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Premiers' energy strategy signals a new self-awareness
As energy and mining ministers gathered in Halifax, the rubber hit the road on balancing the economy and the environment
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Great Bear Rainforest – At the finish line
The British Columbia government is seeking public comments on proposed amendments to land use objectives for the Great Bear Rainforest
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Pacific Northwest leaders share an interest in LNG and natural gas
At a Davos-like retreat in Montana, a reminder that British Columbia is in step with other places facing the same issues and opportunities
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What British Columbians need to know about natural gas & LNG
With wages in the sector averaging $105,560 a year, it is no wonder it has found strong public support in BC. As key decisions are considered, here are nine key facts about the fuel
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Who licenses the licensors? Thoughts on the future of social license
Canada’s natural resources can and should be a mainstay of our prosperity for many years to come. For that to happen, however, we need not just the natural resource endowment itself, but some far more valuable elements that provide indispensable context
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Message from silent majority: it's time to collaborate on BC prosperity
Dispassionate discussion based on facts should determine the fate of development projects
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Urbanites flock to BC's coast to experience the life of a logger
When eco-tourists go on a wildlife-viewing trip with the Homalco First Nation, Shawn O’Connor wants them to see more than grizzly bears
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Photos tell the story of how natural gas was introduced in BC
A treasure trove of images from the Vancouver archives shows how consumers over the past 100 years were sold on the benefits of switching from coal and firewood to a clean, modern fuel
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Mining makes your life possible
It's time for some sober thinking about just how heavily we rely on the minerals we extract from the earth - and what we can realistically do to mitigate the consequences of our own appetites
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Canada at 148: What's the true size of our remarkable resource endowment?
1.8 million workers in the sector create $235 billion in exports – that's a legacy of staggering proportions
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Are risks associated with LNG in eye of beholder?
For the first-time visitor to Osaka's Kyocera stadium, the three gigantic spheres a stone's throw from the gates look, fittingly, like gigantic baseballs. Inside them is a highly flammable substance – yet nobody seems to mind
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Resources are key to BC's future
The sector is the foundational stone upon which the province's economy was built, and it is as important today as ever
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Seeing the future of Canada
Natural resources will drive nation's growth over next 10 years: survey of executives
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Fracking review: regulatory framework is 'robust'
Second report shows that BC natural gas extraction is done safely, but regulations should continue to evolve
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Hysteria over pollution from coal trains lacks scientific basis
Citizens’ samples turn out to be mould and spores, not coal dust, levels of which are well below air-quality guidelines, according to tests
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10 lessons from Alaska for running a sound resource economy
Is the US state's model for resource prosperity breaking down? The state will spend $8,200 per resident this year – but takes in only $3,000 per head in revenue
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Membrane carriers are the new face of LNG shipping
Why have ships transporting liquefied natural gas been safely navigating oceans and urban ports for decades without a major incident? Here are some insights into the extraordinary measures taken to ensure safe sailing
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International soccer competition highlights source of our prosperity
It is British Columbia's resource export trade that makes it possible for Vancouver to host events such as the 2015 FIFA World Cup action
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The myth of the “anti-everything” movement
It’s a sunny Sunday afternoon, and people are playing baseball. It’s a perfectly normal game, except that one fellow in the stands is getting increasingly upset. Eventually he turns to the spectators around him and declares: 'What idiots! This is the worst game of cricket I’ve ever seen. They have no idea what they’re doing!'
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