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Opinion: Mark Carney has given us a sensible next step after the carbon tax. We need to take it.

If the “polluter should pay,” the rich should be paying more. Make the carbon tax progressive and pair it with regulations supported by...

FILE PHOTO: Argentina's President Javier Milei delivers a speech during a lunch of the Uruguay's Marketing Managers Association (ADM), on the sidelines of the Mercosur Summit in Montevideo, Uruguay, December 6, 2024. REUTERS/Mariana Greif/File Photo
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Argentina privatizes state metal firm in Milei era first

The company's shares will be transferred to the U.S.-based consortium Industrial Acquisition Fund, whose top partner is Arc Energy.

FILE PHOTO: Oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed U.S. flag in this illustration taken, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Alaska wildlife refuge drilling auction yields no bids, US says

The congressionally mandated oil and gas drilling lease auction in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge received no bids from energy companies.

FILE PHOTO: A logo is displayed on battery maker Northvolt's energy storage system plant in Gdansk, Poland,  October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Marie Mannes/File Photo
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Northvolt owners vote to stay operating while seeking financial rescue

Northvolt shareholders back restructuring as Swedish battery maker seeks $1B funding to overcome financial struggles.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the media during the fall meetings of Canada's premiers in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Ford is pitching U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on a vision to supply the two nations with energy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Ford pitches Trump on nuclear energy expansion to avert looming Canada-U.S. tariff clash

The premier is trumpeting Ontario's nuclear energy expertise to build more large and small modular nuclear reactors in partnership with the U.S.

FILE PHOTO: Oil pumpjacks and tanks are pictured in a farmer's field near Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada September 5, 2024.  REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
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US oil imports from Canada hit record ahead of tariff threat, EIA data shows

U.S. crude oil imports from Canada rose last week to the highest on record, data from the EIA showed on Wednesday.

N.L. Premier Andrew Furey and John Hogan, minister of health and community services, take part in the debate of the Churchill Falls memorandum of understanding between Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec in the House of Assembly in St.John's on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Adviser says Quebec-N.L. energy deal is ‘very good,’ as Opposition vows not to vote

Newfoundland and Labrador's opposition vowed they will not vote on a draft energy deal with Quebec's hydro utility until it is scrutinized by...

John Swinney visited the Coalburn 1 construction site (Jane Barlow/PA)
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Battery storage sites deemed ‘formidable’ for Scotland’s energy future

Scotland secures £800m for Europe’s largest battery storage sites, boosting renewables and grid resilience efforts.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a news conference after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the JW Marriott Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
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European wind stocks take beating after Trump calls turbines ‘garbage’

Wind power stocks drop as Trump vows to block new turbines, raising fears over U.S. renewable energy market shifts.

FILE PHOTO: Vessels carrying supplies for an offshore oil platform operated by Exxon Mobil are seen at the Guyana Shore Base Inc wharf on the Demerara River, south of Georgetown, Guyana January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Cohen/File Photo
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Guyana oil exports jump, gain Europe market share in 2024

Guyana's oil gains favor in Europe as many refiners avoid sanctioned Russian crude and seek alternative supplies.    

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