Mercury pollution in our lakes, rivers and streams is a real threat. Burning coal for electricity releases mercury into the air, which lands in our water and is absorbed by the fish and then by our bodies when we eat the fish. Mercury is toxic and builds up in our bodies. More than 10 percent [...]

Alcan Inc. AL.TOAL.N, the world’s second-largest maker of primary aluminium, sees the global alumina market coming back into balance within two to three years as refiners shut down capacity.
“The alumina market is expected to remain in surplus for the next two to three years then could revert into balance,” Alcan’s chief executive of bauxite and [...]

Indonesia’s PT Berau Coal has set an indicative yield range for its $325 million, two-part bond, a market source familiar with the deal said on Wednesday.
The deal comprises five-year fixed rate bonds and five-year amortising floating rate notes.
Berau Coal had set the indicative yield for the fixed-rate bonds at around 9.75 percent, while the yield [...]

Coal companies must replace by-the-book compliance with a culture of prevention if they want to eliminate the underground fires and explosions that are killing miners, says a panel of experts releasing recommendations for the industry.
The Mine Safety Technology and Training Commission has studied 25 years of fires and explosions to produce more than 70 recommendations [...]

Indonesia will in the medium and long term focus on nuclear cooperation with several other countries for peaceful purposes, including the development of the national defense industry, Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said.
“For the time being we will not establish nuclear cooperation for defence purposes, but only for peaceful purposes in accordance with the agreement that [...]

An oil tank at Lengowangi I well at PetroChina`s oil and gas drilling site in Gresik district exploded Wednesday morning breaking the glass windows of some houses situated hundreds of meters from the location of the accident, eyewitnesses said.
The eyewitnesses who resided at the Gresik Kota Baru housing complex said the big explosion which occurred [...]

Neighbors to a proposed coal-fired electrical plant met recently to discuss their opposition to the type of plant, the health effects from it and the expedited permit path it’s on. They will have a chance Dec. 7 to speak with a judge about their objections.
TXU is seeking state permits to run 11 electricity generating plants [...]

President Bush is deciding whether to lift a ban on oil and gas drilling in federal waters off Alaska’s Bristol Bay, home to endangered whales and sea lions and the world’s largest sockeye salmon run.
Leasing in a portion of the area rich in oil and natural gas ended nearly two decades ago — while Bush’s [...]

Several grassroots organizations joined together today to protest new coal plants in Kansas. 13’s Lindsay Shively spoke with the groups rallying on the steps of the capitol. Coats and mittens in tow, more than 100 people, young and old, rallied to send the governor a message…No more coal. “The earth is in trouble, we’ve got [...]

A proposed $160 million ethanol plan east of the city received the go-ahead from federal officials to start raising money.
The U.S Securities and Exchange on Thursday approved Homeland Ethanol Solutions for limited liability corporation status. The action allows the company to start selling shares for an ethanol plant capable of producing 100 million gallons annually.
Pat [...]