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Liberty Oilfield Services CEO Chris Wright is pictured in Denver, Jan. 17, 2018. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP)
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What to know about Chris Wright, Trump’s choice to run the Energy Department

Trump’s Energy Secretary pick, Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright, backs fossil fuels, fracking, and plans to reverse Biden’s climate policies.

FILE PHOTO: Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares inaugurates the group's 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 CEO says will adapt to U.S. market under Trump

Stellantis CEO Tavares says firm will adapt to potential Trump policy shifts, offering U.S. models in electric, hybrid, and gas options.

A Nuclear Waste Management Organization senior transportation engineer explains transportation signage for waste uranium during a tour of NWMO's facility in Oakville, Ont., Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gu
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Northern Ontario First Nation says yes in referendum on possible nuclear waste site

The town council of Ignace voted in favour earlier this year, and its counterpart Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation has now also voted yes.

Earth's oceans, forests and soil absorb carbon dioxide, meaning they play a crucial role in efforts to fight climate change (AFP)
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‘Vague’ net zero rules threaten climate targets, scientists warn

Scientists urge nations to exclude natural carbon sinks in net-zero plans to avoid exceeding warming targets, risking over 1.5°C.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a fireside chat with Michael Sheldrick, co-founder and Chief Policy, Impact and Government Affairs Officer at Global Citizen Now event on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Trudeau touts embattled carbon levy to global audience, says it faces misinformation

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending his embattled carbon-pricing program on the world stage, and he argues that misinformation is threatening environmental progress.

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Massachusetts legislation looks to remove barriers to the state’s shift from natural gas

Massachusetts bill would give gas utilities and regulators new powers to offer customers “something else” such as heat from networked geothermal.

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COP29: Canada needs to start a real conversation about international carbon markets

Canada should seize the opportunity to join international carbon markets to lower climate mitigation costs and boost global cooperation.

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ZETA Statement on the EV Tax Credit

November 15 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. – ZETA Executive Director Albert Gore released the following statement in response to reporting about the incoming Trump...

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm speaks at a press conference during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), in Baku, Azerbaijan November 15, 2024. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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Rescinding US EV tax credit would cede ground to China, Granholm says

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit on EVs.

FILE PHOTO: The Imperal Oil refinery is seen in an aerial photograph taken along the St. Clair River, one of many facilities in Canada's "Chemical Valley" in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Nick Iwanyshyn/File Photo
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Imperial Oil fined for 2021 slop oil spill

Ontario has fined Imperial Oil C$900,000 for a slop oil leak into a tank containment area at its Sarnia site in 2021 that...

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