January 15, 2013

Chinese hope to snatch beleaguered Australian coal tycoon’s assets

Nathan Tinkler's empire is crumbling.

January 15, 2013

Coal mine cave-ins leave Chinese farmland full of craters

A recent spate of cave-ins caused by coal mining has left the town of Fukou in Hunan speckled with over 20 large craters

January 15, 2013

Worries mount over draconian Mongolian mining bill

"The impact of the draft law on the minerals industry will be to halt current minerals exploration and development in Mongolia and greatly discourage any future investment."

January 14, 2013

Peru’s environmental regulator amasses $40 million in mining fines

The watchdog, known as OEFA, said the fines to mining firms accounted for 67% of the total collected.

January 14, 2013

Beijing air pollution hits catastrophic heights

US Embassy publishes embarrassing environmental data on Twitter

January 13, 2013

Buffett, Google spend $2.2 billion on wind and solar projects in December

Buffett is building the largest photovoltaic project in the world

January 12, 2013

Company needs last permit for Alaska coal landfill

A Fairbanks company responsible for hauling ash from a coal-fired power plant at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has proposed a new landfill exclusively for coal ash.

January 12, 2013

Global warming skeptics: What do they have to fear

Global warming skeptics worry environmentalism may cripple economies with assorted misguided energy-related boondoggles, Finley writes.

January 12, 2013

Panamax coal freight rates slip on vessel oversupply despite fixtures

Panamax coal freight rates on established routes from South Africa's Richards Bay and Indonesia to India ended the week stable to slightly lower on Friday, amid a pick up in…

January 12, 2013

Illegal coal seized in Hazaribag

Police on Saturday seized nine truckloads of steam coal, in one of the biggest raids on illegal miners, near the Tati Jharia police station on NH-100, about 30 km from…