Pebble Mine would damage water, fish habitat: EPA
A report released today by the US EPA does not paint a favourable picture of the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska.
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McEwen considers selling the Los Azules Project in Argentina
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Planetary Resources doesn’t want more people onboard its asteroids-mining ship
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China is developing a grid better for coal than renewables: report
China won’t meet its carbon and energy intensity targets unless dramatic changes to its electricity grid are applied, says a study by U.S.-based Energy Transition Research Institute.
