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Irish Independent : Independent | Government rules out domestic windfall tax on energy companies

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The Irish government has decided not to introduce a domestic windfall tax on energy firms despite sharply higher profits linked to the Iran‑related conflict, a move announced by Charlie Weston. This decision follows a report from the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) which found that electricity and gas suppliers are not earning excessive margins on retail sales, even as households and businesses feel increased financial pressure from the Middle‑East crisis.

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Government rules out domestic windfall tax on energy companies

The Government has ruled out a domestic windfall tax on energy companies whose profits have soared during the Iran crisis.

Irish Independent

CBC British Columbia Apr 24

LNG Canada ordered to identify cause of black smoke during flaring at Kitimat facility
The B.C. Energy Regulator has issued an order to LNG Canada to address at least two instances of black smoke emissions during flaring at the site in Kitimat, B.C.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kitimat-lng-canada-flaring-order-9.7175608?cmp=rss

PhoenixSerenity Apr 15, 2023

BC #EnergyRegulator #BCER is #investigating after #CoastalGasLink #CGL reported 2 spills of #ClayLubricant while it was tunnelling under #MoriceRiver to build a #LNG #pipeline through northern #BritishColumbia.
The area has been the site of #conflict between #Wetsuweten #HereditaryChiefs & supporters & CGL, its workers & the #RCMP .

The #SalmonBearing Morice River on Wet'suwet'en #TraditionalTerritory, is 0a #sacred #headwater called the #WedzinKwa

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/coastal-gaslink-2-clay-lubricant-spills-tunnelling-morice-river-northern-bc-1.6809328

#Indigenous #BCNDP

Coastal GasLink reports 2 spills while tunnelling under Morice River in northern B.C. | CBC News

The B.C. Energy Regulator is investigating after Coastal GasLink reported two spills of clay lubricant while it was tunnelling under the Morice River to build a natural gas pipeline through northern British Columbia.

CBC

PhoenixSerenity Mar 24, 2023

(The #Alberta #EnergyRegulator announced on Thursday it issued an #environmental #ProtectionOrder for a #Calgary based #OilAndGas company.
The order comes after a #JointStudy from the #UniversityOfAlberta & #StanfordUniversity found an #IndustryLink between in situ #bitumen recovery & the #earthquakes that shook the #PeaceRiver region last November.)

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6788573

#FossilFuels #ClimateChange #CorporateGreed #StopEcocide #Canada #OneEarth #GreedKills

Alberta Energy Regulator issues environmental protection order after earthquake study finds industry link

The Alberta Energy Regulator announced on Thursday it issued an environmental protection order for Calgary-based oil and gas company Obsidian Energy. A joint study from the University of Alberta and Stanford University found an industry link between in situ bitumen recovery and the earthquakes that shook the Peace River region last November.

CBC