After over a century of coal ash and colliery waste dumping, the Tyne and Wear coastline is no stranger to industrial pollution. But soon a horrific new technology - underground coal gasification (UCG) - will endanger human health and the environment, backed by unflinching Government support and generous lashings of taxpayers' money.
… 'Underground coal gasification' hell-fires threaten Tyneside and … Mobbs | 3rd April 2015 News Oceans Energy Gas Fracking Fossil Fuels UK Finance Mining … a horrific new technology - underground coal gasification (UCG) - will endanger human …
Ecuadorian children take state-owned Petro Amazonas to court over air pollution from gas flares.
… Goodey | 9th April 2020 News Ecuador Mining Gas Flare Amazon Editor’s Picks Change Makers … Amazonas to court over air pollution from gas flares. Nine children aged between … the children demanding the cessation of all gas flares in their villages which contaminate …
The Amazon basin faces 'ecosystem collapse' according to a new report about hundreds of major dams and other mega-projects planned for the region - home to the world's greatest rainforest. David Hill reports.
… dams and extractive, such as oil, gas and mining. The focus is on the number of … that is or is set to be included in oil and gas concessions. 407,000 - km2 of mining … involved in the exploratory phase for oil and gas by Brazilian state company Petrobras, …
Britain’s climate 'leadership' is based on the profoundly unjust and violent transition that was the defeat of the 1980s miners' strike.
… Margaret Thatcher Climate Breakdown Coal Gas UK Government Neoliberalism Mining … in 2015 . The emergence of North Sea oil and gas was also crucial to the Thatcher … assault on coal. Britain became an oil and gas producer during the 1980s. With the new …
Left-wing, progressive politicians hold sway across Latin America, writes Benjamin Dangl. But defying their own 'green' rhetoric, they are committed to mining and other environmentally damaging development. Now they face growing resistance from small farmers and indigenous peoples.
… movement demanded that Bolivia's natural gas reserves be put under state control. How … were concerned in terms of Bolivian natural gas, Morales wanted natural resources to … extractive industries - in mining, oil and gas operations - without concern for the …
The renewable power boom is excellent news for people and planet, writes Pete Dolack. But let's not get carried away: much energy that claims to be 'renewable; like biomass and big hydro, is no such thing. And greening our energy is just one of many steps to a sustainable world. The greatest challenges - like tackling the monster of infinite 'growth' - all lie ahead.
… and easy access to coal, oil and natural gas" is "not an option" . True enough. But the … may increase, not diminish, greenhouse gas emissions Denmark's phaseout of oil, gas and coal is dependent on wind power and …
The government’s recent approval of the proposal to open a new coking coal mine in West Cumbria is an example of such climate nationalism in action.
… a global problem, caused by excess greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, emitted primarily by … effect on the global release of greenhouse gases from coal used in steel making, whether … that it is accepted that total greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the coal mine, …
Barclays is one of the largest investors in fossil fuels, and has £15.6 billion of assets in oil, gas and coal extradition globally.
… and has £15.6 billion of assets in oil, gas and coal extradition globally. … and has £15.6 billion of assets in oil, gas and coal extradition globally. The group … a climate emergency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025 to halt …
Survivors of a previously unknown Amazon tribe have escaped gunmen in Peru, seeking refuge with settled indigenous communities in Brazil. But as Alice Bayer reports, their problems are far from over. Many remain under threat in Peru, and even the refugees are at risk of common but potentially lethal infections.
… on their lands by logging, mining, oil and gas companies and hydroelectric dams: these … rainforest has been leased out to oil and gas companies. Camisea, the country's biggest natural gas project, was recently given the go-ahead …
President Obama's whistlestop Alaskan tour highlighted his unique ability to believe in two completely contradictory ideas at once, writes Timothy Clark. On the one hand, the importance of climate change and the urgency of preventing dangerous warming. On the other, the importance of the Arctic's fossil energy and the urgent need to exploit it as rapidly and completely as possible.
… - will continue drilling for oil and natural gas in the Arctic. Not only will this … States is producing more oil and natural gas; generating more electricity from … ever increasing production of oil and natural gas. And while expanded production of …
Africa is being opened up like a tin of sardines to a new wave of resource extraction, writes Colin Todhunter. Masked under the soubriquets of 'investment', 'growth' and 'free trade', a handful of vast global corporations are systematically plundering the continent's mineral wealth and leaving desolation in their wake, backed to the hilt by that ever-faithful servant of capital - the UK government.
… gold, platinum, diamonds, copper, oil, gas and coal. It documents how 101 companies … studies in the report is the scramble for gas and oil in Moroccan-occupied Western … government to actively explore for oil and gas resources, making them complicit in the …
This Saturday War on Want holds its Frontlines conference in London on the global conflict between communities and corporations, writes Paul Collins. Featuring a host of inspiring speakers, it will forge new alliances and new strategies of resistance.
