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Quebec environmental group seeks court injunction against Northvolt EV battery plant
MONTREAL - A Quebec environmental group was in court Wednesday (Jan. 24) against...
Projects , Resource
Capital Power and OPG to assess use of small modular nuclear reactors in Alberta
EDMONTON — Capital Power Corp. and Ontario Power Generation have signed a deal t...
Infrastructure , Resource
Nova Scotia Power gives details of application to pass on Fiona damage to customers
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Power is detailing how it wants to recover costs incurred...
Infrastructure , Resource
Korean battery maker Samsung SDI investing in Canada Nickel
TIMMINS, ONT. — Canada Nickel Co. Inc. says Korean company Samsung SDI Co. Ltd....
Economic , Resource
Bradford landscaper convicted for EPA violation
NEWMARKET, ONT. — A landscaping company based in Bradford, Ont. has been convict...
Resource
Laval CLT researcher wins Wood Council scholarship
One of two students awarded a research scholarship recently by the Canadian Wood...
Resource
Carbon pollution is down in the U.S., but not fast enough to meet Biden’s 2030 goal, new report says
WASHINGTON — Climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly...
Resource , US News
Weaker oil prices should bring some relief to consumers in 2024, analysts say
OTTAWA - Analysts say 2024 will be a year of weaker oil prices, something that s...
Resource , US News
Insured damage from severe weather exceeded $3.1B in 2023: insurance bureau
OTTAWA — Severe weather and natural disasters caused more than $3 billion in ins...
Economic , Resource
Electra expects funding to complete Temiskaming cobalt refinery
TORONTO — Electra Battery Materials Corporation has announced it continues to ma...
Projects , Resource
UN economic forecast cites conflicts, sluggish trade, high interest and climate disasters
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations issued a somber global economic forecast for...
Economic , Government , Resource
Two large offshore wind sites are sending power to the US grid for the first time
For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the...
Resource , Technology , US News
Canada’s clean tech revolution will be limited without more clean power: Champagne
OTTAWA — Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne spent most of last year d...
Resource , Technology
Lopez to step down as Hydro One CFO
TORONTO — Hydro One Limited has announced Chris Lopez intends to step down as ex...
Economic , Resource
Can concrete and asphalt travel down the same road together?
Anyone who has driven from Vancouver to Seattle, or from Winnipeg to Grand Forks...
Resource
Feds boost heat pump program for Newfoundlanders
OTTAWA — The federal government has announced the launch of a revamped Oil to He...
Government , Resource
China commissions fourth-generation nuclear plant
SHANGHAI — Shanghai Electric has announced the world's first nuclear power plant...
Infrastructure , Resource
George Brown’s Safiuddin a concrete example of a life dedicated to construction materials
As he has an 80-page Curriculum Vitae, it is a task to keep track of George Brow...
Resource
Minister to overrule Ontario Energy Board, says decision will raise cost of new homes
TORONTO - Ontario's energy minister says he will introduce legislation to revers...
Government , Resource
Report proposes new targets for rooftop, onsite solar energy generation
OTTAWA — A new report calls for 20 to 40 times more rooftop and onsite solar ene...
Resource
Climate and Construction: Fossil fuel ban resistance in North America leaves developers in a quandary
With the UN’s COP28 Conference wrapped up, the challenge to wean the global econ...
Government , Resource
Income-eligible Ontario residents can receive free cold climate air source heat pumps
TORONTO — Through its Energy Affordability Program, Save on Energy is offering f...
Resource
US nuclear regulators to issue construction permit for a reactor that uses molten salt
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is issuing a construction permit for a ne...
Resource , Technology , US News
Ontario seeks more wind, solar power after cancelling green energy deals
TORONTO — Ontario's electricity system operator is planning to seek out more win...
Government , Resource
Researchers uncover the ‘secret sauce’ in Roman concrete
Two thousand years ago, the Roman Empire was expanding across much of Europe, cr...
Resource
Laurentis partners with Hatch, Tractebel on SMR business
TORONTO — Ontario-based energy services provider Laurentis Energy Partners has a...
Economic , Resource
Oil and gas sector warns emissions cap could lead to production curtailments
CALGARY, ALTA. - Canada's oil and gas industry is warning that Ottawa's emission...
Government , Resource
Key testing completed at Nova Scotia’s proposed retirement home for captive whales
HALIFAX — An ambitious plan in Nova Scotia to build North America's first coasta...
Projects , Resource
Canada joins UAE on concrete, cement decarbonization plan
DUBAI, UAE — The Canadian government and the government of United Arab Emirates ...
Government , Resource
Mohawk College first Canadian post-secondary school to receive aggregate certification
Three Mohawk College civil technology students, their professor and a technologi...
Resource
Oil and gas emissions cap coming Dec. 7, targets 2026 start date
OTTAWA - Canada is poised to outline a federal emissions cap on the oil and gas...
Government , Resource
Climate and Construction: Brookfield commits to zero emissions electricity
Leading global property developer Brookfield Properties has announced its entire...