Opinion: Canada ’s critical minerals revolution could use some French flair
Ah, there’s nothing like being courted by the French. France is increasingly eyeing Canada as a key partner for the supply of critical minerals amid heightened concern about China’s dominance in the production and processing of raw materials needed for the clean energy transition. It remains to be…#western #indonesia #ottawa #benjamingallezot #emmanuelmacron #critical #infraviacapital #infravia #michelmiraillet #johnmckenzie (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stone tools in Ukraine were left by Europe ’s first known humans
Geologic ages ago in what is now Ukraine, a pack of human ancestors approached a crook in the Carpathian Mountains, which held hard but brittle glassy rocks—just right to break into tools with sharp edges. Bashing one rock against another, the humans shaped the stones into simple cutters and scrapers, as their own ancestors had done before them in Africa.
More than 1 million years later, archaeologists uncovered their cache and dated cobbles found with the tools and other stone artifacts. In a paper out today in
Nature
, they conclude that
early humans may have settled in Europe some 1.4 million year...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 6, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Federal industry minister Champagne slams SRG Mining ’s attempts to skirt national security review in proposed deal with China buyer
Federal Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says SRG Mining Inc.’s attempt to skirt a national security review around a deal to sell a stake in a critical minerals project to a Chinese buyer is far from a fait accompli. Montreal-based SRG Mining last summer announced that China-based…#srgminingincs #montreal #srgmining #lola #westafrica #middleeast #pdac #globeandmail #governmentofcanada #ottawa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
' The War Below' Review: Digging for Minerals
Governments seek an expansion of global mining as part of the transition away from oil and coal. It’s a disruptive undertaking. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Singapore to Build World ’s Largest Facility to Boost Carbon-Removal Power of the Ocean
The Equatic Process, a novel carbon removal technology and one of the best inventions of 2023, is getting a major scale-up, with the world’s largest ocean carbon dioxide removal (OCDR) facility set to be built in Singapore and operational by 2025—sparking optimism for what has been hailed as a potential game changer for global climate efforts after scientists agreed in 2022 that atmospheric carbon-removal technology will be necessary for the world to reach its climate goals.
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Scientists say that the world would need to remove at least five billion metric tons of c...
Source: TIME: Science - February 29, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Koh Ewe Tags: Uncategorized climate change News Desk overnight Source Type: news
Cyprus Mines and Ex-J & J Talc Supplier Imerys Create $862M Trust
Imerys Talc America, Inc. and the company’s former owner, Cyprus Mines Corporation, will create a collective $862 million dollar trust. The goal is for the trust to settle personal injury claims alleging their asbestos-contaminated talc caused plaintiffs’ cancer.
This comes after both groups filed reorganization plans and disclosure statements on January 31, 2024 in The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Both companies filed for bankruptcy protection in hopes of continuing business through a reorganization plan.
Facing more than 14,600 lawsuits, Imerys filed for bankruptcy in 2019. The majori...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - February 28, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Travis Rodgers Tags: Legal Litigation talc Talcum Powder Source Type: news
Children ’s Futures at a Crossroads
Credit: UNICEF/Abdulazeem Mohamed
War in Sudan is putting the future of its 24 million youngest citizens at risk, the Representative of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned. January 2024
Meanwhile geopolitical and geoeconomic fragmentation threaten the development and survival of children across the globe. But a more hopeful path exists.By Jasmina ByrneUNITED NATIONS, Feb 23 2024 (IPS) At the start of 2024, we stand at a critical juncture: Geopolitical tensions are escalating, economic integration is unravelling, and multilateral cooperation is faltering. This global fragmentation threatens to undermi...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jasmina Byrne Tags: Armed Conflicts Civil Society COVID-19 Featured Global Global Governance Headlines Human Rights TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
'I'm a heart surgeon - here are five breakfast ideas to keep your heart in good health'
A heart-healthy breakfast should include a combination of nutrient-dense foods that provide essential vitamins, minerals, fibre, and healthy fats. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Australia ’s Pilbara Minerals Sees Signs of Lithium Slump Ending
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Yellen to Visit Chile in Push to Boost Ties on Critical Minerals
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Top Stock Picks from Barron's Panel of Experts
A miner and processor of rare-earth minerals, it has a strategic agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense, which is fully funding the company’s U.S. refinery. These materials are essential to the security of our nation.” (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctor shares three vitamins you should never take together
Certain vitamins and minerals can reduce the effects of each other when taken together. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Australia adds nickel to critical minerals list amid price slump
SYDNEY -- Australia has placed nickel on its Critical Minerals List in a bid to provide support for producers of the battery metal that are struggling with a sustained downturn in prices. Resources Minister Madeleine King announced the decision on Friday, noting six nickel operations had either…#sydney #criticalmineralslist #madeleineking (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mysterious ‘comb’ drawings may be among oldest cave paintings in South America
The soaring stone walls of Argentina’s Huenul Cave, a 630-meter-square rock shelter in northern Patagonia, are covered by nearly 900 distinct paintings of geometric shapes, people, and animals. In vivid shades of red, white, yellow, and black, their style resembles those of rock art found elsewhere in Patagonia, estimated to be a few thousand years old at most.
But to the trained eye of Guadalupe Romero Villanueva, an archaeologist at Argentina’s National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), some of the Huenul Cave paintings seemed older than the rest: A handful of badly weathered, comb-shap...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 14, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
The effect of emergency floatation system (EFS) on helicopter stability during ditching - Aziz A, Mad Sariff ES, Shamsudheen I, Abd Jamil R, Abu Zarim MAUA.
In recent times, there has been a notable increase in economic activities in the world's oceans. This growth in oceanic economic activity is attributed to various natural resources, such as fish, minerals, and energy reserves, which promise significant eco... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
