Facing the danger of collapse in global climate negotiations, the host of the talks is making a hard-hitting appeal to the Harper government to abandon its opposition to an extension of the Kyoto Protocol. A top diplomat from South Africa, […]
In the end, it came down to a conversation between two of the most powerful people in the world. Earlier this week, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke with President Barack Obama about a pipeline set to run from […]
OTTAWA — The stunning Obama administration decision to put the brakes on a major pipeline expansion project linking Canadian oil to Texas refineries suggests the federal government needs to revisit its multimillion-dollar lobbying and marketing strategy to promote Canada as […]
CALGARY — Dan Woynillowicz, spokesperson for the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of State’s announcement regarding additional review of the Keystone XL pipeline: “By ordering additional environmental review of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, President Obama […]
“We applaud President Obama’s decision to delay a permit for TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in order to further review its potential impacts. Today’s announcement sends an important signal to Canada’s tar sands industry: citizens are standing up […]
In response to the announcement made today by the State Department to delay a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline pending further analysis of environmental impacts, including climate change, Hannah McKinnon, Campaigns Director for Climate Action Network Canada has responded […]
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Nov 9, 2011 (IPS) – Canada’s Stephen Harper government is spending more than 60 billion dollars on new military jets and warships while slashing more than 200 million dollars in funding for research and monitoring of the environment. […]
Jody Williams and Desmond Tutu CAPE TOWN – On Sunday, November 6, thousands of people encircled the White House as part of the ongoing effort to press US President Barack Obama to stop the Keystone XL pipeline. If the nearly […]
The federal government will spend $148.8 million over the next five years to expand existing programs that help the country deal with impacts of climate change, Environment Minister Peter Kent said on Tuesday. Kent explained that the investments were “important” […]
VANCOUVER — Matt Horne, director of the Pembina Institute’s climate change program, made the following statement in response to Environment Minister Peter Kent’s speech to the Toronto Economic Club today: “Minister Kent’s speech is more notable for its glaring omissions and misrepresentative statements […]
