Energy
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EPA moves to revoke rules on oil industry methane leaks
It’s the “umpteenth iteration of the EPA’s exercise to define away its Clean Air Act authority,” said an EPA air official under Obama
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Politics of climate change put corporations in tough spot
From oil facilities to the automotive industry and electric utilities, corporations have shown willingness to forego short-term profits in favour of combatting global warming
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Mexico reaches deal with private gas pipeline firms
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that companies from the U.S., Canada and Mexico agreed to restructure fees
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Provinces, territories to have input in future price of carbon tax, McKenna says
The plan to pump up the price on carbon beyond the $50 per tonne it will reach in 2022 remains
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ACOA writes off balance of two multimillion-dollar loans to Irving company
The decision was taken because “the required milestones for repayment had not been achieved,” said ACOA spokesperson
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Husky Energy shares rise on analyst report about potential privatization
An analyst says going private would allow Husky to capture much of the gap between its market value and base net asset value of $19.53 per share
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Eurozone inflation even lower than thought in July at 1%
The core rate, which strips out the volatile items of energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, was even lower at 0.9%
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Wildlife roam where U.S. once made nuclear and chemical arms
The military, the U.S. Department of Energy and private companies have spent more than US$57 billion to clean up the six heavily polluted sites, but much more work remains
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Prairie provinces have no plans to put carbon-tax stickers on pumps
The federal government has imposed a carbon tax on Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick because they opted not to bring in their own carbon pricing
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21 states sue Trump administration over new coal rules
In June, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency eliminated the agency’s Clean Power Plan and replaced it with a new rule that gives states more leeway in deciding upgrades for coal-fired power plants
