Capstone Mining Corp. announced that its Minto copper-gold mine in the Yukon was officially connected to Yukon Energy’s electrical grid at a ceremony attended by the Premier of the Yukon, the Minister of Economic Development, the Minister of Energy Mines & Resources and Stephen Quin, President & COO of Capstone.
“Connection to Yukon Energy’s electrical [...]
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) issued this statement in response to Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski’s state climate change agenda:
“ACCCE expresses deep concern with the governor’s decision to develop emissions standards for new energy production sources, ensuring they be ‘at least as clean as natural gas’. This action would preclude any new coal [...]
Rio Tinto is to invest an additional US$300 million in the modernisation of the Kitimat aluminium smelter in British Columbia, Canada, bringing the current project funding total to over US$500 million.
“The Kitimat Modernisation Project leverages two of our greatest competitive advantages - clean, self-generated hydropower and internationally renowned AP smelting technology. This investment continues construction [...]
Alcoa announced that it has been named to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index for the sixth consecutive year. This index, a key component of CDP’s annual Global 500 Report, highlights companies within the FTSE Global 500 Index that have displayed the most proficient approach to corporate governance in regards to climate [...]
Rio Tinto Alcan marked the signing of a one-of-a-kind labour agreement with sixteen labour unions for the construction of the Kitimat Modernization Project at a ceremony in Vancouver. This agreement between the Kitimat Modernization Employer Association and the unions facilitates access to the qualified British Columbia building trades workforce, with joint commitments to local and [...]
Hydrogen Energy International LLC, a joint venture of BP Alternative Energy and Rio Tinto, announced plans to file an AFC (Application for Certification) before the California Energy Commission on Thursday, July 31, 2008, for a proposed hydrogen fuel production facility and power plant in Kern County, California. The filing initiates a comprehensive regulatory review process [...]
Industries Inc. has completed its acquisition of the highly prospective Itigi Manyoni Uranium Property located in Tanzania. Airborne radiometric surveys have identified uranium anomalies indicating strong potential for significant uranium mineralization on VIPR’s project area.
Radiometric mapping of VIPR’s newly acquired 170 kilometer Itigi Manyoni Uranium Prospect has identified anomalies in multiple zones featuring high uranium [...]
DIVERSIFIED and specialist chemical services group Omnia, which yesterday posted a 30% increase in headline earnings per share to 724,5c for the year ended March, said there was significant potential for its mining division to expand into Africa.
CEO Rod Humphris said: “We remain particularly bullish on prospects for coal and uranium mining as a host [...]
The Atlantic City Convention Center plans to install what it says will be the largest single-building solar energy project in the U.S.
Under a 20-year agreement, the New Jersey facility will hire Pepco Holdings’ Pepco Energy Services to install the solar panels on 290,000 square feet — or about two-thirds — of its main roof.
The center [...]
The world needs to invest $45 trillion in energy in coming decades, build some 1,400 nuclear power plants and vastly expand wind power in order to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, according to the International Energy Agency.
The IEA envisions an “energy revolution” that would greatly reduce the world’s dependence on fossil fuels while maintaining [...]
