Glencore’s expansion of Hunter Valley coal mine approved
The New South Wales’ Independent Planning Commission greenlighted the project.
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$3bn expansion planned at British Columbia LNG plant
The second phase expansion proposal has just entered the BC Environmental Assessment Office’s review process.
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Teck’s Frontier fall out
Teck’s announcement that it was withdrawing Frontier from the environmental review process came at a time when Canada is becoming paralyzed by protests and blockades over the Coastal GasLink pipeline,
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Trudeau says mining can help fight climate change
Canadian prime minister also extends tax breaks for zero emissions vehicles to mining industry – 100% deduction if in use before 2024.
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One of the world’s largest energy summits cancelled on virus
One of the world’s largest and most important energy industry gatherings was cancelled by organiser IHS Markit on Sunday amid mounting concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. It was due to start in Houston, US, on March 9.
CERAWeek has been an annual…
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Seaborne coal prices spike not expected to last long – report
Fitch Ratings predicts that the disruptions caused by COVID-19 will ease over the medium term.
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Eskom faces closure threat at biggest working power plant
Eskom Holdings is battling to keep all the units of its biggest operational power plant open after being served with a compliance notice by South Africa’s environment ministry because of its high levels of air pollution. The indebted power utility has …
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Teck walks away from Frontier oilsands project
Decision seems to mark the end of a project that’s been a decade in the making and passed both federal and provincial regulatory hurdles.
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Wyoming vs Washington: Interstate showdown over last major coal export project
Washington state is blocking the proposed export terminal in Longview, which would bring Powder River Basin coal to Asian markets.
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South Africa’s permission for ACWA plant expires, lawyers say
ACWA Power has been informed by the South African government that its environmental authorisation to build a 306 MW coal-fired power plant in the country has expired, according to lawyers opposing the project. The authorisation for the Khanyisa coal-fi…
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