by Todd Woody Back in 2009 when China announced it would build the world’s largest photovoltaic power plant in the Mongolian desert, it choose a US company, First Solar, to construct the 2,000-megawatt (MW) project. Yesterday, China unveiled plans for […]
by Mike De Souza OTTAWA — Federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq set aside a proposal from her department earlier this year to publicly state that the Harper government recognized scientific evidence that humans were “mostly responsible for climate change” and […]
2013 Year in Review With 2013 drawing to a close, we thought now would be a great time to look back on the year that was in the world of climate action. The last year was marked by some very […]
by Mike De Souza OTTAWA — More than $100 million in cuts are underway at the federal department in charge of protecting Canada’s water and oceans, despite recommendations from top bureaucrats that it needs to increase spending for both environmental […]
By Bill McKibben, December 17, 2013 9:00 AM ET Two years ago, on a gorgeous November day, 12,000 activists surrounded the White House to protest the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Signs we carried featured quotes from Barack Obama in 2008: […]
by John Mashey Drexel University sociologist Robert Brulle’s long-awaited, peer-reviewed study “Institutionalizing delay: foundation funding and the creation of U.S. climate change counter-movement organizations” was published Dec. 20 in the journal Climatic Change. The Drexel press release, “Not Just the […]
On Thursday China began trading in Guangdong’s carbon permit market, which is expected to be the world’s second-largest market after the European Union in terms of carbon dioxide emissions covered. It is far larger than either the Australian or Californian […]
An independent three-member panel from the National Energy Board is set to hand down its final report today on the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project, a decision that will include recommendations to the federal government on whether the project should be […]
By James Wood, Calgary Herald December 17, 2013 Premier Alison Redford said Tuesday she’s hoping the province will release its new climate change plan in 2014, but admitted to frustration with Ottawa over the lack of progress on regulating greenhouse […]
by Erika Thorkelson There will be no fracking near Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Newfoundland. Shoal Point Energy has lost its exploration license for an area near the park as well as its $1 million […]
