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Royalties and realities: LNG

Royalties and realities: LNG

B.C.'s anticipated gas mileage fading fast
After Oz: B.C. chasing arch rival in LNG race

After Oz: B.C. chasing arch rival in LNG race

The land Down Under already has three liquefied natural gas plants in production; B.C. has none
BC Hydro subsidiary on the hook for market manipulation in California

BC Hydro subsidiary on the hook for market manipulation in California

A U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) judge ruled last week that more than a dozen electricity wholesalers – including Powerex, a wholly owned subsidiary of BC Hydro – were guilty of market manipulation in California in 2000.
Mining deal value and volume down: Ernst Young

Mining deal value and volume down: Ernst Young

Both the volume and the dollar value of mining deals in Canada fell in 2012, according to the results of an Ernst & Young report released this morning.

Masked arsonists attack Vancouver miner Eldorado subsidiary’s Greek gold mine

Close to 40 masked intruders stormed into the facilities of a gold mine project in northern Greece Sunday morning, setting machinery and offices on fire, according to media reports.

Boss Power “won’t be overly difficult”: bureaucrat

Email shows commissioner trying to smooth waters
Exclusive: FOI investigation sheds light on political manoeuvring behind B.C.'s 2008 uranium moratorium

Exclusive: FOI investigation sheds light on political manoeuvring behind B.C.'s 2008 uranium moratorium

Documents obtained by BIV track the implementation of a policy that cost B.C. taxpayers a $30 million settlement with Boss Power and stalled future uranium exploration in the province
B.C. wineries continue steady growth in wider world

B.C. wineries continue steady growth in wider world

Sales of BC VQA wines to Alberta and other regions on the rise
Vancouver firm gets $2.8m to develop pesticide-reduction technology

Vancouver firm gets $2.8m to develop pesticide-reduction technology

Vancouver’s semiosBIO has announced that it has received a $2.8 million investment to demonstrate a pest-management system that can potentially reduce pesticide use in Canadian orchards.
Vancouver junior miner strikes deal with vanadium battery maker

Vancouver junior miner strikes deal with vanadium battery maker

A Vancouver junior miner that is developing a vanadium mine in Nevada has inked an agreement with a German company that it hopes will give it a stake in the rapidly growing mass-storage battery market.