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China drops to second in BloombergNEF’s Global Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain Ranking as Canada comes out on top
The fourth edition of BNEF’s ranking finds Canada’s raw material resources, strong integration with the US automotive sector, and clear policy commitments have...
Jury to decide on climate scientist Michael Mann’s defamation suit over comparison to molester
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been 12 years since a pair of conservative writers compared a prominent climate scientist to a convicted child molester...
Colorado fines Suncor US$10.5 million for air pollution violations
DENVER — The state of Colorado is fining Suncor Energy Inc. US$10.5 million for air pollution violations. In a news release, the Colorado...
The number of monarch butterflies at their Mexico wintering sites has plummeted this year
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of endangered monarch butterflies at their wintering areas in Mexico dropped by 59% this year to the...
Five climate protesters arrested after pink paint splashed on PM’s office building
OTTAWA — Five people are facing mischief charges after the building that houses the Prime Minister’s Office was doused with splashes of pink...
Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category
A handful of super powerful tropical storms in the last decade and the prospect of more to come has a couple of experts...
‘Not be tolerated’: Alberta files formal response to proposed oilsands emissions cap
Alberta says a federal emissions cap on greenhouse gases “will not be tolerated” as the province’s environment minister meets today with her federal...
Greener Homes Grant program proves more popular than federal government expected
OTTAWA — Demand for federal cash to help defray the cost of home energy renovations spiked in recent months, forcing the government to...
Duke Energy provides resource plan update to South Carolina regulators that reflects state’s booming population, economy
“We’re already projecting eight times the load growth we anticipated just two years ago,” said Mike Callahan, Duke Energy’s South Carolina president. “This...
Emergency declared in Cape Breton as snowstorm leaves much of Nova Scotia paralyzed
HALIFAX — A local state of emergency remains in effect in parts of Cape Breton as Nova Scotia digs out from one of...
