From nytimes.com
‘Mine, Baby, Mine’: Trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue Coal
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The new effort, which includes opening 13.1 million acres of federal land for mining and eliminating pollution limits, aims to save an industry that has been declining for decades.
#coal #wind #solar #mining #pollution #naturalgas #federalland #unitedstates #corruption #trumpwatch
on Mon, 4PM
From japantimes.co.jp
Lab-grown gems are robbing Botswana of its diamond riches
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A diamond-market crisis has turned the finding of the gems into an affliction and a cautionary tale of what can happen to an economy that becomes overly reliant on one commodity.
#gems #africa #mining #wealth #diamond #botswana #economics #materials #resources #manufacturing
17h ago
From bitcoin.com
Bitcoin Miners’ Revenue Fell 4.23% in September as Difficulty Hike Nears
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Bitcoin miners had a modest September slump, watching revenue shrink 4.23%—that’s $69 million gone compared to August’s haul.
#mining #bitcoin #hashrate #bitcoinminers
4h ago