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Canada’s National Energy Board has granted a big win for Kinder Morgan Energy Partners’ (NYSE:KMI) plans to conduct survey work in a Vancouver suburb’s park,…
A few pounds less and some billions more, "Mick the Miner," is ready to go on a buying spree.After losing out in the Glencore (LON:GLEN)…
China’s bombshell decision to impose tariffs on coal imports could prove to be the tipping point for Australian miners already struggling to stay afloat.The move…
The Chinese government announced Monday a major overhaul of its current resource tax, adding that a new and simpler levy beginning Dec. 1.The country’s Cabinet…
Brazil's Vale's first of 35 mega-carriers capable of carrying 400,000 tonnes of dry bulk cargo embarked on its maiden voyage to Dalian, China in May…
Germany is likely to miss its 2022 climate targets and greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants, as the country’s use of coal continues to increase.Only last…
Nebraska's high court began hearing arguments on Friday in a case examining whether lawmakers short-circuited the regular approval process for TransCanada Corp.'s (TSX, NYSE:TRP) proposed…
The newly consolidated Kinder Morgan will be able to move aggressively to acquire rivals and to expand its existing 129,000 km of pipelines.Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI),…
China's decision to ban the use of coal from Beijing and other major cities by 2020 grabbed headlines this week, but experts are saying it…
Growing opposition to an oil by rail terminal in Washington state is threatening to shoot California gasoline prices —already the highest in the US— up…
Gold miner AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) has signed a $140 million agreement with natural gas infrastructure business APA Group (ASX:APA) for a natural gas pipeline to…
China’s slowdown has hit coal miners the hardest with the country, the top consumer of the fossil fuel, importing less than a year ago and…
Alberta's government is not on track to meet its own greenhouse-gas reduction targets, set six years ago, according to a report by the province's auditor…
When someone who has just completed a series of mining asset sales totalling $1.6 billion chooses to share some frank thoughts on geothermal power, you…
Canada’s move to stop foreign state-owned firms from investing in its oil sands have pushed down shares in local companies, knocking their value between 20%…
Chilean ministers unanimously voted Tuesday to revoke the environmental permit of the HidroAysen mega-dam in Patagonia, which would have tamed two of the world's wildest…
Canada’s federal government is expected to announce its final decision on Enbridge’s (TSX, NYSE:ENB) Northern Gateway proposed pipeline, which would run from northern Alberta to…
US President Barack Obama unveiled Monday his awaited new environmental policy aimed to curb the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030, with all…
US coal producers face the paradox of experiencing an increased demand for their product at times when they lack the means to deliver it to…
Pro-Russia separatists have seized four Ukrainian coal mines in the east of the conflict-torn country and demanded its workers to supply them with explosives, Hindustan…