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A major conservative-backed advocacy group is mounting a new political push aimed at permanently repealing the Jones Act, a century-old U.S. maritime law that governs domestic coastal shipping.  Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the flagship policy organisation supported by billionaire industrialist Charles Koch, has announced plans for a six-figure digital advertising campaign urging Congress...

Agricultural retailers across the United States are raising serious concerns over the proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern,...

VICTORIA — The Ksi Lisims LNG project on Canada’s West Coast has reached a key milestone with the signing of benefit agreements between its lead developer and three First Nations in northern British Columbia, marking a significant step forward for one of the country’s major liquefied natural gas developments.  Houston-based Western LNG confirmed agreements with the Metlakatla First Nation, Lax Kw’alaams Band, and Gitxaala Nation. In parallel, both the Metlakatla First Nation...

CALGARY, ALTA. — Federal Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson used the opening of the Global Energy Show to send a clear message to international delegates: Canada intends to position itself as a reliable and competitive energy supplier in an increasingly unstable global environment.  “Canada...

EDMONTON — Country musician Corb Lund has officially submitted his anti-coal petition to Elections Alberta, stating that more than 200,000 signatures have...

Three Indian seafarers have been confirmed dead following a US military strike on the oil products tanker Settebello in the Gulf of Oman on June 9, according to India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal.  The attack has drawn strong reactions from governments and maritime organizations worldwide,...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Roberto Alvo, Chief Executive Officer of LATAM Airlines Group, has officially...

As the FIFA World Cup gets underway, most of its venues have already reached a major sustainability milestone, with 13...

A British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled that the provincial government did not properly fulfill its duty to consult the Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation before making a key determination related to one of the world’s largest undeveloped gold mining projects.  The case centres...

OTTAWA — A new study by the Canadian Climate Institute suggests that Ottawa’s recent energy agreement with Alberta will have only a minimal impact on reducing Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, raising questions about the effectiveness of the province’s revised industrial carbon pricing framework.  The analysis argues that the limited environmental gains from the memorandum of understanding (MOU) are unlikely to offset the potential increase in oil production, mainly due to structural inefficiencies in Alberta’s updated carbon pricing system.  “I think they have to take a...