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Deforestation Inc: How Canada's biggest forestry company is lobbying government

Deforestation Inc: How Canada's biggest forestry company is lobbying government

As Paper Excellence, Canada's largest forestry company, makes multi-billion-dollar acquisitions, its lobbying record shows links to a large pulp and paper conglomerate based in China and Indonesia
Deforestation Inc.: Investigation unravels B.C. forestry links to China

Deforestation Inc.: Investigation unravels B.C. forestry links to China

A Glacier Media investigation carried out with partners from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), has found unreported ties linking Paper Excellence and Asia Pulp and Paper, a conglomerate environmental groups allege is responsible for deforestation
Deforestation Inc.: Is Canada's biggest forestry company living up to its green promises?

Deforestation Inc.: Is Canada's biggest forestry company living up to its green promises?

As Paper Excellence, Canada's largest forestry company, expands, critics raise questions over how corporate consolidation will impact the country's forests
Deforestation Inc.: Who is behind B.C.'s pulp and paper giant?

Deforestation Inc.: Who is behind B.C.'s pulp and paper giant?

Paper Excellence says it's independent from Asia Pulp and Paper. But a Glacier Media investigation with partners from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has found a sprawling nexus of ties.
Canadian industry singing praises of Inflation Reduction Act as federal budget nears

Canadian industry singing praises of Inflation Reduction Act as federal budget nears

CALGARY — Canadian oil and gas companies are singing from the same songbook in the lead-up to the 2023 federal budget, and its title is the Inflation Reduction Act. The U.S. legislation, signed into law by U.S.
Environmental groups celebrate as ExxonMobil gives up oil exploration permits in B.C.

Environmental groups celebrate as ExxonMobil gives up oil exploration permits in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Environmental groups are celebrating after ExxonMobil relinquished offshore oil and gas exploration permits in British Columbia dating back more than 50 years.
Trans Mountain pipeline construction costs balloon again, this time to $30.9B

Trans Mountain pipeline construction costs balloon again, this time to $30.9B

CALGARY — The estimated cost of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project has increased once again, this time to $30.9 billion. That's the latest figure from Trans Mountain Corp., the federal Crown corporation that owns the pipeline.
Canada bans Russian steel, aluminum imports as part of sanctions regime

Canada bans Russian steel, aluminum imports as part of sanctions regime

OTTAWA — Canada is banning the import of Russian steel and aluminum as part of its sanctions regime. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says this will help undermine Moscow's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
B.C.'s record fossil fuel export revenues in 2022 a 'fragile' windfall

B.C.'s record fossil fuel export revenues in 2022 a 'fragile' windfall

The B.C. government received a record amount of revenue from coal exports in 2022.
Teck, UBC launch $4 million professorship to speed tailings research and education

Teck, UBC launch $4 million professorship to speed tailings research and education

The University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Applied Science and Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A and TECK.
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