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 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 […]
by Mike De Souza OTTAWA — Environment Canada has spent at least $331,389 to develop long-awaited oil and gas regulations that are still under development, said Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq in a newly-released document tabled in Parliament. The spending includes […]
by Andy Rowell For years the Canadian government has been lobbying governments across Europe not to “discriminate against the tar sands” as the EU implements its ground-breaking climate legislation called the Fuel Quality Directive. The Canadians have argued that the […]
BRAD WHEELER The Globe and Mail Published Monday, Dec. 09 2013, 12:38 PM EST Neil Young, the often antagonizing singer-songwriter who wrote the surreal ballad Pocahontas and who named one of his bands after an iconic Native American warrior, has […]
by William Rees Posted: Dec 7th, 2013 It was several days before media reports and commentary on the havoc caused by typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines finally began to acknowledge a possible connection to anthropogenic climate change. While no single […]
The Huffington Post Canada | Posted: 12/07/2013 1:11 pm EST | Updated: 12/07/2013 1:16 pm EST A strategic analysis carried out in 2010 for the oilsands identifies a “worst-case scenario” for the industry that appears to have come to pass. […]
Warsaw Wrap-up This year’s UN climate conference in Warsaw, Poland saw a civil society walk-out, a climate fast in solidarity with the victims of super typhoon Haiyan and Canada winning a ‘Lifetime Unachievement‘ Fossil award for climate change inaction. But […]
By Alex Brown November 21, 2013 Some politicians in the U.S. are quick to distance themselves from the term “war on coal,” but leaders of Canada’s most-populous province went before the cameras Tuesday in a full-throated celebration of its new […]
