Resources & Agriculture

Billions of dollars in proposed B.C. wind energy projects await new government power call

Professor blasts “uneconomic” tax deductions; industry pushes to make breaks permanent

Enbridge Inc. CEO Al Monaco told media June 5 that he retains hope that his company’s proposed $6 billion Northern Gateway pipeline will eventually get the go-ahead to carry Asia-bound oil from Alberta through B.C.

Proposed terminal expansion will deliver desperately needed jobs, Surrey dock boss says; So what, counter critics

Junior miner's CEO cautiously optimistic while company awaits additional test results

A subsidiary of China's state-owned energy giant, CNOOC, is taking a $32 million stake in Vancouver-based Western Potash Corp. (TSX:WPX) to help develop a new potash mine in Saskatchewan.

Purchase of old Canadian mills might make sense globally but is a risky business, says analyst

B.C. farmers are taking on increased risk from climate change and are not getting the help they need from government, according to a report released Thursday by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions.

In its final written submission to the National Energy Board, the province has declined support of Enbridge’s controversial North Gateway project because the proposed pipeline does not meet Victoria’s environmental criteria for heavy-oil projects.

Canada’s energy security ranking has fallen from seventh place in 2009 to eighth, which puts the country behind the U.S., according to a Fraser Institute study released this morning.