Archives for January, 2018
In Australia a schooner of beer (about 375ml) can cost anything up to $10 (USD8 at the time of writing), depending upon the location of the bar. Taxes, both direct and indirect, make Australian alcohol among the most expensive in the world. In the case of buying a beer at…
Increasing the share of electricity produced by wind and solar, and the trend to electric cars, will put considerable pressure on the mining industry. Already, according to the International Energy Agency, mining alone accounts for around 10% of the world’s energy consumption. This does not include energy consumed in processing…