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Carbon uncertainty

Thursday 18 December 2008

Engineering and sciences firm Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) said reductions ranging from 5% to 15% contained in the Federal Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) will create uncertainties in Australian industry for at least the next 12 months.


Queensland seeks cleaner future

Monday 08 December 2008

Queensland Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson has told parliament that the successful storage of greenhouse gas production holds the key to future reductions of the State's greenhouse emissions.


Methane plant reduces emissions

Wednesday 03 December 2008

GE Energy has developed a new technology that can convert waste gas into much needed electricity, the company's managing director Tim Rourke told MINING DAILY.


Excellence in Environmental Management Finalist: BHP Billiton

Thursday 27 November 2008

BHP Illawarra Coal is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards for its West Cliff Ventilation Air Methane Project (WestVAMP).


Broadmeadow miner wins big

Wednesday 26 November 2008

One of BMA's Broadmeadow coal mine employees has taken out first place in the 2008 Peter Dent Simtars Gas Chromatographer of Year award.


Miner extracts methane

Wednesday 19 November 2008

Coal and Allied has begun trialling a coal bed methane extraction project at its Hunter Valley Mount Thorley Warkworth mine to reduce its emissions footprint.


Fuel saving system for diesel engines

Tuesday 11 November 2008

FuelSave Australia has introduced a fuel-saving system that is said to cut engine wear and reduce environmental emissions from mobile and stationary diesel engines, said to lift burn rates up to 95-98%.


Climate change report raises concerns

Monday 03 November 2008

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia chief executive Reg Howard-Smith has raised concerns at the recently released Commonwealth Government's Low Pollutions Future Report entitled The Economics of Climate Change mitigation.


Truck fleets go natural

Friday 23 May 2008

Big truck fleets should take the lead and convert from diesel to natural gas, according to Perth-based independent petroleum industry analyst Peter Strachan.


'Tight gas' opens up in Western Australia

Friday 30 November 2007

THE Western Australian Government has announced the release of the first ‘tight gas’ acreage block.


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