Can Canadian mines be a reliable source of sustainable minerals in the clean economy revolution?
If Canada’s heavy industries want to steer clear of a rust-belt scenario, they need to jump on this century’s best economic opportunities.
How automakers can clean up the dirty minerals that power them in the global race to electrify cars
Enjoying the spectacle of Jody Wilson-Raybould cleaning the floor with the Prime Minister? Guess what corporate Canada: you’re next. Anybody doubting this needn’t look
The precise moment announcing Canada’s “reset” on its road to resources was this headline splashed across the front page of the Globe and Mail on
Hero: When the talk turns to electric vehicles, it’s typically about pioneering sedans like the Tesla S, Chevy Bolt and Nissan Leaf. Away from the
This article first appeared on Ensia Seventy-seven-year-old Heinz Spahn — whose blue eyes are both twinkling and stern — vividly recalls his younger days. The
Two redevelopment proposals in Europe and North America are portending a possible renewable energy transition for hard-hit coal communities facing dislocation from the decline of
In signing his third piece of legislation into law, U.S. President Donald Trump repealed a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosure requirement for oil, gas
American aerosplace giant Lockheed Martin recently announced that it has secured a letter of intent to sell 12 hybrid airships to Straightline Aviation for about
Until about eight months ago, rolling blackouts were a common occurrence in South Africa, where the national power grid is notorious for being unreliable and
When mining financier Robert Friedland took the stage at the World Copper Conference in Chile earlier this year, he outlined the future of mining in
Hero: Campbell Soup Company In a significant break from its peers, American food processing giant Campbell Soup Company in January became the first major U.S.
A big clue as to how serious India is about its energy transformation policy is in a doubling this week of its national tax on
A federal jury in December convicted former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship of conspiring to violate national mine-safety laws at one of the company’s coal
An industrial project that could devastate the Great Barrier Reef, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a Canadian mine and an American power plant are
Hero: Kaiser Permanente Health care conglomerate Kaiser Permanente announced an ambitious clean energy shift in February that will ensure 50 per cent of electricity used at its
Geothermal developers often struggle to make their projects economically viable, while mining companies are finding it increasingly difficult to get social license for new projects.
The mining industry is struggling. Junior exploration companies are desperately trying to raise money, and majors are facing volatile commodity prices paired with resistance from
Lynne Descary has had to endure more than two decades of insults, inappropriate comments about her sexuality and assertions she has taken away jobs from
Former Republican Senator Richard G. Lugar was a fixture of Washington D.C. for more than 36 years – a Senatorial tenure that spanned over six
Among Luc Zandvliet’s professional accomplishments last year, coaxing a burly mining engineer into a Bedouin tent to discuss the mysteries of camel lactation ranks among
A new generation of junior exploration companies is trying to fix the mining industry’s social license problem. By experimenting with profit-sharing schemes and engagement programs,
Conflict mineral law has unintended consequences A piece of U.S. legislation has “set off a chain of events that has propelled millions of miners and
U.S. makes $3-billion climate pledge President Obama declared that the United States will contribute $3 billion to a fund that will help the world’s poorest
Congress bites back Less than 24 hours after President Barack Obama announced a deal with China to limit greenhouse gases, both chambers of the U.S.
Tax transparency has received a lot of attention recently. In an effort to end tax evasion via secret bank accounts, 51 countries signed an agreement last
Canada’s federal government tabled a bill last week that would require mining, oil and gas companies to disclose how much they pay foreign and domestic
This story was originally co-published by The Daily Beast and ProPublica, and originally appeared on ProPublica.org. When billionaire Chris Cline’s company bought an option to mine a
In 1996, a photograph began circulating among the foreign press in Phnom Penh. Sam Rainsy, Cambodia’s liberal opposition leader, was pictured sitting with Nobel laureate
