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Electric Vehicles

EVs go underground, as BHP beats Tesla to the electric ute
BHP transforms a V8 4WD true blue Aussie ute to electric drive to work at it giant underground mine, and cops some flak from the nay-sayers.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 28, 2018

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Coal

BHP gives World Coal Association the cold shoulder – but it’s no climate saint
BHP axes membership with global coal lobby group, citing “material difference” over its climate advocacy. But is this hypocrisy?
Bob Burton

Apr 13, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

BHP may dump global group, but looks to forgive Australian coal lobby
BHP flags cutting ties with international coal lobby groups, but appears more forgiving of Minerals Council, other Australian organisations.
Bob Burton

Dec 20, 2017

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CleanTech Bites

BHP sees 500MW solar and storage potential in disused mines
BHP has been told its legacy mines in north America could support more than 500MW of solar, wind and storage, turning liabilities into potential assets.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 15, 2017

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Commentary

What’s next for Minerals Council’s coal and climate policy?
The abrupt and unexpected departure of the Minerals Council of Australia’s CEO, Brendan Pearson, may well be a crucial tipping point in Australia’s debate over domestic energy policy.
Bob Burton

Sep 25, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

BHP under pressure to dump pro-coal lobby groups over climate policy
A shareholder resolution highlighting the chasm between BHP’s stated climate policy and the pro-coal advocacy of its mining industry lobby has pushed the company to commit to reconsidering its membership of the hardline Minerals Council of Australia.
Bob Burton

Sep 20, 2017

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The fallout from SaskPower’s Boundary Dam CCS debacle
The crisis engulfing SaskPower’s CCS plant has implications that will reach all the way from the Canadian province of Saskatchewan to the Paris climate conference.
Bob Burton

Nov 12, 2015

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BHP Billiton’s carbon bomb
In a world that increasingly shuns coal, BHP Billiton has amassed a 16 billion tonne stockpile that amounts to one of the world’s largest unexploded ‘carbon bombs’.
Bob Burton

Oct 8, 2015

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Beginning of the end for fossil fuels? Panic sweeps global markets
Financial markets are finally catching up to the news: Fossil fuels are in decline in both transport and electricity, and the woes of VW and Glencore. Even the Bank of England has sounded a warning. Meanwhile, the likes of BHP, Origin and AGL are trying to convince investors that everything is OK.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 30, 2015

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