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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks to reporters between votes at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/File Photo
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US Sen. Manchin says he’s encouraging industry to sue Treasury over EV tax credits

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin on Tuesday said he was urging U.S. companies to sue the Treasury Department over the local content rules it...

An Indigenous group that opposed the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline is urging banks and investors not to help finance a proposed second phase of the project. The terminus for the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline is seen at the LNG Canada export terminal under construction in Kitimat, B.C., Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs urge banks to snub TC Energy bonds

Hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation of B.C. have written an open letter to Canada's biggest banks and investors urging them to...

An Nvidia Blackwell GPU is displayed at COMPUTEX in Taipei, Taiwan June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Ann Wang
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Tesla likely to spend $3 billion to $4 billion on Nvidia hardware this year

Tesla will likely spend between $3 billion and $4 billion on its purchases of chip company Nvidia's hardware this year, CEO Elon Musk...

FILE PHOTO: A view of production at Stellantis' new electrified dual-clutch transmission (eDCT) assembly facility in the Mirafiori complex in Turin,Italy, April 10,2024. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo
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Stellantis sees Italian plants running at full capacity in 2030

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares says the automaker had given reassurance to unions about its production plans until the start of the next decade,...

ACC opened last year its first battery 'gigafactory' in Billy-Berclau, northern France (AFP)
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Car battery maker ACC halts plant construction in Germany, Italy

The European vehicle battery venture Automotive Cells (ACC) is halting construction of two factories in Germany and Italy as it weighs shifting to...

FILE PHOTO: IATA Director General Willie Walsh looks on during an interview with Reuters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 2, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
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Airlines and energy firms clash over green fuel supplies

Airlines and energy firms clashed over scarce availability of alternative fuels on Tuesday as carriers struggle to square near-record demand

Pipe is unloaded at a project in Hardisty, Alta., on Thursday, Aug.10, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Frans
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TC Energy shareholders approve spinoff, creation of South Bow pipelines business

TC Energy Corp. shareholders have voted in favour of spinning off the company's crude oil pipelines business

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CleanTechnica: How investors can get ready for a decarbonizing economy

The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) highlighted the need for higher levels of climate finance, including to help emerging economies with...

FILE PHOTO: Model Y cars are pictured during the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleul/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Tesla to stop production at German plant for five days in June

EV maker Tesla will stop production at its German plant in Gruenheide for five days in June to improve processes in the factory...

A solar field is seen on site at First Solar in Perrysburg, Ohio July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Megan Jelinger
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First Solar, Qcells panels score green label preferred by US government

First Solar and Hanwha Qcells, have become the first solar panel makers to register under US government preferred environmental rating system

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