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BCUC to take hands-off approach to hydrogen

BCUC to take hands-off approach to hydrogen

Report on nascent hydrogen industry offers hints of potential scale, power requirements
B.C. based company proposing sand mine north of Prince George

B.C. based company proposing sand mine north of Prince George

The proposed mine would supply frac sand used for hydraulic fracturing in the Montney Basin oil and gas region in northern B.C. and Alberta
Deep-sea mining could severely affect jellyfish populations, according to research

Deep-sea mining could severely affect jellyfish populations, according to research

Experts note mining operations will disturb and pump up fine sediment off the seafloor
Alberta Energy Regulator won't reconsider approval for Suncor expansion into wetland

Alberta Energy Regulator won't reconsider approval for Suncor expansion into wetland

Alberta's energy regulator ruled Thursday that it won't reconsider approvals for Suncor to expand an oilsands mine into a wetland once considered for environmental protection.
Vancouver's Silvercorp Metals sweetens offer for Tanzania-focused OreCorp

Vancouver's Silvercorp Metals sweetens offer for Tanzania-focused OreCorp

The improved offer follows rumours that influential shareholders in the takeover target were growing increasingly dissatisfied
Alberta NDP decries contract for government supporter to review energy regulator

Alberta NDP decries contract for government supporter to review energy regulator

EDMONTON — Alberta's Opposition New Democrats are condemning another sole-source contract handed out to a close associate of the United Conservative Party government.
B.C. Liberal MP urges immediate emissions cap on oil and gas sector

B.C. Liberal MP urges immediate emissions cap on oil and gas sector

In a letter to cabinet, Liberal MP Patrick Weiler called on government to set an emissions cap that "does not contain any extensions, exceptions or loopholes."
Global EV mandates would require 388 new mines, says Fraser Institute

Global EV mandates would require 388 new mines, says Fraser Institute

Demand for battery metals for EVs far exceeds global mining capacity
To save the climate, the oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations, report says

To save the climate, the oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations, report says

The oil and gas sector, one of the major emitters of planet-warming gases, will need a rapid and substantial overhaul for the world to avoid even worse extreme weather events fueled by human-caused climate change, according to a report released Thurs
Uranium sector ‘scrambling’ to fill supply gap

Uranium sector ‘scrambling’ to fill supply gap

The green energy transition is gathering pace as governments from California to Europe ease aversion to nuclear power more than a decade after the Fukushima disaster