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No Trans Mountain, No Spill Response Program for B.C.
This is fit for a sitcom. I'm sure @Tom Kirkman will appreciate it. @Rodent, too. Enjoy! Braid: B.C. gets an early taste of no-pipeline pain- canada
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Power companies pull workers from Puerto Rico
New York Times reported that power companies contracted by the U.S. government to restore power in Puerto Rico are pulling workers from the island, even...- Joanna Replied
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Slow-Drive Protests in Canada
Protesters travel slowly down Ontario highways in solidarity with BC Indigenous groups My first thought when I read this was "Isn't this dangerous?" but then...- canada
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company Gets Green Light to Start Digging in Washington, DC
Musk's tunnel-boring project has received more vague government approval for its equally vague plans to build an underground hyperloop between New York and Washington,...- Vlad Kovalenko Replied
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Unprofitable Project: Europe’s High-Speed Rail Network ‘Slow, Expensive And Ineffective’
Europe’s high-speed rail network is a slow, expensive and “ineffective patchwork”, according to a report from the EU’s spending watchdog that criticised costly projects...- pinto Replied
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The World's Largest, Completely Automated, Driverless Metro Line
Futuristic as it looks, Dubai's 49-station, 46-mile metro is completely automated and driverless, making it the third-largest such system in the world, after systems...- AdrianC Replied
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China Opens Longest Mega-Bridge Linking Hong Kong to Mainland
China on Tuesday opened the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge linking Hong Kong to the mainland, a feat of engineering carrying immense economic and political...- rainman Replied
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UK Power and loss of power stations
I would like to learn other peoples thoughts with regards to the "capacity crunch" expected over the next 50 years or so here in...- Kit Moore Replied
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Pipeline Protesters Face 10 Years in Prison
Texas pipeline protesters face 10 years in prison under proposal Well, it's not called critical infrastructure for nothing.- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Chinese and Russians evaluate venezuelan refineries
Chinese and Russians evaluate venezuelan refineries- jose chalhoub Replied
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Saudis Pull Hyperloop Funding As Branson Temporarily Cuts Ties With The Kingdom
Saudi Arabia has pulled a planned deal with Virgin Hyperloop One after Sir Richard Branson said early last week that he would temporarily cut...- saudi arabia
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Business Opportunities in the Arctic?!
Sounds a bit unbelievable, but it's true. By the study report of British embassy in Helsinki Arctic has plenty of natural resources and open...- franco Replied
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The Touching Story of a First Nation that Sued Trans Mountain
Okay, I just love the whole Trans Mountain saga. Here's the latest. In the Trans Mountain feud, a B.C. First Nation paves its own path...- trans mountain
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German cities to trial free public transport to cut pollution
In an effort to meet new pollution targets set by the EU, Germany will trial free public transport in five of its major cities...- Stephen Replied
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EU To Supply Electricity To Israeli Settlements
The European Union will within a few years be supplying electricity to Israel’s settlements in the occupied West Bank and Syria’s Golan Heights, all...- damirUSBiH Replied
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UAE Launches The World's Longest Zipline
The 2.8 kilometer (1.74 miles) zipline, spanning the equivalent of 28 soccer fields, was certified this week by the Guinness World Records. The zipline...- Pavel Replied
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Wyoming Cracks Down on Pipeline Protests
Wyoming has joined Ohio and Iowa in cracking down on pipeline protests with a bill that would criminalize protest activities. Would we see more...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Majority unlikely to use self-driving cars
New poll conducted by Gallup reveals that nobody is excited about riding in driverless cars. The poll reports that 54 percent of people are unlikely...- Meanwhile Replied
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EPA reorganization to end science research program
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed last night that the National Center for Environmental Research (NCER), which gives out millions of dollars worth of...- Joanna Replied
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Rolls Royce shedding 4,600 jobs
They had a previous round of cuts in '14 when they shed 5,000 jobs. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-rolls-royce-hldg-restructuring/rolls-royce-cuts-4600-jobs-at-pivotal-moment-for-business-idUSKBN1JA0JD- HermitMunster Replied
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Saudi Arabia plans to build a Hyperloop that would shrink commutes from hours to minutes -- here's what it could look like
The royal family has created a new plan called “Vision 2030,” which provides a blueprint for modernising cities across the kingdom. As part of...- saudi arabia
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Kinder Morgan to Build $2 Bln Permian Pipeline
"Houston's Kinder Morgan and Midland-based EagleClaw Midstream said they've authorized the proposed $2 billion Permian Highway Pipeline project to transport natural gas from West...- kinder morgan
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Where Are the Oil-by-Rail Protests?
I did a very quick Google search and I found stuff like "43 residents of Seattle occupied the BNSF office in SoDo Seattle to...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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UK As Safe for Travel as Iran
Iran is as safe as the UK when it comes to security, according to a new interactive map showing the risk level around the...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Puerto Rico, one way street -no light, no business, no tourism.
More than five months after Hurricane Maria plowed through Puerto Rico, some parts of the island are still in the dark. More than 10,000...- puerto rico
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‘Electric Highway’ Is Going To Connect North of Europe With Mediterranean By The 2020
Establishing a comprehensive ultra-fast charging infrastructure in Europe is step forward cause a built new 180 electrical stations between seven European countries (Projects are starting...- Petar Replied
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Look, Oil-by-Rail is Dangerous!
Record amount of Canadian oil exported by rail raises safety concerns Unbelievable, right?- Marina Schwarz Replied
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China Waiting for Trans Mountain Expansion
Well, well, well, looky here. https://www.thestar.com/business/2018/11/23/china-awaits-trans-mountain-as-canadian-pipeline-saga-drags-on.html- trans mountain
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Lawmakers to focus on energy infrastructure
In coming week, the US House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Energy is expected to turn its attention to the state of the country's energy...- Stephen Replied
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