Mining

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: LA Feed-in-Tariff, Solyndra Review, Coal Mining, EU ETS, Offshore Wind Lawsuit

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: LA Feed-in-Tariff, Solyndra Review, Coal Mining, EU ETS, Offshore Wind LawsuitHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 12 items. Los Angeles City Council approved a measure ...

April 6, 2012

Coal Power Plants to Increase Capacity, GBI Says

Coal Power Plants to Increase Capacity, GBI SaysThe consumption of coal in North America is expected to grow to 940.4 million metric tons (MMt) over the next eight years, as a result ...

April 2, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Indian Point, EPA Overruled on Coal, UK Delays GHG Reporting Law

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Indian Point, EPA Overruled on Coal, UK Delays GHG Reporting LawEntergy, the owner of Indian Point nuclear plant in Buchanan, N.Y., has agreed with the New York State DEC to pay a $1.2 million penalty ...

March 28, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: GAO Slams DOE, Rare Earth Trade Case, EU Aviation, Farming & Forestry CO2

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: GAO Slams DOE, Rare Earth Trade Case, EU Aviation, Farming & Forestry CO2A Government Accountability Office report says that the Department of Energy responded slowly with documentation of its loan guarantee program, indicating an overall flaw ...

March 14, 2012

The Quiet Clean-Mining Revolution

The Quiet Clean-Mining Revolution Few industries have such a black eye, literally and metaphorically, as mining. After centuries of environmental effects ranging from toxic emissions ...

February 22, 2012

Molycorp Plans Near-Zero-Wastewater Facility

Molycorp Plans Near-Zero-Wastewater FacilityCalifornia-based rare earth mining company Molycorp says its Project Phoenix facility in Mountain Pass, Calif., will have near-zero wastewater discharge. The $895 million project, which begins ...

February 22, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Short-Lived Climate Pollutants, EU ETS, MATS, MACT, 2012 CGP

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Short-Lived Climate Pollutants, EU ETS, MATS, MACT, 2012 CGPSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants, an effort to reduce black carbon, ...

February 17, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Bank of England Considers Carbon Bubble, Diesel Health Study Delayed

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Bank of England Considers Carbon Bubble, Diesel Health Study DelayedThe governor of the Bank of England has acknowledged that there is a need for evaluation of the financial system's exposure to high carbon and ...

February 8, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Manufacturing Tax Credit, Natural Gas Drilling, Ener1 Chapter 11, Tier 3 Emissions

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Manufacturing Tax Credit, Natural Gas Drilling, Ener1 Chapter 11, Tier 3 EmissionsThe White House has released more details about the manufacturing efficiency incentives that President Obama announced in his State of ...

January 27, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: IgCC Guide, Builders Challenge, SITES, ZHome, Responsible Jewellery Council

Standards & Compliance Briefing: IgCC Guide, Builders Challenge, SITES, ZHome, Responsible Jewellery CouncilThe International Code Council and Delmar have released a support publication for the construction industry referencing the 2012 International Green Construction Code (IgCC). The ...

January 26, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Moratorium on Uranium Mining, CDC on Fracking, CSAPR, Lake Tahoe Restoration

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Moratorium on Uranium Mining, CDC on Fracking, CSAPR, Lake Tahoe RestorationThe Department of the Interior today is expected to announce a 20-year moratorium on new uranium mining claims in a million-acre buffer zone around the ...

January 9, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL, Arctic Drilling, Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale, Coal Mines Cleanup

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL, Arctic Drilling, Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale, Coal Mines CleanupTransCanada Corp said it would undertake a $600 million expansion and extension of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a move designed to show its commitment ...

December 16, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: COP 17 Durban, Gulf Coast Task Force, Chevron Fined

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: COP 17 Durban, Gulf Coast Task Force, Chevron FinedDurban: The world's biggest polluters -China, the United States and India - remain firmly against a new legal commitment to curb their carbon emissions. The nations ...

December 7, 2011

JPMorgan, Citi, BofA Slammed Over Coal Investment

JPMorgan, Citi, BofA Slammed Over Coal InvestmentJP Morgan Chase, Citi and Bank of America have been branded the worst three "climate killers" in the financial sector over their large-scale investments ...

December 1, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Climate Pact Setback, California Tailpipe Rules, Biofuel Support

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Climate Pact Setback, California Tailpipe Rules, Biofuel Support The world's richest countries have all but given up on a new climate treaty that would take effect this decade ahead of next month's talks in ...

November 21, 2011

EL Pro Tiffany Details Diamond, Metals Purchasing

Tiffany Details Diamond, Metals PurchasingTiffany & Co. last year bought over 80 percent of its serialized diamonds either directly from a mine, or from a supplier that only ...

November 16, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Energy Department Probe, Arizona Copper Mining, Cape Wind Setback

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Energy Department Probe, Arizona Copper Mining, Cape Wind Setback President Obama has promised House Republicans investigating the government's aid to to the now-bankrupt solar firm Solyndra that a former business executive will lead an independent ...

October 31, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Solar Zones, Ozone Hearing, Carbon Tax

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Solar Zones, Ozone Hearing, Carbon Tax Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (pictured left) on Thursday announced a revised plan to establish solar energy zones in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, ...

October 28, 2011

Adapting NASA Technologies to Environmental and Energy Applications

Adapting NASA Technologies to Environmental and Energy ApplicationsAn often-cited example of how public spending for scientific research can yield commercial dividends is the NASA moon landing mission. The forerunners ...

October 4, 2011

Luminant to Sue EPA Over Cross-Border Pollution Rule

Luminant to Sue EPA Over Cross-Border Pollution RuleLuminant – Texas’s largest power generator - has announced the shuttering of facilities across the state, and launched a legal challenge against the regulations it blames ...

September 13, 2011