… are increasingly taking over water, oil, gas, mineral and metal deposits, and buying up … and acid rain caused by Shell's illegal gas flaring. Oil operations have also failed … of the world's biggest gold mines and huge gas deposits. The multinationals Freeport and …
Lithium is a key global resource for the global energy transition thanks to its role in the lightweight, efficient batteries that will power cars and balance power grids, writes Rafael Sagárnaga López. But the booming demand threatens to contaminate one of the world's great wonders, the Salar de Uyuni, 12,000 feet high in the Bolivia's Andes, which holds 70% of the world's lithium reserves.
… after the $1 billion funnelled into the gas sector six years ago. Morales signed a … projects and natural resources like gas and iron. According to GNRE's records, 86 … or six per cent." Bolivia was dependent on gas exports 18 years ago but since 2000 …
Rio Tinto QMM mine failures 'root of conflict in South Madagascar.'
… 27th May 2022 | News ALT UK Rio Tinto QMM Madagascar Australian Centre For Corporate … mine failures 'root of conflict in South Madagascar.' Protests, road blocks, hostage taking and the firing of guns and tear gas canisters have reverberated through the …
Precious World Heritage Sites that protect vital biodiversity and human cultures are at risk from oil decelopment and other industries. Under threat are not just nature, wildlife, land and water but the 11 million people who depend on the 114 sites' environmental quality for their livelihoods.
… worldwide from threats ranging from oil and gas exploration to mining and illegal logging. … and mixed World Heritage sites have oil, gas or mining concessions overlapping them or …
A federal judge has ruled the expansion of Montana coal mine illegal for impacts on water resources, the Yellowstone River, and the climate.
… release over 100 million tons of greenhouse gases. Burning the coal at the Colstrip Power … Power Plant, which is the largest greenhouse gas polluter in Montana and one of the largest … with the same reliability as coal or gas, for less money. What are we waiting for?” …
Despite wreaking havoc on the health of local villagers and the environment, Burma's military regime is doing nothing to reduce the impact of the Tigyit power plant and mine
… MORE... VIDEO Addicted to frack: the dirty gas drilling coming to a field near you … film examining the bitter fall out from gas extraction in the US involving a process …
As the Arctic ice retreats, a fragile but resource-rich landscape replete with oil, minerals, fish and islands is opening up, writes Conn Hallinan. A new land-rush is on, and it could all lead to war. But it can be avoided provided states respect the rule of law and build on existing regimes of cooperation to protect the precious Arctic environment.
… world's oil reserves and 30% of its natural gas. There are also significant coal and iron … the first time in history, a Liquid Natural Gas Tanker, the, made the trip. On a run from … just signed off on a $400 billion oil and gas deal with Beijing and is looking to …
Lakshmi Mittal's 'mega-mine' is believed to be the largest mineral extraction project in the region but threatens unique wildlife
… NEWS ANALYSIS Scramble for Arctic oil and gas puts pristine ecosystem at risk The Arctic … Canada and the US vie for access to oil, gas and minerals – campaigners fear safety and … the US are leading the scramble for oil and gas in the Arctic, but Gulf of Mexico …
Ten years after promises of 'no mining' in Botswana's Central Kalahari Game Reserve, a $5 billion diamond mine opens a few miles from a Bushman village. Elsewhere in the Reserve, fracking is under way. And President Ian Khama, a director of Conservation International, denounces the Bushmen as 'poachers' and evicts them from their land.
… the documentary film ' The High Cost of Cheap Gas ' . A leaked map shows that exploration … Australian Tlou Energy and African Coal and Gas Corporation, without consulting the …
Left wing governments across the Americas are faced with a dilemma, writes Daniel Macmillen - high social spending programs financed by income from destructive mining and hydrocarbon extraction - or a slower but sustainable development path that puts ecology, equity and justice first. Their answer - a constant pushing back of the resource frontier.
… Peru Uruguay Cile Venezuela Bolivia Oil Gas Fossil Fuels Mining Society Politics … some of the world's largest shale oil and gas reserves. Aware of this endowment, most of …
The first ever global life-cycle assessment of clean energy sources shows that a renewable system could supply the world's entire electricity needs by mid-century, writes Tim Radford.
… of solar power, wind power, hydropower and gas and coal generators that used carbon … capture and storage to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They took into account the … And they considered the impact of greenhouse gases, particulate matter, toxicity in …
The South African government is currently embarking on streamlining decision-making processes in mining. To many this sounds like more top-down decision-making at the expense of those communities that will have to host mines and paves the way for more violent conflict, warns JASPER FINKELDEY
… dig and drill, whether for open-pit mines, or gas fracking, or tar sands oil pipelines." The … well as 105 reported escalations over natural gas - the list is far too long to complete it. …
For over two years the small community of San José del Golfo has maintained a 24-hour barricade against the US-owned mine El Tambor that threatens to destroy their land and water. The non-violent resistance, led by women, is transforming the traditional 'macho' culture, and attracting support across Guatemala, and beyond.
… Guatemalan National Police who deployed tear gas on the community members. But the members … members from their barricade. Clouds of tear gas hung over the barricade, and rubber …