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Burning coal for energy adds planet-warming carbon dioxide, or CO2, to Earths atmosphere. As the planet heats up, experts warn that simply cutting greenhouse gas emissions will not be enough to avoid possibly disastrous levels of global warming. CO2
The mining industry is ready to fight the Federal Government's plan for a nine-billion-dollar new tax. In a response to the Henry Tax Review, the Government says mining companies will be slugged with a new 40 percent so-called super profits tax. Amon
In business, Westpac has indicated interest rates will continue to rise this year. Westpac boss Gail Kelly says the bank's funding costs are continuing to increase. And she has told a federal parliamentary inquiry it's likely to be a while until they
Mining giant BHP Billiton is cutting more than 3,000 jobs in Australia and will close a major nickel mine, because of poor profitability prospects. 由于赢利前景不佳,矿业巨头必和必拓在澳大利亚裁减3千份工作,并将关闭一个
Two Canadian mining companies are merging to become the world's third-largest gold mining company. Goldcorp and Glamis Gold will become a single company named Goldcorp worth about $21.3 billion. (The largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold, is als
Every week, more children arrive to work in the hundreds of primitive mines in the bush. Here they endure long hours at dangerous jobs, wringing flecks of gold from the dirt with mercury. One of them is a 12-year-old boy named Saliou. Momodou is jus
A Flood of Tourists to Perus Rainbow Mountain Tourists struggle for breath as they climb for two hours to reach the top of a mountain in the Peruvian Andes. The mountain is 5,000 meters above sea level. The climbers are tired, but happy to see the be
Mining asteroids 小行星采矿 Going platinum 小行星采矿淘铂去 Mining metals from asteroids seems a bonkers idea. But could it work? 小行星采矿这想法听似疯狂,但行得通吗? CAN reality trump art? That was the question hove
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Today we continue our report on the group of chemical elements known as rare earth metals. These are mined from the earth and used to make technology from mobile phones to missiles. The United States
US Energy Production Facing Limits of Water Scarcity Nearly all forms of energy production use large amounts of water. Coal, which generates nearly 50 percent of the electricity in the U.S., needs water for mining and transport, and to cool and lubri
Cameroon's new mineral research center will begin operations this year. South Korean mining researchers are making trips to Cameroon to determine the overall cost of the facility, to be located in the capital, Yaounde. They say the center will cost s
Pacific Brands is selling its KingGee, Stubbies and Hard Yakka workwear brands to Wesfarmers for 180 million dollars. The effort to look at the company's performance comes against the backdrop of another big full-year loss. Pacific Brands lost a quar
ANZ has flagged the 100-million-dollar rise in bad debts over the past month because of its lending to resources company. That brings the expected provisions for bad debts for more than 900 million dollars for the first half of the financial year. Th
Amnesty International says police in Papua New Guinea have burnt down homes and illegally evicted people living near a mine owned by the world's largest gold mining company. In a new report Amnesty International calls on the government to investigate
Business Mining in Indonesia Now you own it, now you don't 商业 印尼矿业 时有时无 China wants coal. But digging it up is a dirty, dangerous business 中国煤炭需求增大,但采煤生意黑暗又危险 CHURCHILL MINING, a London-listed
Pope Benedict has indeed surprised the world announcing his resigning at the end of the month. He is the first pontiff to step down in almost 600 years, saying he is simply too old and frail to continue in the job. The Vatican says it expects his suc
And when the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, Londons FTSE 100 was down 28 points. The Dax and Euro were also down. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly. The Dow Jones is down. The SP 500 is down by seven points. And the Austral
The Australian dollar's fallen throughout the day as investors bet against the strength of the Australian economy. Earlier, the Australian dollar slipped to its lowest level in almost three years. It's currently buying 94.04 US cents. Australian shar
60 Dead, 300 Missing After Dam Collapse in Brazil Rescue workers confirmed on Monday that at least 60 people are dead after a dam collapsed in Minas Gerais state in Brazil. 救援人员周一证实,巴西米纳斯吉拉斯州大坝垮塌造成至少
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