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European oil and gas majors urge governments to introduce carbon pricing
In a letter to U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres & French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius the companies said governments should introduce carbon pricing & eventually link up their carbon markets.
Uber in court with City of Toronto over legality of ride-sharing operations
The city is seeking a permanent injunction to shut down Uber's services.
Rural families hit legal dead end in fight against wind turbine projects
The families had argued that provisions in the province's Environmental Protection Act related to renewable-energy projects exposes them to a reasonable prospect of serious harm to their health.
Oil downturn drags down GDP numbers, but worst of slump likely over: experts
West Texas Intermediate crude has been locked in the US$55 to US$60 range, but few in the oilpatch are celebrating as many projects need a higher price than that to turn a profit.
EPA eases regulation, proposes lowering requirements for ethanol in gas
The proposed standards also represent a blow to renewable fuel companies that have pushed to keep high volumes of their product flowing into drivers' gas tanks.
West Virginia will see huge drop in coal production over next 20 years, university report says
The dismal projections don't even account for a federal proposal to stem carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, part of President Barack Obama's plan to stem global warming.
Polls show NDP in three-way tie but pollsters warn voters not yet engaged
Notley's unlikely NDP majority in Canada's conservative heartland is credited with again boosting the Tom Mulcair-led federal NDP to the top of the leaderboard in national public opinion surveys.