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Australia has a massive opportunity to reduce global emissions by as much as 9%, all while renewing its heavy industries and economy. But to seize the opportunity, government needs to move fast.
Solar panels and electric cars come with their own environmental trade-offs like increased mining and extraction.
Aluminium is hugely useful, but energy-intensive to produce. What if we didn’t have to smelt any more?
Here’s how to quench your thirst in an environmentally responsible way.
There are many possible outcomes from the closure of the smelter – just don’t expect lower electricity prices to be one of them.
Resettlement plans for large infrastructure projects don’t always go according to plan.
The Trump administration recently imposed tariffs of up to 25 percent on foreign steel and aluminum – including from the EU, Canada and Mexico, the three biggest markets for American goods.
Canada rushed to counter a deadly lung disease afflicting gold miners in the early 20th century. The “quick fix” cure that was invented is a symbol of the lurch towards global industrialization.
Renewable resources are being exploited to the extent that there is a loss of species and future generations are threatened.
While cooking food in aluminium pots isn’t a bad thing, doing so in foil is problematic. Over-exposure to aluminium may pose serious threats to human health.
The advent of battery storage heralds an even deeper embrace of electric cars and renewable energy. But amid the green tech revolution, we should be wary of creating new pollution problems.
Alcoa’s decision to close the Point Henry smelter, at a cost of almost 1000 jobs in Geelong and elsewhere, comes amid a perfect storm buffeting Australia’s aluminium industry. Point Henry will be the second…
Silvery, ductile, malleable and so very, very useful, aluminium is the most common metal in the Earth’s crust. But despite its importance (or perhaps because of it), there are fears that this metal causes…
Certain types of corn can grow in soil that would kill most plants. A genetic variation in certain strands of corn has meant…
The Australian aluminium industry is in the doldrums. A high dollar, low prices and Asian competition are threatening the industry, with older plants in New South Wales and Victoria under threat of closure…
The sight of molten metal pouring from a furnace has long been an iconic symbol of industrial might and wealth. In Australia, the metallurgical industries have provided long term jobs and wealth to many…
An international research team has discovered a new material, superdense aluminium, which has never before been seen on Earth…
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