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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...

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

FILE PHOTO: A ponderosa pine tree is cut down after having burnt in the Brattain Fire, at Fremont National Forest, near Paisley, Oregon, U.S., September 19, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File photo
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Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp utility reaches $178 million wildfire settlement

PacifiCorp, a utility owned by billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, said on Monday it agreed to pay $178 million to resolve claims by...

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Chinese refiner Rongsheng buys its first Canadian TMX crude oil cargo

Chinese refiner Rongsheng Petrochemical has bought its first Canadian crude cargo via the recently expanded Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX) from TotalEnergies through a...

Nigerians are facing the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation, with double-digit inflation leaving many struggling to afford food (AFP)
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Nigeria union strike shuts power grid, schools, disrupts flights

Unions in Nigeria are also protesting an electricity tariff hike and there have been widespread blackouts after the Transmission Company of Nigeria said...

FILE - Chairs stand at the Gates post office in the aftermath of a fire in Gates, Ore., Sept 9, 2020. Oregon utility regulators have rejected a request from PacifiCorp that sought to limit its liability in wildfire lawsuits. KGW reports that the proposal would have limited the company's wildfire liability to just economic damages. (Mark Ylen/Albany Democrat-Herald via AP, File)
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Oregon regulator rejects PacifiCorp bid to limit wildfire liability

Oregon utility regulators say no to request from PacifiCorp to limit its liability over 2020 wildfires.

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Canada increases loan guarantees for Trans Mountain pipeline to $19 billion

The Canadian government has guaranteed another $1 billion in commercial loans for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, taking the total government-backed loan facility...

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Italy, Germany, Austria sign cooperation deal on southern hydrogen link

The hydrogen link dubbed SoutH2, which last year won priority status from the European Commission, is considered important to develop a European market...

Wightlink's Victoria of Wight hybrid energy ferry passes by Spinnaker Tower just outside Portsmouth, Britain, April 11, 2024 REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
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Britain’s creaking power grid leaves green energy revolution adrift

To hit net zero, Britain needs to expand the high-voltage network in England and Wales carried overhead on pylons.

A worker loads pipe just west of Morden, Man., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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Key Manitoba pipeline partially fixed as repairs continue, province says

The Manitoba government says Imperial Oil has safely restored service to one of two fuel lines that were shut down in March due...

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