UPDATE 2: The CBC has a detailed report on what happened. It looks like a 2nd oil spill that occured yesterday spilled about 1000 litre of oil into the sea. The rigs have all been shut down in that field while the investigation continues. This has also heightened the debate on whether to lift the …
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Ontario ups Ethanol requirements: joins Sask./Manitoba
Some good news on the environment front. Ontario announced today that all gasoline sold in the province must contain 5% ethanol by 2007. Saskatchewan and Manitoba have recently introduced similar laws requiring 10% and 7.5% respectively. Ethanol is becoming more common in fuel options lately… it’s made by refining alcohol produced by wheat, straw and …
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US Trade war heats up
Update 1The BBC has more on the various countries involved in the dispute. Here’s the BBC Report. — Things took a turn for the worse today in the ongoing, and varied, trade wars between various countries and the US. The WTO has ruled that some US anti-dumping laws (the Byrd Amendment in particular) are illegal. …