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Forest biofuel fight heats up

B.C. companies developing ways to turn forests devastated by B.C.’s pine beetle infestation into a power source, but Greenpeace is campaigning against biofuel
Hard times for hardwood in B.C.

Hard times for hardwood in B.C.

Hardwood lumber producers say supply constraints and a lack of tenure threaten an already shrinking market
BC Hydro defends its use of multibillion-dollar deferrals

BC Hydro defends its use of multibillion-dollar deferrals

Crown corp.’s CFO Charles Reid blasts auditor general’s scathing report on Hydro’s accounting

$5 billion by 2017

BC Hydro's debt level to soar to $5 billion from $2.2 billion, predicts auditor general in scathing review of the embattled Crown corporation; Auditor General John Doyle: “They've inflated their performance by $37 million out of interest
Mining more than rhetoric

Mining more than rhetoric

Liberal policies continue to stunt mining sector growth; more legal action launched over uranium ban
First Nations blast “unfair” forestry practices in B.C.

First Nations blast “unfair” forestry practices in B.C.

West Chilcotin Forest Products charges that competing timber claims are quietly pulling the economic feet out from under its mill

Undoing B.C.’s wind energy deficit

Proponents aiming to push renewable power source to meet 17% of province’s needs by 2025
Wind powers company growth

Wind powers company growth

Surrey’s Endurance expanding turbine production to meet rising demand in the U.S.A. and Europe
M to slow in second half

M to slow in second half

The commodities boom led to a record amount of deals in the first six months of 2011, but investors are shying away amid increasingly volatile markets
New mining boss adopts “open dialogue” policy

New mining boss adopts “open dialogue” policy

Karina Brińo comes to B.C.’s mining industry with a strong pedigree in public policy and believes good communication with all stakeholders is the key to sector success