Delays in regulating greenhouse gas emissions mean Canada is quickly locking in old-fashioned infrastructure that will fill the air with carbon for decades to come, new research shows.
The longer …
The federal government has confirmed what the rumour mill suspected: it shut down an arm’s length, independent advisory group because it didn’t like the advice it was getting on addressing …
Oil rich nation wants to slow economy to help exporters
Norway’s government says it will spend less of its oil wealth in an effort to avoid excessive economic growth, which …
More than two-thirds of all oilsands production in Canada is owned by foreign entities, sending a majority of the industry’s profits out of the country, says a new analysis released …
The Harper government is giving a wide range of new powers to cabinet ministers to decide the scope of environmental assessments, as it proceeds with an omnibus budget bill that …
The NDP says it will no longer stand by and watch as the Conservatives “shut down” debate on its budget bill, as a coalition of environmental groups launches a national …
Environment Minister Peter Kent’s unsupported accusations of “money laundering” involving foreign and Canadian environmental charities are part of an apparent campaign of the Conservative government to smear and intimidate groups …
The federal government asked the oil and gas industry last fall to review its foreign climate change policies, which were then approved by lobbyists as “an elegant” approach, reveals newly-released …
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDS.B-N73.61-0.10-0.14%) received a $32-million (U.S.) refund on its Canadian corporate income taxes last year despite generating hundreds of million of dollars from its operations …
Policy changes contained in omnibus budget bill draw fire
Opposition MPs are angry with the government for proposing major environmental policy changes in the budget implementation bill introduced yesterday and …
EthicalOil.org has written to the Canada Revenue Agency asking asking for an investigation of the David Suzuki Foundation.
In a press release, the oil sands lobby group said it has …
Gro Harlem Brundtland, former prime minister of Norway, was keynote speaker on Monday at the International Polar Year conference in Montreal. Dr. Brundtland has headed the World Health Organization and …
Controlling the free speech of Canadian scientists who work for the government is an “established practice,” says Environment Minister Peter Kent.
Responding to a Postmedia News report, Kent suggested …
Thousands of people gather in Montreal on Sunday to mark international Earth Day. (Graham Hughes/Canadian Press)
A sea of people gathered in downtown Montreal for the annual Earth Day rally, …
Luke Trip is a chemist who worked for Environment Canada, with his dog Rosie, by the Lake of Two Mountains in Hudson, just west of Montreal. Photograph by: Vincenzo D’Alto
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Environment groups slam Tories’ ‘spin’ on emissions record
The federal government is nearly one-third of the way to reaching its new, easier-to-hit 2020 greenhouse gas targets according to Environment Canada’s …
The world is close to reaching tipping points that will make it irreversibly hotter, making this decade critical in efforts to contain global warming, scientists warned on Monday.
Scientific …
What does environmental devastation actually look like? At TEDxVictoria, photographer Garth Lenz shares shocking photos of the Alberta Tar Sands mining project — and the beautiful (and vital) ecosystems under …
Canada once enjoyed a deserved reputation for scientific and environmental leadership, but those days are now long gone
MOST people around the world, if they think of Canada at all, …
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Washington yesterday making some misleading statements about tar sands (which are also called the oil sands) and the Keystone XL pipeline.
In a …
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s budget speech, interrupted by chants of ‘where are we in your budget?’ delivered a fierce blow to environmental protection in Canada and undoubtedly put …
Bella Bella resident says protest was peaceful
A public hearing for the Northern Gateway Project has been unexpectedly cancelled after panel members were met by protesters at the Bella Bella …
The plan to weaken one of Canada’s foremost environmental laws outlined in today’s budget is nothing more than a gift to Big Oil. It’s a cynical attack on one of …
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