How green are electric cars? – podcast | Science

Electric cars might seem like a no-brainer on a warming planet, but there are plenty of people who remain sceptical about everything from their battery life to their carbon impact and the environmental and human rights costs of their parts. Madeleine Finlay consults Auke Hoekstra, known as the internet’s ‘EV debunker in chief’, to unpick … Read more

Bill Gates-backed miner discovers large-scale copper deposit in Zambia

A truck makes its way over the Victoria Falls bridge, spanning over the Zambezi River, linking Zambia and Zimbabwe, in Livingstone, Zambia, on Sunday, May 8, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images KoBold Metals, a California-based metals exploration company backed by billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, said that it has discovered a … Read more

Silver Lake Resources and Red 5 in $2.2b merger to create the ASX’s fifth largest gold producer

The starting gun has been fired on the widely-tipped WA mid-tier gold consolidation in 2024, after Silver Lake Resources and Red 5 shook hands to combine. Red 5 shareholders will own 51.7 per cent of the new entity and Silver Lake — which has a 11.9 per cent stake in Red 5 — the remainder. … Read more

More names added to list of those to quit Fortescue, FFI and Andrew Forrest’s family enterprises

The exit door at Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue has been working overtime in the first few weeks of 2024. Former Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner is the latest departure, announcing his exit from Fortescue Future Industries on February 1. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Trusted Bulletin is an … Read more

Former Northern Territory chief Minister Michael Gunner the latest to leave Fortescue Future Industries

Former Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner has left Fortescue Future Industries, the latest prominent figure to head out the door of Andrew Forrest’s sprawling iron ore and green energy empire. Mr Gunner joined FFI in November 2022 and led the clean energy hopeful’s northern Australia team based in Darwin. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS … Read more