ST. PIERRE-JOLYS, Man. – Several thousand people in southern Manitoba have been told that a pipeline explosion could mean they’ll be without natural gas service for up to several days as temperatures hover close to —20 C. “As far as […]
By John Heilprin Leaders gathered in the Swiss ski resort of Davos are pushing for nations worldwide to shift to cleaner energy sources as the best way to contain global warming and re-energize the global economy. UN climate chief Christiana […]
The list of celebrities who officially back Neil Young’s fight against the oilsands just got much longer. Actress Neve Campbell, The Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie, dancer and member of the Order of Canada Margi Gillis, Alberta author and poet Sid […]
By John Abraham & Dana Nuccitelli My friends and I get together once a month to play Texas HoldEm poker – great conversation, a few drinks, snacks and laughs. But I don’t like high-stakes poker. Gambling with high-value is not […]
The Harper government has received a formal complaint from the official opposition today, demanding an investigation into the activities of Chuck Strahl, chair of the watchdog committee that oversees the activities of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). The NDP […]
By Theophilos Argitis TransCanada Corp. (TRP)’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline is losing popular support in Canada, a development that could embolden opponents of the project, according to a poll released today by Nanos Research Group. Canadian support for the $5.4 […]
China has embarked on the greatest push for renewable energy the world has ever seen. A key element involves more than doubling the number of wind turbines in the next six years. Already the world’s largest producer of wind power, […]
By Alison Bailie This month, provincial MLAs are preparing for the upcoming legislative session, in which they will debate rules for carbon pollution and taxes for liquefied natural gas (LNG) development. The connection between LNG development and carbon pollution is […]
By Greg Weston While the head of the watchdog committee overseeing Canada’s intelligence agency is under attack for also being a lobbyist for the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline, it turns out that half of the other Harper government appointees keeping […]
By: Ben Rayner Neil Young kicked off his four-date “Honour the Treaties” tour of Canada on Sunday with some fighting words about the rapid expansion of oilsands development in northern Alberta, saying the Canadian government is ignoring hard science because […]
