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The Quiet Clean Mining Revolution
After centuries of environmental effects ranging from toxic emissions to unsightly tailings ponds, acid mine drainage, massive energy consumption and other impacts, mining is slowly cleaning up its act.
Global Energy Demand to Grow Despite Efficiency Gains says BP
Global energy demand will continue to grow over the next twenty years, albeit at a slowing annual rate, fuelled by economic and population growth in non-OECD countries.
Expert panel deliberates hydraulic fracturing in shale gas development
$Expert panel deliberates hydraulic fracturing in shale gas development$ Hydraulic fracturing in shale gas development took center stage Friday as U.S. and Canadian experts discussed the practice in a symposium hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Encana and Mitsubishi to develop BC's natural gas
Japanese global integrated business enterprise to invest C$2.9 billion for a 40 percent interest in long-term development of BC's natural gas fields
Long-awaited dioxins report released; EPA says low doses risky but most people safe
After 21 years of wrangling over health threats, uncertain science and industry pressure, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday released its health assessment of dioxins defining how toxic they are