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New approach measures how much carbon dioxide comes from mine drainage
2016-06-20 05:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The collective estimated amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere from 140 coal mines across Pennsylvania is the equivalent to that of a small power plant, a new West Virginia University study finds. Dorothy Vesper, associate professor in the Department of Geology and Geography at West Virginia University, and her research team, are using a meter designed for measuring carbon dioxide in beverages to more accurately measure the gas in mine drainage water. Using measurements from...
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Government could use little-known power to stop Shenhua mine, says expert
2016-06-08 06:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barnaby Joyce has rejected outright the use of an export power in the constitution to stop the Shenhua Watermark mine, saying it would be economically and socially disastrous. Joyce told the Q&A audience in Tamworth this week that the commonwealth could do very little to stop mining on prime agricultural land near his New England electorate after an audience member asked about the commonwealth powers. But constitutional lawyer and professor at UNSW, George Williams told Guardian Australia...
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Adani may withdraw from Australian coal mine project, citing delays: Reports
2016-06-05 00:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Indian conglomerate Adani Enterprise Ltd may walk away from its proposal to build one of the world's biggest coal mines in Australia , citing long delays caused by legal challenges to the project by groups concerned about the environment. Adani is battling multiple legal challenges from green groups opposed to its $10-billion Carmichael mine, rail and port project. The Australian on Saturday reported that the company's founder and chairman, Gautam Adani had told the newspaper the company may...
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Adani may withdraw from Australian coal mine project, citing delays: Report
2016-06-04 08:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Indian conglomerate Adani Enterprise Ltd may walk away from its proposal to build one of the world's biggest coal mines in Australia, citing long delays caused by legal challenges to the project by groups concerned about the environment. Adani is battling multiple legal challenges from green groups opposed to its $10-billion Carmichael mine, rail and port project. The Australian on Saturday reported that the company's founder and chairman, Gautam Adani had told the newspaper the company may abandon...
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New Mexico sues EPA, mine owners over massive gold mine waste spill
2016-05-24 00:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: New Mexico sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an agency contractor and two mining companies on Monday over the 2015 breach of an abandoned Colorado gold mine that spilled some 3 million gallons of toxic wastewater into three states. The Gold King Mine rupture, which was accidentally triggered by an EPA inspection team called there to inspect seepage, unleashed a torrent of yellow sludge that contained high concentrations of heavy metals such as arsenic, mercury and lead. New Mexico,...
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