NASA launches new space tech and exploration division
(Credit: NASA/Harrison H. Schmitt) NASA has suffered budget cuts and freezes the past several years, but apparently things are looking up for the U.S. space agency. Today, NASA announced that it ...
View ArticleReport Flaws in EPA drilling pollution data
WASHINGTON -; The Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog says limited data and unreliable estimates on air pollution from oil and natural gas production are hindering the ...
View ArticleMining tax an easy sell Justice Kirby
Former High Court judge Michael Kirby says he can't understand why the mining tax has been so difficult to sell as an idea to the Australian public.The mining tax has been a divisive issue in ...
View ArticleCoal stocks held by 6 major China power generators down 6 on week
Combined coal stocks held by six major power generation companies, based in eastern and southern China, averaged 14.269 million mt/d in the week ended Tuesday, down 6% from the previous week, ...
View ArticleOil stockpile fall in Jan.
China's crude oil stockpile edged down by the end of January, according to an index of the nation's petroleum stockpile released Thursday by the Xinhua News Agency. The crude oil ...
View ArticleGold prices will push towards $2000 this year Weinberg
Commodities expert and precious metals forecaster Eugen Weinberg from Germany's Commerzbankdiscusses how gold buying will pick up in the second half of the year and push prices towards $2,000, ...
View ArticleNew clean tech harnesses coal energy without burning
at Ohio State University have developed a method to convert coal to heat while capturing 99% of the carbon dioxide emissions. Chemical and biomolecular engineering professorLiang-Shih Fan calls ...
View ArticleEPA estimates on drilling pollution unreliable report says
WASHINGTON – Limited data and unreliable estimates on air pollution from oil and natural gas production is hindering the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to police the drilling ...
View ArticleMetals Stocks Gold futures inch higher after selloff
SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures rose during Asia trading hours Friday but remained below a key level breached this week after investors fled from the precious metal in a bout of heavy ...
View ArticleCongo halts oil exploration in Virunga Park
The government of Congo Kinshasa (DRC) has suspended the highly controversial oil exploration programme in the unique Virunga National Park, a World Heritage ...
View ArticleChinas ten biggest steel produc...
China's steel industry is the biggest in the world, producing 45.7 percent of global output from January to April and importing a record 210 million tonnes of iron ore over the same period. But ...
View ArticleChilean mining investment to top $100B
Investment in Chile's mining sector is set to exceed $100 billion over the next 12 years and about half will go into boosting copper production, mainstay of the Latin American country's ...
View ArticleChinas non-ferrous metal production slows in 2012
China's non-ferrous metal production expanded at a slower pace last year compared with a year earlier, according to new data. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said in ...
View ArticleRiverkeeper Calls on Governor to Declare new York City Watershed Off-Limits...
Riverkeeper Calls on Governor to Declare new York City Watershed Off-Limits to Natural Gas Drilling NEW YORK - August 8 - At a press conference with Queens City Councilman Gennaro today, ...
View ArticleThe Real News Network Shock Doctrine Opens Way for Oil Drilling
Naomi Klein on disaster capitalism August 18 - In the most recent segment of his interview, The Real News senior editor Paul Jay discusses disaster capitalism with Naomi Klein, author of The Shock ...
View ArticleWild Planet Adventures 12-Day Borneo Exploration Showcases Wildlife Sighting...
Wildlife viewing specialist Wild Planet Adventures (WPA) spent five years creating the best possible opportunities to see rare and exotic wildlife in a destination facing some of the fastest ...
View ArticleTiger Resources Limited - New Director Appointed
June 2010 and has been a key member of the management team that has overseen the successful transition of the Company from a junior explorer to a mid-tier producer. Neil ...
View ArticleLiberals to fast track mining approvals
WA The WA Liberal party will spend $20-million to help fast track mining approvals if it is re-elected to govern in a fortnight.The party plans to create a database of environmental and heritage ...
View ArticleDrilling Report February 17
The drilling report was produced with data from the Texas Railroad Commission, from February 3 to 9. The following counties were searched: Anderson, Angelina, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Dallas, Ellis, ...
View ArticleHorizonte Minerals Plc - Managements Discussion and Analysis 12 Months Ended...
Feb. 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Horizonte Minerals Plc, (AIM: HZM, TSX: HZM) ('Horizonte' or 'the Company') the exploration and development company focused ...
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