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BC Hydro cryptic about crypto mining electricity use

BC Hydro cryptic about crypto mining electricity use

BC Hydro censored load statistics about crypto mining, coal mining and chemicals from a November 2022 briefing note
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Province doubles funding to move First Nations off diesel

Province doubles funding to move First Nations off diesel

B.C. government adds another $30M to Community Energy Diesel Reduction program
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Far North Snapshot: Eight companies to watch

Far North Snapshot: Eight companies to watch

A glimpse at some of the world’s northernmost exploration projects
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Canada's beef sector wants to clarify lab ‘meat’ claims

Canada's beef sector wants to clarify lab ‘meat’ claims

Cattle industry says it is important to counter the argument that growing meat in a lab is more environmentally friendly
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Why Teck Resources is set for a King Solomon act next week

Why Teck Resources is set for a King Solomon act next week

Shareholders torn between two offers to split the company in two
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Activist investor puts more pressure on Parkland Fuel; will oppose incumbent board

Activist investor puts more pressure on Parkland Fuel; will oppose incumbent board

Investor is urging fuel retailer to consider selling or spinning off its Burnaby refinery
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Key shareholder Sumitomo to vote in favour of Teck plan to split business

Key shareholder Sumitomo to vote in favour of Teck plan to split business

Swiss company Glencore has proposed a takeover offer for Teck
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Vital Metals pauses construction of Saskatoon critical minerals facility

Vital Metals pauses construction of Saskatoon critical minerals facility

Company says it intends to retain Saskatoon employees as it conducts a strategic review
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James Steidle: Current B.C. reforestation is ‘19th century quack medicine’

James Steidle: Current B.C. reforestation is ‘19th century quack medicine’

Replanting pine monocrops and spraying and brushing the fire-resistant deciduous is the equivalent of draining a patient of blood to cure an infection.
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Company that set up illegal fish farm to get second chance, says B.C. government

Company that set up illegal fish farm to get second chance, says B.C. government

A freshwater fish farm near Powell River owned by Agrimarine faces multiple federal and provincial investigations, and continues to operate despite setting up operations outside its licence area.
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