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Three Bits: The Behind the Scenes Extension on Coal and Drilling for Noah's Ark?
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Here’s what you need to know for Tuesday, Sept. 29.
Will drillers discover Noah's Ark?
That’s what one team believes to be the case after obtaining permits to begin drilling and excavation in the mountains of Turkey. Located in the Durupinar lies a boat-shaped mount mainly believe is the vessel from the bible that Noah created to gather himself and species to survive what would be a flooding of the entire planet.
The group embarking on the excavation, called Noah’s Ark Scans believe that findings at the site could disprove the idea of evolution. On Tuesday, the group began coring at the site, and relayed to stakeholders that it has mapped through imaging corridors and tunnels within the rock.
Coal asks for (and gets) bailout?
Despite a slow, yet potentially monumental shift to clean energy, last year lobbyists representing coal power reached out to the U.S. Department of Energy secretary Chris Wright with a plea to extend the operations through an emergency opening of America’s coal plants.
According to a New York Times report, nearly one-third of U.S. coal plants were on a five-year countdown to close down, but a lobbying group, America’s Power, connected with the DOE to exercise an emergency clause, keeping factories open despite the notion that a move to alternative, sustainable energy sources could be a solution. Two months later, the Trump Administration granted that extension raising questions as to what’s changed.
Star Copper continues exploration in Canada
For the last few months, drilling and mining by Star Copper has been ongoing as the company has bored through over 7,000 ft., across four holes in northwestern British Columbia. The most recent work from Star has been resource-definition drilling at the company’s main copper-gold porphyry system, along with the completion of a comprehensive 3D induced polarization ("IP") and magnetotelluric ("MT") geophysical program. The end goal? The company says it plans to penetrate the principal fault system, close key gaps within the existing drill pattern and advance geological models toward a potential maiden mineral resource.
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