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Northern Gateway pipeline project: 6 things to know
rbarnes Posted On December 19, 2013


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 […]


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Redford frustrated by federal foot-dragging on regulating greenhouse gas emissions
rbarnes Posted On December 18, 2013


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 […]


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Fracking Cancelled near Newfoundland UNESCO World Heritage Site
rbarnes Posted On December 18, 2013


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 […]


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Reindeer will feel effects of climate change: study
rbarnes Posted On December 18, 2013


By Margaret Munro, Postmedia News The heat is on for the world’s caribou with a new study warning the creatures could lose as much as 60 per cent of their range within 60 years. Caribou, often called reindeer, are among […]


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Harper government spent $331,389 on climate change rules that don’t yet exist
rbarnes Posted On December 18, 2013


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 […]


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Global warming is unpaused and stuck on fast forward, new research shows
rbarnes Posted On December 11, 2013


New research by Kevin Trenberth and John Fasullo of the National Center for Atmospheric Research investigates how the warming of the Earth’s climate has behaved over the past 15 years compared with the previous few decades. They conclude that while […]


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The Tar Sands Smoking Gun
rbarnes Posted On December 11, 2013


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 […]


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Neil Young to perform shows in benefit of Alberta First Nations fighting oil sands
rbarnes Posted On December 10, 2013


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 […]


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The criminal case against Canada’s climate negligence
rbarnes Posted On December 9, 2013


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 […]


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Oilsands Strategy Presentation Indicates ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ Has Come To Pass
rbarnes Posted On December 9, 2013


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. […]


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