Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ponce Resources of Salinas, Puerto Rico. Ponce is engaged in the business of collecting, processing, and selling ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal and operates at four locations in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The acquisition is expected to close during Schnitzer’s [...]

Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture) heralded Secretary of Environmental Protection Kathleen McGinty as a trailblazer for Pennsylvania’s environment and economy and a truly transformative leader. PennFuture’s comments came as McGinty announced her intention to leave office on July 18, 2008.
“Secretary McGinty has created a record of unparalleled achievement for the Keystone State’s environment and economy,” [...]

Canada will look to defend its massive energy exports at a Group of Eight industrialized nations summit in St. Petersburg, Russia mid-July, officials said.
“The issue of energy, energy security, energy supply is very important to Canada,” a senior official told reporters at a summit briefing in Ottawa.
“It’s very important that Canada as an exporter be [...]

The Tasmanian Government hopes the Beaconsfield Gold Mine can reopen in August following the Anzac Day rock fall.
A budget estimates hearing in Hobart was also told the Government may forgive a $680,000 debt the company owes if it reopens.
The sum accounts for two loans: one to help the company pay stamp duty and another to [...]