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FTSE 100 falls as mining shares drop

2015-10-06 10:11:51| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

After rising strongly on Monday, the London market opens lower with mining shares shedding some of the gains seen in the previous session.

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University of NSW students reveal a tale of two career paths: Coal mining and renewable energy

2015-10-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Herald: A "good day" for mining engineering graduate Annette Au is to blow up 2.5 million cubic metres of earth in a single blast, freeing up coal to be shipped from central Queensland to the steel furnaces of Asia. Despite the flood of downbeat media reports about the post-mining boom and fossil fuel divestment campaigns, the budding drill and blast engineer sees a positive future for herself and the oft-maligned coal industry. "Coal has a future," Ms Au said during a recent Open Day at the University...

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Tar Sands Mining Moves to Utah

2015-10-01 15:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: The Canadian tar sands, or oil sands, are much more carbon-laden than most other fossil fuels produced in North America, and their possible outsized impact on the climate is one of the primary reasons the proposed Keystone XLPipeline, which would carry tar sands oil to Texas refineries, is so controversial. Despite long odds as oil prices continue their dip below $50 per barrel, commercial tar sands mining is coming for the first time to the U.S., where an Alberta company called U.S. Oil Sands...

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