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mmercial vehicle drivers wait to refuel at a compressed natural gas fuelling station in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Tourmaline, Clean Energy open two new natural gas fuelling stations in Alberta

The stations in Calgary and Grande Prairie join an Edmonton station that opened last year and together form the start of what is...

FILE PHOTO: New York City Comptroller Brad Lander speaks during the National Action Network National Convention in New York, U.S., April 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
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NYC comptroller Lander to end private market fossil fuel investments

If approved, the plan would bar future investments in pipelines and LNG terminals in the funds' private equity portfolios.

FILE PHOTO: Cacique Bayara, leader of the Pataxo Geru-Tucuna village, located in the municipality of Acucena in Minas Gerais, Brazil, speaks to the media outside the Rolls Building of the High Court amid a lawsuit against the BHP Group over the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam in Brazil, in London, Britain, October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo
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Dam disaster deal should curb lawsuits against Vale and BHP, sources say

Vale, BHP, and Samarco agree to pay $29.85B for Brazil dam collapse, potentially ending lawsuits and aiding reparations.

FILE PHOTO: The Chrysler Airflow concept is displayed at the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 5, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo
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US working ‘as fast as we can’ to finalize EV conversion grants: official

The U.S. Energy Department is quickly finalizing $1.7B in grants to help GM and Stellantis convert plants for EV production.

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Spain loses UK appeal over immunity in renewable energy incentives lawsuit

Spain loses appeal in its bid to claim immunity in a multi-million euro case over cuts to renewable energy incentives.

FILE PHOTO: An electric air taxi by Joby Aviation flies near the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 12, 2023. REUTERS/Roselle Chen/File Photo
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FAA set to finalize pilot training, certification rules for air taxis

The FAA finalizes training rules for air taxi pilots, clearing a key hurdle for deploying electric vertical takeoff aircraft.

FILE PHOTO: Residents walk by power grid towers at Bair Island State Marine Park in Redwood City, California, United States, January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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US grants $428 million to clean energy projects in communities that relied on coal

Many of the projects are in states that have leaned Republican in recent elections or are battleground states. 

FILE PHOTO: Charging plugs for electric vehicles (EV) are pictured at the 2024 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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Shift to electric vehicles will have far-reaching impact, IMF says

The global transition toward electric vehicles will have "far-reaching" impacts on investment, production, trade and employment, says IMF.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of  copper miner Freeport-McMoRan Inc is displayed on their offices in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder/File Photo
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Freeport-McMoRan beats Q3 profit estimates

Miner Freeport-McMoRan reports third-quarter profit beating estimates as higher copper prices help offset production drop.

Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce delivers remarks at Lakeshore Collegiate Institute in Toronto on August 31, 2023. Ontario Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says he wants the province's electricity system to not just be able to meet an expected 75-per-cent increase in demand, but to exceed it and be able to sell excess power to other jurisdictions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Ontario aiming to become energy superpower, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says

Ontario's energy minister aims for the province's electricity system to exceed a projected 75% demand increase and sell excess power.

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