Waning coal drops US energy-related carbon emissions to 18-year low
Power generation has shifted from the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel – coal – to the least carbon-intensive fossil fuel – natural gas.
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Foreign investment worth $26bn pushing US shale industry forward
Investors outside the country want in on American shale plays.
Blow to Pacific Northwest coal export plans as second project is scrapped
$432m Coos Bay rail upgrade and export terminal won't be advanced.
‘Stronger for longer’: Iron ore price hits 3-week high as Chinese imports jump 22%
The steelmaking raw material is defying predictions of a sharp correction.
Mining companies investing intelligently now will be rewarded
2013 global mining trends.
Astronomers find promising evidence of dark matter while U.S. team looks in former gold mine
The group has installed a 350 kg liquid xenon time-projection chamber, which aims to directly detect galactic dark matter in an underground laboratory, built 1.6 km below the surface.
New leak at Fukushima nuclear plant
Although this weekend's leakage was just over three litres, public concerns about the firm’s ability to safely manage the plant continue to mount.
Toro Energy in talks with Asian investors to take Wiluna to production
Company is open to selling between 30% to 50% of the uranium project to potential partners.
Gemfields falls 27% as Zambia imposes ban on gemstones sales
World’s No. 1 emerald producer hits steepest decline in more than four years.