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Petronas pulls support for $36B Pacific Northwest LNG megaproject

The planned liquefied natural gas export facility in Prince Rupert, B.C. got regulatory approval last fall, but Petronas and its partners have decided not to move forward. They blamed depressed LNG prices and shifts in the energy industry


World’s first floating wind farm starts to take shape off Scotland

The 30 megawatt project marks an important milestone for floating wind power. The technology could open up new waters to wind development


Quebec’s Couche-Tard ponders future of gas stations in age of electric cars

Today, they’re on every major corner, but gas stations could be running on fumes. To help it move into the new era, the convenience store and gas bar operator says it's looking to its operations in Norway, a country on the forefront of the electric vehicle movement


Small nuclear power reactors: Future or folly?

Advocates say smaller, less complex nuclear plants could reduce up-front costs for nuclear power, but one expert says there's reason to be skeptical
 
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Billionaire entrepreneur Musk says he’s got green light for huge tunnel project

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO says he's secured "verbal government approval" for his latest side venture: the world's longest tunnel and a high speed transit link between New York City and Washington » read more

Mayor of small Labrador town wants to join Quebec because of… potholes

Hedley Ryland, the mayor of L'Anse-au-Loup, N.L., says there are so many holes along a 44-km stretch of highway that local garages are making a fortune repairing bent rims and damaged suspensions » read more
 
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Siemens to close Ontario turbine blade manufacturing plant, cut 340 jobs

The company blamed "dramatic changes" in the global wind market that have led to increased competition and cost pressures. It began producing turbine blades just six years ago » read more

Massive 5,800-square-kilometre iceberg breaks off Antarctica, but don’t blame climate change

The iceberg is estimated to weigh one trillion tons. It holds twice as much fresh water as Lake Erie » read more