining and other human activities hurting coral reefs, causing sea life extinction: report

Species living in declining reef habitats, such as Australia’s Great Barrier, likely to go extinct.

September 24, 2013

Fortune Minerals moving to peacefully resolve Arctos coal disturbance

"It is our sincere hope that this show of good faith by Fortune will help bring resolution to issues at and near our Arctos project site including any protests."

September 23, 2013

Soitec announces record-breaking solar cell efficiency

Group reveals solar cell with 44.7% efficiency.

September 23, 2013

Saskatchewan leads the way on coal with CCS

The province’s leading electricity supplier SaskPower is preparing to commission a new 110MW coal fired boiler with full CCS.

September 23, 2013

One in ten Australian mining professionals unemployed

The figure is up from just 2% only 12 months ago.