May 14th, 2012 | by Breath on the Wind
In perhaps a little over a year Nautilus Minerals will begin mining operations in the deep ocean off Papa New Guinea. New tools, ships and techniques are anticipated to yield copper, gold and silver.
August 17th, 2011 | by Bob Higgins
Coal provides jobs. The jobs are dirty, they produce a product that's harmful to the planet, hazardous to the health and welfare of the workers and their neighbors, but... hey, they're jobs. Besides, some of those jobs involve improving our mountains. They blow the tops off them, and haul away the coal, leaving flat tops, suitable for landing pads, parking lots, Nascar racing, or Appalachian soccer matches
