Apollo plan on cheaper green energy seeks global backing
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) – A plan for a new global research program aimed at driving down the costs of renewable energy more quickly has drawn serious interest from the world’s leading economies, its proponents say. The Global Apollo Programme would be an internationally coordinated scheme of research and development focusing on electricity storage technology, smart grids and renewables, according to a report prepared by scientists, economists, former chief
[Reuters] – TORONTO/VANCOUVER, June 1 (Reuters) – Newmont Mining Corp is in exclusive talks with AngloGold Ashanti Ltd as it moves closer toward clinching a deal to buy the African miner’s Cripple Creek & Victor gold mine in Colorado, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The sources said that if South African-based AngloGold agrees to a sale, the asset is likely to fetch a price somewhere in the
[CNW Group] – Vista Gold Corp. Announces Receipt of A$7.5 Million Net Tax Refund Under the Australian Government’s Research & Development Incentive Program
[PR Newswire] – DENVER, June 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Vista Gold Corp. (the “Company,” “we” or “our”) (NYSE MKT and TSX: VGZ) today announced that it has received an A$7.5 million (approximately US$5.7 million) Research & Development (“R&D”) Tax Incentive refund, net of costs to prepare and file. Frederick H. Earnest, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Certain investments we made in 2012 to find innovative solutions to our water
[Marketwired] – Rubicon Minerals Corporation announces the appointment of Bill Shand, P. Eng. to Vice President, Operations and the retirement of Daniel Labine, P. Eng.
With the dollar moving higher and bonds heading lower, today one of the greats in the business sent King World News warning that we are now confronting lunacy on a daily basis, plus a bonus Q&A that includes gold.
Chevron Appalachia LLC has agreed to pay a nearly $940,000 fine levied by the state Department of Environmental Protection over a natural gas well explosion and fire that killed a contractor. Last month, …
New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford said he’s thankful for being unhurt early Monday after totaling a rented car on the New Jersey Turnpike as he tried to return home for practice from visiting his newborn daughter in California. Weatherford posted a picture of the mangled car on Instagram after the 3:30 a.m. crash (http://bit.ly/1AFSikk ), saying it wrecked as he hit ”a massive body of water” going about 65
The Latest from the French Open: — 6:37 p.m. Jack Sock has become the first player to take a set off nine-time champion Rafael Nadal at this French Open. Sock is still trailing by a set in their fourth-round match, after Nadal raced to a 6-3, 6-1 lead. In 70 previous matches at Roland Garros, Nadal has only ever lost once – in 2009.
– Despite the deep and gnawing Yankee hunger for CUVs, Subaru’s Tribeca [above] never sold in great numbers, even while the rest of the company’s mainstream product line pushed the niche automaker past Volkswagen in American sales. With VW preparing a new, bigger Tiguan and a larger MQB-based crossover, Subie could undoubtedly use a fresh seven-passenger uticle to stay ahead of Wolfsburg. – If a question from a survey taken by a Jalopnik
