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Syncrude to pay $390,000 penalty for 2021 oilsands worker death

Oilsands operator Syncrude Canada Ltd. has been ordered to pay a $390,000 penalty in relation to the death of a worker in 2021.

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EV firm Lotus Tech reports revenue jump on luxury cars

(Reuters) – Lotus Technology reported a sequential surge in quarterly revenue on Monday, less than two months after going public, due to strong...

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US ‘will not accept’ flood of below-cost Chinese goods: Yellen

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has recently concluded talks about cheap exports with Chinese officials and business leaders

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Chinese ride-hailing company teams up with EV maker to mass produce robotaxis next year

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global said its self-driving venture with EV maker GAC Aion has received a license to mass produce electric robotaxis.

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Activists call on UK banking giant to close ‘fracking loophole’ in energy finance policy

Campaigners are calling on the UK's biggest bank to close what they see as a “loophole” in its energy policy that allows the...

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US nuclear industry upbeat on small reactors, despite setback

Despite the recent cancellation of a next-generation US nuclear plant, backers of the carbon-free power source remain hopeful new projects will come on...

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Yellen, Premier Li express hope for US-China cooperation

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang sounded a hopeful note on bilateral relations at the start of their Sunday...

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Tesla casts doubt on the quest for a Model T of EVs

Sources tell Reuters that Elon Musk is putting aside the idea of bargain-priced Tesla for the masses in favor of self-driving robo-taxis.

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New Mexico electric vehicle mandates to remain in place as auto dealers fight the new rules

State regulators denied an effort to derail implementation of new rules requiring New Mexico auto dealers to provide a higher number of EVs...

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Head of U.S. EPA defends $20B green bank: ‘I feel really good about this program’

EPA Administrator Michael Regan says the new $20 billion federal “green bank” program will finance a variety of projects to create low-carbon solutions.

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