May provide fuel, but will also increase emissions. The coal barons will be the winners with this. Martin Ferguson, Minister for Energy, has been touting this technology. Victorian energy companies to turn coal into oil Jess Hill reported this story on Friday, July 10, 2009 18:46:00 Listen to MP3 of this story ( minutes) Continue Reading →
Search clear Search Hot Topics 22 February 2012, 6.39am AEST First job for the new Queensland government: fix coal seam gas Three little words strike fear into the heart of at least 40% of Queenslanders: coal seam gas. These three seemingly innocuous words have managed to divide a state, and become the hottest topic Continue Reading →
Conservation risk highest off coasts of Canada, Mexico, Peru and New Zealand Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:26 AM PST Researchers have identified conservation “hot spots” around the world where the temptation to profit from overfishing outweighs the appetite for conservation.
Philippine Volcanoes spew firePhilippine StarHong Kong News reported last week that our own Philippine Volcanoes will join the world renowned Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2012. This is the first time for the Philippine Rugby Football Union (PRFU), better known as Volcanoes, to participate …See all stories on this topic » Kanaga Volcano Acting UpAlaska Continue Reading →
Are robots the future of the WA mining industry? Rania Spooner February 7, 2012 Read later Comments 5 Ads by Google Dump Truck Training iminco.net/Dump-Truck Start next week. Don’t wait months. Better training. Better results. The automated mining trucks at Rio Tinto’s West Angelas mine take themselves to refueling stations when they need a re-fill. Continue Reading →
Expert report on insulation could have spared lives Jason Dowling February 21, 2012 Read later Unavailable for comment … Greg Combet. A secret report from an expert advisory panel might have saved lives and hundreds of millions of dollars had the federal government commissioned it before launching its disastrous $2.45 billion home insulation program in Continue Reading →