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Climate Advocacy Won’t Violate Federal Rules During Fall Campaign, Elections Canada Clarifies
Elections Canada had to go out of its way this week to clarify that environmental groups can talk about climate change during the upcoming ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCollateral DamageHealth & SafetyJobsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Blockbuster News Investigation Reveals ‘Culture of Silence’ in Fossil Health and Safety Violations
National Observer and Global News are out with a blockbuster investigative report that alleges potentially deadly health and safety problems in the western Canadian ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaChinaCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsEuropeInternational Security & WarSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Trump’s ‘Buy Greenland’ Push Reflects U.S. Interest in Rare Mineral Supplies, Arctic Geopolitics
While Donald Trump’s recent ruminations about “buying Greenland” proved excellent fodder for political satirists, there is realpolitik at work in the White House’s sudden ... -
Lac-Mégantic Rail Line Faced ‘Several Urgent’ Issues in May, 2019 Transport Canada Inspection
The rail line that runs through Lac-Mégantic, the Québec community whose downtown was incinerated by a runaway oil train that killed 47 people in ... -
Climate Change Makes Record-High Great Lakes Water Levels the ‘Evolving Normal’
Climate change is a “deciding factor” in this summer’s record high water levels on the Great Lakes, CTV News reported earlier this month, citing ... -
Falling Short on Climate Target, Edmonton Plans Suite of New Carbon Reduction Programs
Faced with a shortfall between his city’s carbon reduction target and its climate programming, Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson is vowing to do better. -
AsiaBuildingsChinaCitiesElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Corporate Renewable Energy Buys Could Set All-Time Record in 2019
Corporate renewable energy purchases are on track to set another all-time record in 2019, with the United States still driving a strong growth trend ... -
China Think Tank Calls for Early Emissions Cap in 2025, But Banks Continue Funding Coal
China is sending out decidedly mixed signals on its climate and energy strategy, with an influential think tank calling for the country to cap ... -
Enviros Warn of ‘Propaganda’ as Indonesia Sets Permanent Moratorium on Logging Primary Forest
Indonesia has announced that a 2011 moratorium on logging primary forest will be made permanent, but environmental groups looking at gaps in the plan ... -
Bitumen BubbleClimate Action/"Blockadia"Hot SpotsLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Free Speech at Risk, Fossil Lobbyist Touts Success as Nine U.S. States Declare Pipeline Protest a Felony
Campaign groups and constitutional lawyers are raising concerns about free speech and a fossil lobbyist is bragging about his success, after nine U.S. states ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Collateral DamageFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail Transport
Trans Mountain Pipeline Protester’s Donor Appeal Hits High Gear on GoFundMe
A donor appeal for British Columbia poet and university professor Rita Wong, sentenced to 28 days in prison for her part in protesting the ...
