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Appeals court weighs whether to let stand Biden’s approval of Willow oil project in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An appeals court panel is deciding whether to let stand the Biden administration’s approval of the massive Willow oil...
Precision Drilling reports $146.7M Q4 profit, revenue edged lower
CALGARY — Precision Drilling Corp. says it earned $146.7 million in its latest quarter, up from a profit of $3.5 million a year...
Business funding on climate action needs to “rise exponentially”: RBC report
TORONTO — A report from RBC says business funding for climate action needs to “rise exponentially” for the country to be on course...
Canada leaps to top spot in BloombergNEF battery supply chain ranking
For the first time, Canada has surpassed China to lead BloombergNEF’s annual ranking based on an analysis of 46 metrics in five categories...
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...
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...
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...
