Sustainability
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CCEMC shortlists 55 projects in $35M carbon use challenge
As many as 20 projects will receive as much as $500,000 each to support development
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$40M fund to boost projects that reduce GHGs
Funding will focus on the use of biological organisms such as plants, animals or microbes that reduce emissions or enhance carbon capture
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Microsoft signs 20-year deal to buy power from Texas wind farm
The deal is funded in part by money collected from an internal “carbon fee” the company has been charging all of its departments
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Canada's oil and gas industry still facing emissions hurdles: CAPP
Report says industry saw an increase in greenhouse gas emissions and land and water use in 2012
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$55M automotive, construction biomaterials program launched
National Research Council of Canada will invest $30-million in program over five years
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Electrification upfitter VIA Motors opens Mexico plant
New facility in San Luis Potosi will have capacity of 10,000 vehicles per year
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Tesla, Panasonic extend lithium-ion battery cell supply deal
More than 130 million customer miles already driven by Panasonic-powered Teslas
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Lowe’s launches LNG trucking fleet in Texas
The conversion will save on fuel costs and reduce carbon emissions
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Beijing to fight smog emergencies with vehicle restrictions, factory shutdowns
Vehicle emissions are blamed for about a quarter of Beijing’s pollution, with coal-fired plants and factory production blamed for most of the rest
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SaskPower says its carbon capture project $115M over budget
President and CEO Robert Watson said project on schedule; to be completed for next April