by Richard Harris December 03, 2013 An expert panel at the National Academy of Sciences is calling for an early warning system to alert us to abrupt and potentially catastrophic events triggered by climate change. The committee says science can […]
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 […]
By Joanna M. Foster on December 3, 2013 at 3:56 pm When tar sands crude spills into water, it doesn’t float on top in an oily sheen for all to see. It sinks to the bottom, mixes with sediment, and […]
OTTAWA — The Conservative government is spending $40 million this year to advertise Canada’s natural resource sector — principally oil and gas — at home and abroad.Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver revealed the figure Wednesday as his department seeks another […]
Economist Marc Jaccard calls Canada a ‘rogue state’ for its pipeline support The Canadian Press A former Harper government appointee used a keynote speech at a Washington event on Monday to trample Canadian authorities’ message on oil pipelines while describing […]
ERIC REGULY The Globe and Mail In 1983, I started my journalism career in Alberta as an energy writer. It was a thrill. The oil sands were coming on strong, Calgary and Fort McMurray were boomtowns and stupid money was […]
Another year, another climate conference. Another round of name-calling, blame-pinning and hand-wringing. Another set of vaguely worded commitments. Another pledge to do better the next time around. In case you missed them, two weeks of international climate talks in Warsaw […]
– by Suzanne Goldenberg Polar bear populations are a sensitive topic for the Canadian government, which has faced international criticism for its policies on climate change and for allowing limited hunting of bears, mainly by indigenous communities. The Canadian environment […]
By CHRIS PLECASH | Published: Monday, 11/25/2013 12:00 am EST The federal government provided $1.2-billion to help developing countries combat climate change between 2010 and 2013, but typhoon-battered Philippines didn’t see a cent of it. The Philippines was among more […]
By: Tony Burman Special to the Star, Published on Sat Nov 23 2013 When will this horrid scandal end? Can someone please turn the channel? Shamed on the world stage and ridiculed by many, Canada has been exposed in recent […]
