Operations
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Feds, BC Hydro fund $289M transmission line expansion in Peace region
They will expand the Peace area’s existing transmission infrastructure by building two parallel 230-kilovolt power lines running from the Site C dam near Fort St. John to an area east of Chetwynd
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Jason Kenney says Bill 1 will repeal the carbon tax; swearing in set for April 30
Alberta’s premier also plans to bring into force a law that allows for the restriction of fuel shipments from Alberta
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Solar car startup Sono to build in Sweden, starting in 2020
Sono says it has taken 9,800 orders and the vehicle will sell for 25,500 euros (US$28,828)
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Nova Scotia seeking firms to explore possibility of digging out remaining coal
The proposal flies in the face of a federal goal of ending coal-fired electrical generation by 2030
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Ontario ‘alarmist’ over federal powers if carbon pricing law stands, court hears
At issue is the validity of federal legislation that kicked in on April 1 and which imposes a charge on gasoline, as well as other fossil fuels and industrial polluters
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Crown won’t pursue charges against 14 pipeline opponents in northern B.C.
The decision not to pursue the charges relates to whether information was available on the injunction
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Removal of fuel in pool at Fukushima’s melted reactor begins
TEPCO says the removal at Unit 3 will take two years, followed by the two other reactors, where about 1,000 fuel units remain in the storage pools
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Former Volkswagen CEO charged with fraud in Germany
Former Volkswagen CEO allegedly failed to report the deceptive practice of cheating on diesel emissions testing
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Gas stations that don’t display carbon tax sticker could be fined up to $10K
The sticker shows the federal carbon tax adding 4.4 cents per litre to the price of gas now, and rising to 11 cents a litre in 2022
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Trump to sign orders making it harder to block pipelines
His administration insisted that it was not trying to take power away from the states but, rather, trying to make sure that state actions follow the intent of the Clean Water Act
