The announcement by BHP, the world's second-largest mining company, that it will shift its oil and gas assets into a joint venture with Australian outfit Woodside is a clear indication the "Big Australian" is getting out ...
Economics & Business
Aug 18, 2021
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China's top planning authority has allowed shuttered coal mines to restart production as the country works to meet surging power demand while forging ahead with ambitious climate goals.
Environment
Aug 05, 2021
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Decisions made now will determine whether economies win or lose money as the coal industry changes over the next couple of decades.
Environment
Jun 08, 2021
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Coal is in decline as an energy source. In recent decades, coal combustion has fallen from 50% of electricity generation to 20% of electricity generation in the United States, as natural gas and renewables like wind and solar ...
Environment
Apr 23, 2021
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The amount of methane released into the atmosphere as a result of coal mining is likely much higher than previously calculated, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union recently.
Earth Sciences
Jan 29, 2021
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Methane (CH4) is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide (CO2). Its concentration in the atmosphere has increased more than twice since the preindustrial era due to enhanced emissions from human activities. ...
Environment
Jan 29, 2021
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By comparing two magnitude measurements for seismic events recorded locally, researchers can tell whether the event was a small earthquake or a single-fire buried chemical explosion.
Earth Sciences
Oct 13, 2020
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On July 26, Svalbard's only active coal mine, Gruve 7, was reported to be flooded by its operators, Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani. It had been shut down earlier this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; now plans ...
Environment
Sep 18, 2020
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Perhaps the most iconic dinosaur is Tyrannosaurus rex, a massive predator that lived in what is now North America. We have now discovered that carnivorous dinosaurs of a similar size existed in ancient Australia as well.
Archaeology
Jun 19, 2020
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It's not spring in New England until the herring are running. From late February to early April, two species of herring —alewife and blueback herring—return from the ocean and swarm the region's ponds and streams, seeking ...
Ecology
Mar 16, 2020
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