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Panel upholds Alberta regulator’s orders against embattled energy company
CALGARY — A hearing panel for Alberta’s energy regulator has upheld two orders against a company that had thousands of inactive oil and...
Climate change, cost and competition for water drive settlement over tribal rights to Colorado River
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A Native American tribe with one of the largest outstanding claims to water in the Colorado River basin is...
New Zealand to review forestry component of emission trading scheme
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The New Zealand government on Thursday said it would launch an independent review of costs associated with the forestry component...
Crypto miner lawsuit sets back US effort to track booming power use
An attempt to discover the power consumption levels behind crypto-mining has hit a roadblock after the US Energy Information Administration was sued to...
‘An uncertainty bomb’: Reactions to Alberta’s renewables rules
EDMONTON — Reaction is pouring in to the Alberta government’s new rules for future wind and solar energy projects. They include a ban...
Harmful waste generation set to jump, U.N. warns
Billions of dollars in damage will be caused to the environment by 2050 unless urgent measures are taken to cut waste, particularly in...
Export Development Canada lends Newfoundland hydrogen project $128M
OTTAWA — The federal export credit agency has agreed to lend millions of dollars to a second green hydrogen project in Atlantic Canada....
Scientists create new idea on how to hack a warming planet: drying the upper atmosphere
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government scientists have cooked up a new concept for how to potentially cool an overheating Earth: Fiddle with the upper...
Alberta rural municipalities say $43M in energy industry taxes went unpaid last year
Alberta’s rural municipalities say some energy companies are still failing to pay millions of dollars in taxes. A survey from Rural Municipalities of...
Guyana to sell first carbon credits under airline emissions scheme
Guyana will make the first eligible carbon credits available to airlines to counter pollution under the start of a landmark U.N. emissions deal,...
