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Mine numbers add up despite hefty price tag: Taseko

Mine numbers add up despite hefty price tag: Taseko

But company cautions that drop in commodity prices could kill New Prosperity project
New Ocean Spray plant raises ALR concerns

New Ocean Spray plant raises ALR concerns

$24m Richmond facility will increase capacity and be closer to U.S. juice operations
Alberta’s power play could raise BC Hydro rates

Alberta’s power play could raise BC Hydro rates

New Montana transmission line might cost BC Hydro one-third of its exports to Alberta
B.C. government rejects Morrison Lake copper-gold mine

B.C. government rejects Morrison Lake copper-gold mine

The B.C. government has rejected a Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. (TSX-V:BKM) application to build a copper-gold mine at the headwaters of the Skeena River, near Morrison Lake, north of Smithers.
Chinese bureaucracy continues B.C. fruit ban

Chinese bureaucracy continues B.C. fruit ban

Politicians agree to allow fruit trade, but food inspectors in China have yet to declare the products safe
Black’s refinery proposal has 72% support: poll

Black’s refinery proposal has 72% support: poll

British Columbians support publishing tycoon David Black’s proposal that a refinery be built near Kitimat to convert oilsands bitumen into jet fuel, kerosene and gasoline, according to a poll that Black’s Kitimat Clean released September
Clark wants to talk pipelines with Alberta: letter

Clark wants to talk pipelines with Alberta: letter

A couple of months after stalking out of a Halifax national energy strategy conference due to a tug-of-war with Albertan Premier Alison Redford over just how much revenue B.C.
Western Wind incumbents win proxy battle

Western Wind incumbents win proxy battle

Western Wind Energy Corp. (TSX-V:WND) has announced victory over investment fund manager Savitr Capital LLC in a proxy vote yesterday.
Clean-energy companies challenged by cheap gas

Clean-energy companies challenged by cheap gas

Local clean-energy producers look overseas as North American markets shrink