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River Treated As 'Free Disposal' System By B.C. Smelter

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 02.13.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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TRAIL, B.C. - Teck Resources treated the Columbia River as a free waste disposal system for decades, said a Washington state judge who has ruled the C...

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U.S. Law Does Not Apply To Polluting Smelter: Teck

CBC | Posted 12.10.2012 | Canada British Columbia
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Mining giant Teck Resources Ltd. will be back in a U.S. court Wednesday to argue that U.S. environmental law does not apply to the company's zinc smel...

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Canadian Mining Firm Admits Polluting U.S. River For 100 Years

CP | Dene Moore, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.15.2012 | Canada Business
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VANCOUVER - There used to be a beach in Washington state called Black Sand Beach.Only it wasn't sand that lined the banks of the Columbia River. It wa...

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B.C. Smelter Contaminating U.S. Town?

CBC | Posted 10.14.2012 | Canada British Columbia
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A U.S. study has found an unusually high incidence of gastro-intestinal disease in a small U.S. town located downstream from a Teck smelter in Trail, ...

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Canadian Heads Offices Under Chinese Siege

Diane Francis | Posted 07.04.2012 | Canada Business
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Put another way, allowing a large head office to be acquired allows foreigners to acquire pieces of the country's upside, its living standards, reputation, opportunity, tax base, intellectual property, and networks. This is like selling the family jewels.

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