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Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston arrives for a first ministers meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Fishers worried by N.S. premier’s musings over lifting oil-exploration moratorium

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia seafood industry representatives voiced concerned Thursday over comments from the premier that he’s open to ending a moratorium on...

Trump has favoured oil and gas over wind power (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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US falling behind on wind power, think tank warns

The United States is falling behind the European Union in the rollout of wind power and risks being overtaken by China, a think...

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Power-generating windmill turbines are seen at an offshore wind farm, Kriegers Flak, in the Baltic Sea between Denmark, Sweden and Germany, September 6, 2021. Ritzau Scanpix/Olafur Steinar Gestsson/via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo
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Wind, not nuclear, is the best way to meet Sweden’s climate goals, leading think tank says

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The cheapest way for Sweden to meet its expected rise in demand for electricity and goal of net zero emissions...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on AI infrastructure at the Roosevelt room at White House in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2025.  REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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Senate panel easily approves Trump’s picks to run energy, interior departments

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate committees on Thursday approved President Donald Trump’s choices to run energy and environmental policy – officials...

FILE PHOTO: A visitor stands next to a BYD Sealion 7 EV car at the 41st Thailand International Motor Expo, in Bangkok, Thailand, November 29, 2024. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
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Chinese EV makers file challenges to tariffs at EU court

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Chinese electric vehicle makers BYD, Geely and SAIC have challenged the EU’s import tariffs at the Court of...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of American oil and natural gas exploration and production company ConocoPhillips is seen during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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ConocoPhillips takes over as sole operator of gas project in Malaysia, Petronas says

(Reuters) – Malaysia’s Petronas on Thursday said it has officially transferred its contractual right for a cluster of oil and gas fields in...

FILE - A drill rig stands at a Fervo Energy geothermal site near Milford, Utah, Nov. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt, File)
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With Trump pivot back to pro-oil and gas policies, one renewable energy finds favor

As promised, President Donald Trump began reversing the country’s energy policies his first day in office with a spate of orders largely favoring...

FILE PHOTO: European Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis attends the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council in Leuven, Belgium April 5, 2024.  REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool/File Photo
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EU open to US energy, arm sales talks to stave off tariffs

By Marta Fiorin and Cecile Mantovani DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – The European Union is open to discussing purchases of energy and arms from...

The poll found Scots would rather oil and gas came from the UK than from abroad (PA)
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Most Scots want more North Sea oil and gas to meet energy needs, poll finds

More than seven in 10 Scots back drilling in the North Sea to reduce the country’s reliance on foreign imports, a survey has...

FILE PHOTO: A visitor looks at Nissan Motor's electric vehicle (EV) model Leaf at its showroom in Yokohama, Japan, November 3, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
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Nissan to procure EV batteries from SK On for US market, Nikkei reports

TOKYO (Reuters) – Nissan Motor plans to procure batteries for electric vehicles sold in the U.S. from South Korea’s SK On from around...

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