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FILE PHOTO: A tailings pond at the Suncor tar sands mining operations near Fort McMurray, Alberta, September 17, 2014. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
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Canada to assess toxicity of compound found in oil sands tailings

Canada has agreed to assess whether naphthenic acids found in northern Alberta's oilsands tailings ponds should be classed as toxic under federal law.

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference on innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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Elon Musk rules out discussions over potential role in Trump presidency

Elon Musk said on Thursday there have not been any talks over a potential advisory role for the billionaire in case former U.S....

Two workers install a bifacial 540 W solar panel at a solar panels park by energy supplier Enel Green Power, in Trino, Italy, March 5, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
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Italian local govts must identify suitable areas for renewables projects: draft decree

The new rules grant a fast-track permit process for projects that will be located in areas identified but also confirm a ban on...

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) takes questions during a press conference about the failure to pass a border security bill after most Republicans voted against it, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 23, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades
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Democratic senators ask DOJ to investigate alleged U.S. oil exec collusion with OPEC

Earlier in May, the Federal Trade Commission gave the go-ahead to Exxon Mobil's $60 billion purchase of Pioneer Natural Resources, but barred former...

FILE PHOTO: Logo of Anglo American is seen on a jacket of an employee of the Los Bronces copper mine, in the outskirts of Santiago, Chile March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido/File Photo
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How a rattled South Africa became Anglo’s best defence against BHP bid

More than half a dozen people, including investors and ex-mining executives, told Reuters that Anglo American was able to rebuff BHP's approaches because...

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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...

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks on April 12, 2024, in Washington. A temporary fix allowing President Biden to appear on this fall's ballot cleared the Ohio House during a rare special session Thursday, May 30, along with a ban on foreign nationals contributing to state ballot campaigns that representatives said was demanded in exchange by the Ohio Senate. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Justice Department called to prosecute alleged oil price-fixing

The Democrats said a Federal Trade Commission investigation into a high-profile merger uncovered evidence of price-fixing by oil executives.

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla, walks after attending the opening of the 10th World Water Forum in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo
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Legal hurdles loom over Tesla’s bid to revive Musk’s record pay

Tesla shareholders will vote on June 13 to ratify Musk's $56bn pay package, and be asked to approve moving the company's legal home...

Council-owned advertising space in Edinburgh will now be strictly regulated (Jane Barlow/PA)
AutomotiveAviationCarbon ManagementEmissionsNewsPoliticsTransport

Edinburgh bans high-carbon product adverts in council spaces

Edinburgh has banned the promotion of fossil fuel-powered cars and exotic holidays on council-owned advertising spaces.

FILE PHOTO: Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 arrives to complete the first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel transatlantic flight from London's Heathrow airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York City, U.S., November 28, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Little to no ethanol will qualify for US aviation fuel credit

Little to no ethanol will qualify for US sustainable aviation fuel subsidies under a new pilot program by President Biden's administration.

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