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British Columbia forest firm Ainsworth Lumber purchased by U.S. giant for $1.1-billion US

2013-09-05 02:17:23| Air Courier - Topix.net

American forest-products giant Louisiana Pacific Corp. has struck a $1.1-billion US deal to buy British-Columbia-based Ainsworth Lumber Co.

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British Columbia weighs options for MMBC recycling contract

2013-09-03 17:35:00| Solid Waste & Recycling magazine Headlines

Municipalities across British Columbia are finalizing decisions about whether to enter into a curbside recycling contract with the industry-led Multi-Material B.C. (MMBC), or go it alone with a private contractor.

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Canada: British Columbia. plans to promote carbon taxes

2013-06-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

The Globe and Mail: British Columbia will ratchet up pressure on provinces and other jurisdictions in North America to adopt a B.C.-style carbon tax, the Christy Clark government says. Mary Polak, the new Environment Minister, has been empowered by the Premier to go out and sell the idea in hopes they will take up such measures. "We're just trying to make sure, as we would in any other kind of trading field, that we're not put at a competitive disadvantage with respect to others," she said in an interview. The...

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British Columbia Opposes Planned Oil Sands Pipeline

2013-06-01 02:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: A pipeline for exporting oil sands bitumen to Asia-bound tankers was dealt a severe blow on Friday when the province of British Columbia urged a federal review panel to reject the $6 billion plan. The proposal to build the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and its port is effectively Alberta's backup plan in case the Obama administration turns down the Keystone XL, a pipeline that would link the oil sands with American refineries on the Gulf Coast. Several of the concerns raised by British Columbia...

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Tar sands supporters suffer setback as British Columbia rejects pipeline

2013-06-01 01:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Efforts to expand production from the Alberta tar sands suffered a significant setback on Friday when the provincial government of British Columbia rejected a pipeline project because of environmental shortcomings. In a strongly worded statement, the government of the province said it was not satisfied with the pipeline company's oil spill response plans. The rejection of the pipeline which was to have given Alberta an outlet to Pacific coast ports and markets in China further raises the...

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