Recordings from a day-long symposium on the Future of coal in New Zealand, hosted by VUW Institute of Policy Studies, […]
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The future of coal in New Zealand
The future of coal and proposed lignite developments in Southland, and their role in feeding growing energy needs here and […]
Continue readingHansen lectures heat up coal mining issue
Climate change expert James Hansen kicked off his nation wide lecture tour last night in Auckland. His pointed analysis of […]
Continue readingLignite issue fuels debate
The issue of coal mining and production in the South Island is of growing concern to certain groups. Recent developments […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Seismic hazards, lignite and hydrogen, and SCANZ 2011
“Plenty more earthquakes” to come Canterbury University engineering expert Professor Andy Buchanan wasn’t mincing his words in this week’s Science […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Pilot project to burn NZ coal underground
Grant Bradley writes about a pilot project taking place, in Waikato, to test underground coal gasification (UCG), which makes use […]
Continue readingSustainable mining? – scientists weigh in
ONLINE BRIEFING: Monday 3 May, 11 AM NZT Hidden beneath our stunning landscapes — and formed by the same relentless […]
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