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Senator Jon Tester urges US Government to address coal mining pollution concerns of Lake Koocanusa

U.S. Senator Jon Tester. — Photo: US Senate Official Photograph The Kalispell Flathead Beacon newspaper recently ran a report that “U.S. Sen. Jon Te

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

A successful sunny garden

Taken by a drone, this aerial shot of Nelson Hydro's Bonnington generating station shows the clearcut (upper right) where the solar garden has been bu

Virginia Rasch •
Sustainability & Environment

Innovative technology takes on glacier climate and wins

FilterBoxx's wastewater treatment plants use membrane bioreactor technology to meet environmental standards of water discharge at the mine site. — Pho

Jillian Clark •
British Columbia

B.C. and Alaska strengthen commitment to protect shared environment

Mountain range in Alaska — Photo courtesy GraphicStock Officials with the governments of British Columbia and Alaska today signed an agreement establ

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Province and FVRD set foundation for commercial gravel operations

Province and FVRD signing the deal — Photo courtesy news.gov.bc.ca After more than a decade of hard work and co-operation by the Fraser Valley Region

Keith Powell •
Global

Carbon pricing is pushing mines to look at renewables

Companies are investing in renewables and/or mine electrification to significantly reduce their carbon exposure, stabilize energy costs and boost soci

Alberta

Enerkem’s facility in Edmonton becomes the first ISCC certified plant in the world

Enerkem’s facility in Edmonton becomes the first ISCC certified plant in the world to convert municipal solid waste into biomethanol. — Photo: CNW Gro

Saskatchewan

The green way to extract gold

Stephen Foley and his team discovered a greener way to extract gold that has potential applications in both the mining industry and the recycling proc

Jillian Clark •
Quebec

Glencore goes two for two in the 2016 TSM Excellence Awards

The Raglan Mine on a typical Arctic day — Photo courtesy Glencore Canada. Glencore’s Raglan Mine in northern Quebec and Kidd Operations in Timmins, O

Mason Buettner •
Global

Glencore sweeps the 2016 TSM Excellence Awards

Renewable electricity smart-grid pilot demonstration at Glencore’s Raglan Mine in northern Quebec. — Photo courtesy The Mining Association of Canada

Keith Powell •
Company Profiles

Global mining sector prepares to meet with renewable energy leaders in Toronto

This year’s Congress features case studies and expert views from mining operators from North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. — Pho

Global

Vancouver-area company named electric and hybrid supplier of the year

Andrew Morden, CEO of Corvus Energy stands beside a bank of their heavy-duty industrial batteries capable of powering large ferries and other marine v

Peter Caulfield •
Energy

Keep coal burning, but reduce the footprint

Workers tend the Pristine-M test facility operating at the AES Coal Fired Energy facility near Tulsa, Oklahoma. — photo courtesy of CCTI The world ha

Jillian Clark •
Sustainability & Environment

Society sways towards sustainable solutions in mining and energy

Terrapure offers water dredging and dewatering services to find value in previously ignored materials. — photo courtesy Terrapure Environmental Canad

Jillian Clark •
Global

Mining’s Innovation Mission

Photo taken at an innovation roundtable with Minister Carr and government officials on June 16, 2016. — Photo courtesy The Mining Association of Canad

Keith Powell •
Alberta

Morgan Solar Wins Contract to Build Largest Solar Project in Alberta

Morgan Solar Sun Simba CPV modules. — Photo courtesy Morgan Solar In an era when most solar companies are abandoning concentrator photovoltaic (CPV)

Kevin Miller •
British Columbia

SunMine engineer thinks the future looks bright—and green

Michel de Spot (in cap) is pictured at the SunMine groundbreaking ceremony. — Photo courtesy Michel de Spot Michel de Spot, president and CEO of the

Kevin Miller •
Alberta

Iron & Earth Promotes the Unification of Oil and Gas with Renewable Energies

Iron & Earth challenges the outdated idea that oil and gas workers do not care about climate change. The non-profit organization focuses on raising aw

Jillian Clark •
British Columbia

Ktunaxa and Teck sign historic Impact Management and Benefits Agreement

On May 17, Kathryn Teneese, Ktunaxa Nation Council Chair and Don Lindsay, President and CEO of Teck marked the signing of an agreement that will creat

Keith Powell •
Alberta

New Edmonton biorefinery turns vegetable oils into renewable fuels

Rendering of new SBI BioEnergy Inc. new biorefinery. — Rendering by William H. Ross Edmonton-based SBI BioEnergy Inc. has just opened a new, $20 mill

Peter Caulfield •
Energy

Ontario to convert largest coal plant in North America to solar farm

An aerial view of the Nanticoke Generating Station in 2007, when it was still operating. The plant will be converted to a 44-megawatt solar panel farm

Peter Caulfield •
British Columbia

BC’s Auditor General issues scathing report on Mount Polley disaster

BC's Auditor General Carol Bellringer has issued a critical report on the Mount Polley disaster. — Photo courtesy BC Auditor General Here are some h

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Huckleberry Mines wins award for mine reclamation

An airfield that was reclaimed. — Photo courtesy Huckleberry Mines LimitedHuckleberry Mines Limited recently won an award in the metal mine reclamati

Peter Caulfield •
British Columbia

UBC and industry partnership spurs metallurgical sector development in BC Interior

UBC Associate Professor Lukas Bichler (second from left) discusses how to extract minerals from mining byproducts with his students. — Photo courtesy

Keith Powell •