March 4, 2020 $3bn expansion planned at British Columbia LNG plant The second phase expansion proposal has just entered the BC Environmental Assessment Office’s review process.
March 3, 2020 Teck’s Frontier fall out Teck’s announcement that it was withdrawing Frontier from the environmental review process came at a time when Canada is becoming paralyzed by protests and blockades over the Coastal GasLink pipeline,
March 2, 2020 Trudeau says mining can help fight climate change Canadian prime minister also extends tax breaks for zero emissions vehicles to mining industry – 100% deduction if in use before 2024.
March 2, 2020 MEG Energy asks Alberta to shelve oil sands project Companies are delaying investment decisions to wait for new pipelines and higher prices.
March 1, 2020 Seaborne coal prices spike not expected to last long – report Fitch Ratings predicts that the disruptions caused by COVID-19 will ease over the medium term.
February 28, 2020 Two years on, Elon Musk’s big battery bet is paying off in Australia The world’s biggest lithium-ion battery is helping to avert blackouts and lower costs.
February 27, 2020 US gov’t downplays effects of coal mining on public lands The Bureau of Land Management says it didn't find a significant impact from lifting the ban on coal leases.
February 25, 2020 JPMorgan stops lending to coal companies The announcement was made Tuesday at the bank's annual investor day in San Franciso.
February 24, 2020 ‘Nail in the coffin’: Era of big oil sands mines may be over Cancellation of Teck project in Alberta epitomizes the struggles of an industry that has seen most investors flee.
February 24, 2020 Barrick and Newmont to reduce coal use at Nevada JV Conversion of TS Coal Power Plant into a facility that also produces power from natural gas can cut carbon emissions 50%.
Op-Ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
