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- April 11, 2019
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Vast disposes of Pickstone Peerless
BH24 Reporter HARARE – AIM-listed mining group Vast Resources Plc has exited gold mining in Zimbabwe through the disposal of its 25 percent stake in the Pickstone Peerless gold mine.…
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- April 11, 2019
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Renewable energy is cheaper and faster
An important point in the ongoing debate about electric vehicles is that they’re only as clean as the electricity they use. A widespread adoption of electric vehicles means the electricity…
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- April 11, 2019
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Conventional cars are inefficient
Electric vehicles convert about 60% of their energy to propulsion. Conventional cars, on the other hand, are very inefficient. For every litre of fuel burned, only about 17 to 21%…
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- April 11, 2019
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Health risks
Potential geopolitical imbalances affecting the national supply are important, but the health costs associated with fossil fuels are in the scale of billions of dollars in Australia. This includes premature…
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- April 11, 2019
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Unsteady fuel reserves
Policies minimising Australia’s reliance on oil imports could bring significant benefits to businesses and families, and even to public sector agencies with fleet operations. Around 90% of the oil Australia…
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- April 11, 2019
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A matter of money
In just one year (2017-18), Australia’s imports of refined petroleum cost A$21.7 billion. Crude petroleum cost us a further A$11.7 billion – that’s more than A$33 billion going to overseas…
JUST IN: Nyagura application thrown out
Suspended University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice chancellor Levi Nyagura will now stand trial on May 16 after his application for exception was today thrown out by a Harare magistrate.
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- April 11, 2019
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Don’t trust the environmental hype about electric vehicles? The economic benefits might convince you
Gail Broadbent & Graciela Metternicht With electric cars back in the headlines, it’s time to remember why we should bother making the transition away from oil. In our recent research…
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- April 11, 2019
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Oil prices fall on surging U.S. crude supply, economic slowdown
SINGAPORE – Oil prices fell on Thursday, pressured as U.S. crude stockpiles surged to their highest levels in almost 17 months amid record production and as economic concerns cast doubt…
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- April 11, 2019
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Rand holds firm amidst grim global outlook
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand held on to its gains in early trade on Thursday amid grim forecasts for the global economy as both the U.S. and Eurozone Central Banks…