Oil prices down despite tighter supply concerns On Tuesday, profit taking by investors resulted in a drop in oil prices, despite threats from Turkey to stop crude exports from Iraq’s Kurdistan region from reaching Turkish ports, and from there, global markets. By 4:35 p.m. EDT, Brent crude had fallen 50 cents to $57.93/barrel and US […]
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Report found value of wood product exports increased by 19.2% According to the BC Check-Up, an annual economic report released by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC), B.C.’s exports to international markets increased by 8.6 per cent to reach $39.0 billion in 2016. The increase in export values was largely led by a
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British Columbia boasts some of most energy-efficient buildings in North America A campaign by Three For All, an informal alliance of companies and organizations is calling for local government leadership on energy-efficient buildings via the BC Energy Step Code. The BC Energy Step Code is a provincial regulation that local governments can use to significantly improve the
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Dyson investing £1 billion on car development, same on solid state batteries Dyson Ltd., the company best know for manufacturing vacuum cleaners, hand driers, air filters and fans says it will build an electric car by 2020, according to a report by Bloomberg. On Tuesday, its founder James Dyson announced that the company will invest
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Bring typical home close to net zero with overall investment of roughly $95,000 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Have you ever dreamed of living in a net-zero home? According to Peter Darlington, that dream may be closer than you think. In fact, you might already be living in your future net-zero home. Darlington runs Solar Homes
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90% of Canadians get drinking water from local municipality Municipal water and wastewater services are vital to our health, the economy, and the environment, according to a new report from Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission. These networks of infrastructure produce and deliver clean drinking water and remove and treat wastewater. Yet there are hidden problems in many
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Utility-scale solar power now cost-competitive with wind, natural gas, new coal in many markets Constraints to the adoption of solar power generation are set to weaken and accelerators are growing in strength, according to Tyler Ogden, Lux Research analyst, whose recent study forecasts solar installations worldwide to double over the next five years. Worldwide solar
Line 3 runs from Hardisty, Alberta to Superior, Wisconsin Enbridge will begin regulatory hearings for its Line 3 pipeline upgrade with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday. The commission will hear from landowners, aboriginals and environmentalists, many of whom stand in opposition to the C$8.2 billion project that runs from Hardisty, Alberta to Superior
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Over 70 Permian Basin plays production corrected Energy researchers at IHS Markit have completed the first, three-year phase of a massive Permian Basin research project that models and interprets the giant basin’s key geologic characteristics. It was done to better estimate Permian’s remaining hydrocarbon potential, and initial results indicate the giant basin still holds an
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Natural gas glut getting chipped away A heatwave in the US Midwest has boosted Canadian natural gas exports as residents of cities from Dallas to Chicago struggle to keep cool in the midst of record-setting temperatures. Above normal temperatures have pushed seasonal air conditioning demand to the highest level in four years and the Midwest
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