With a cost estimate of $4.38 billion, remediation of the Giant Mine, one of the most contaminated sites in Canada, is also expected to be the most expensive federal environmental cleanup in the country’s history. The figure, recently approved by the Treasury Board of Canada, spans costs from 2005 until 2038, when active remediation at…
Canada’s Top Five Federal Contaminated Sites to Cost Taxpayers Billions to Clean Up
Biden’s ‘Green’ Agenda Could End Up Sending Taxpayer Cash to Chinese-Owned Mines in Canada
November 22, 2022
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The Biden administration is seeking to fund Canadian mining ventures to help accelerate President Joe Biden’s green energy push, even though multiple Canadian mining corporations are partially owned by Chinese entities. The Department of Defense (DoD) has set aside over $1 billion to help the United States acquire more rare earth minerals, which are needed…
Temporary Gas, Coal Tax ‘Short-Term Fix’ to Energy Price Spike: Mining Council CEO
The CEO of the Mining Council of Australia has described a proposed tax on coal miners and gas producers as “perverse.” The comment comes as a gas price cap and a temporary gas and thermal coal tax are on the table as the Australian Labor government looks for solutions to alleviate the soaring energy prices….
Coal and Gas ‘Natural Ally’ of Renewables: Resources Minister
Mining executives and diplomats have been assured of access to Australian ores and expertise under the new federal government. Resources Minister Madeleine King held private meetings with international delegations at a mining conference in Sydney as police with sniffer dogs prowled the vast expo floor. King vowed to back new gas and coal fields to…
Rocky Mountain Mystery (1935)
October 30, 2022
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The heirs of the dying owner of a valuable radium mine are being murdered as a mining engineer tries to uncover the killer and clear his cousin’s name. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access…
Ohio Jury Convicts Man Who Claimed to Be African Prince on Fraud Crimes
September 19, 2022
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A federal jury has convicted a man of 10 federal fraud charges involving an $800,000 investment scheme in which he claimed to be a “prince” and a “prophet.” Daryl Robert Harrison, 44, was convicted after a jury deliberated at least 15 hours over the course of two days, concluding a two-week trial in U.S. District…
Northern Territory Rejects Aussie Mining Company’s Bid to Pump Extra Water From River
An Australian mining company has had its application to pump an extra 1,651 mega litres of water from a local river rejected by the Northern Territory’s water department. This comes as Australia’s largest water license was allegedly regranted to Singleton Station farm, located 380 kilometres north of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, after considerations…
‘Green’ Mining Meets Resistance from Environmentalists
August 5, 2022
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As the Democrat-controlled Senate lines up the party-line votes to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, featuring $369 billion in new federal spending for wind, solar, and electric vehicles (EVs), environmentalists are uncertain whether to cheer or weep. If passed, the bill would be a victory for advocates of “renewable” energy and the elimination of fossil…
Queensland’s Mining Firms Boycott State’s Industry Plan Over ‘Exorbitant’ New Coal Taxes
July 4, 2022
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Queensland’s major mining bodies have rebuffed the state government’s launch of its industry plan in response to the state’s decision to hike coal taxes. Under the new royalty regime, which comes into effect from July 1, miners would need to pay more royalties (20 percent) on each tonne of coal sold for more than $175…
New York Passes Bill Halting New Bitcoin Mining Projects
June 3, 2022
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The New York State Senate passed a bill early Friday that seeks to ban new cryptocurrency mining projects in a bid to tackle some of the environmental issues associated with the use of proof-of-work authentication methods to validate blockchain transactions, such as bitcoin. The bill, which still needs Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature to become law,…
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