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White House not ruling out a U.S. carbon tax

Option 'not off the table' despite Manchin comment

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Washington | Reuters –– The White House on Tuesday said it has not ruled out a carbon tax as a possible option for fighting climate change, even though U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a critical holdout in the closely divided Senate, said he was not discussing the topic in talks about U.S. spending and infrastructure bills.
Fly fisherman Shane Olson fishes the Crowsnest River near Blairmore, Alberta, June 16, 2021. Fishermen are worried that the new proposed Cabin Ridge coal mine would increase pollution in area rivers.
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Rocky Mountain dry

Prairies’ waning water supply sows division in Farm Belt

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Where fly fisherman Shane Olson once paddled summer tourists around in a boat, he now guides them by foot – carefully navigating shallow waters one step at a time. “Every year, these rivers seem to be getting smaller, faster,” Olson, 48, said, whipping a gleaming fishing line over the Crowsnest River about 45 miles (72
Musician and rancher Corb Lund says it doesn’t make sense to destroy a beautiful landscape for something that is already being produced in abundance elsewhere.
Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Canadian country music star spurs unlikely coalition against coal

Corb Lund says the region where he grew up ranching has brought a lot of people together to defend it

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Thomson Reuters – With hits like the “Roughest Neck Around” that celebrate oil workers, Canadian country rocker Corb Lund might not be an obvious choice as a campaigner against fossil fuel expansion. But the music star has taken on an unexpected new role, as a leader of efforts to stop new open-pit coal mines in
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Crops, Markets

Grain exports flow fast as pandemic lockdowns clear rail capacity

Traffic accelerates on lower coal, crude volumes

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Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian grain exporters are boosting sales in a slumping global economy, as demand for commodities like oil weakens and frees up railway space. Brisk crop movement in a country that relies heavily on rail is a bright spot during pandemic lockdowns, which have hammered most industries. “We’ve had an almost unlimited
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Crops

Thunder Bay wraps up active shipping season

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MarketsFarm — The last cargo vessel of the year departed the Port of Thunder Bay on Sunday, bringing total cargo shipments through the facility to their highest level in half-a-decade. “Strong shipments of Prairie-grown grain and other dry bulk commodities from Western Canada buoyed the port’s cargo tonnage to 9.3 million metric tonnes, the highest
Rail cars arrive at Glencore’s Puerto Prodeco coal depository in Colombia. (Glencore.com)
Crops

Glencore sees renewables not cost competitive until mid-century

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London | Reuters — Renewable energy will not be cost competitive with fossil fuels until 2050, Glencore said on Tuesday, much later than energy organizations forecast and supporting the mining and trading giant’s case for continued investment in coal. Glencore, whose non-mining holdings include Canadian grain handler Viterra, has said coal is still an investment
There are between 200 and 300 estimated coal users in Manitoba.
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Coal ban goes into effect, sort of

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Those hoping to burn the coal they got in their stockings this Christmas are out of luck, at least in Manitoba. But while the province’s ban on burning coal and petroleum coke for heat officially came into effect on Jan. 1, a grace period of three years means that in practice, many will continue to
Crops

Top-up available for EMI coverage

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The province has announced an Excess Moisture Insurance (EMI) top-up of $15 per acre, providing coverage of up to $80 per acre for land too wet to seed by June 20. Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Ron Kostyshyn made the announcement at Ag Days in Brandon. “We can’t afford to jeopardize the economic
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