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In search of policy coherence in Canadian carbon taxation

Stewart Muir, Resource Works executive director, delivered this talk at Mining Week 2018 in Whitehorse, Yukon.
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BC mining titans step up to give nature a voice in Africa

Some of BC’s biggest names in the mining industry came together in Vancouver to raise money for a series of documentaries that
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The British Columbia government has made a principled and responsible decision to support Site C’s completion.

After reviewing the Site C hydro project, British Columbia's decision to keep going to completion is an important step in a long-term
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The Great Disruption: How innovation across multiple disciplines is transforming mining

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Proving big things can come in small packages

Greener and more efficient use of our precious natural resources can only come from harnessing technology. In the Naturally Resourceful series, Resource
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BRIDGING THE DIVIDE: Here’s how one mine is building communities

For those in the natural resource fields, it can prove incredibly challenging to demonstrate to others – like city residents – the
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Future of Site C question is a query about the future of society itself

A new study that says stop building the clean-energy mega project is based on two assumptions – low commodity prices lasting forever,
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MYTH BUSTER: The joint panel reviewing Site C actually found much to like about the dam project

Supporters of clean energy investment were backed by the findings of a 2014 joint federal-provincial panel on the Site C dam project.
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Local leaders find paths toward balanced understanding of mining

Opinions vary by region when it comes to mineral exploration and mine development. Courtesy of Mineral Exploration magazine, here's the experience of
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Disruptive innovation comes to mining

As the global mining industry struggles to break through all kinds of limitations, disruptive innovation strategies are suddenly in vogue.
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Mining workers are among our leading breadwinners

With hourly pay for these jobs now topping $54, we wanted to hear directly from workers and communities that see the direct
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Elk Valley mines a $1-billion contributor to the provincial economy

The Elk Valley steelmaking coal mines in southeastern British Columbia are a major economic driver in the province, says an independent economic
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Why oppose responsible natural resource activities that pay for costly social programs?

The contribution of the B.C. resource sector is large enough to be the financial backbone of infrastructure projects like transit tunnels or
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Meet the man behind a remarkable renaissance in North East BC mining

Low demand for metallurgical coal led to shuttered coal mines and lost jobs. And then this happened...
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Everything you always wanted to know about every Canadian resource project but didn’t know where to look

21 federal departments contributed to a remarkable mapping project that is now in soft-launch phase.
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An emerging vision for public confidence

Natural resources are the backbone of the Canadian economy, and in Winnipeg the nation's energy and mines ministers come together to find
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SheTalks Resources “powerful and motivating day”

Geologist Andrea Cade reports on our SheTalks Resources event in Vancouver, and looks forward to the 2017 edition.
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Annual look at mining confirms times are tough – with a notable exception

In general, 2015 was another difficult year for the mining industry in British Columbia, given the continued downturn in global metal and
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Two experts join our Advisory Council

Please welcome two British Columbians to our Resource Works Advisory Council. The new members of our province-wide brains trust are Mona M.
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Mining makes solar energy possible

Before a solar panel is assembled, raw materials are mined and refined. Our new infographic illustrates how this all comes together.
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Resources or resourcefulness? In Canada, they’re one and the same

Canada’s resource sector is not an impediment to economic diversification, it is often the cause of it.