Mining

Mobile phone co-operative secures exclusive deal to stock 'the most ethical mobile handset on the market'

Figures highlighted in report by The Australia Institute does not include Federal Government support

Power produced by new 100MW plant - thought to be largest in Latin America - purchased by metals company CAP Group

New 4MW wind farm at Oakdale Colliery expected to deliver annual carbon savings of 4,400 tonnes

Millions of acres of degraded terrain could hold 100 times the current US solar capacity - and avert the environmental tradeoffs of blockbuster solar projects

European Commission poised to propose a new voluntary scheme that green groups fear will be too weak to drive industry change

Over 100 jewellery retailers commit to source metals from more sustainable mines

Tech giant pledges to crack down on minerals mined in Democratic Republic of Congo and commits to greater transparency

Company says planned mine could supply up to a quarter of the world's energy storage market with more powerful, longer-lasting batteries

Lone Pine Resources says the Government of Quebec breached trade rules by passing a bill revoking all fracking permits in its territory