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Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Federal Carbon Tax Rebates Would Put Money in Canadian Voters’ Pockets, New Analysis Shows
A carbon pricing think tank led by Stephen Harper’s former policy director may be about to “transform the debate” on the issue that Conservative ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHot SpotsPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National Governments
Trans Mountain Opponents Gear Up as NEB Launches 22-Week Review
Pipeline fighters are gearing up for another round and questioning just how much meaningful engagement the Trudeau government expects to deliver, following Natural Resources ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaDrive to 1.5Finance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon Transition
Sabia Urges Big Investors to Seize Multi-Trillion-Dollar Climate Opportunity
Major institutional investors must begin looking at the new climate economy as “what you start doing,” rather than a constraint on their activities or ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaCollateral DamageHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportWater
NEB Sees No ‘Immediate Danger’ in Hundreds of Faulty Pipeline Fittings
Hundreds of steel fittings currently in use in major Canadian pipelines are at risk of swelling or breaking if they’re put under enough pressure, ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMiddle EastOil & GasUnited States
OPEC Expects Oil to Draw $11 Trillion in Investment Through 2040
The fossil industry will need US$11 trillion in investment over the next 22 years to meet oil demand projected to grow by 7.3 million ... -
AsiaBioenergyBrazilClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & Studies
Deforestation Triggered by EU Renewables Directive Could Destroy Global Carbon Sinks
The European Union’s new renewable energy directive could trigger a new wave of deforestation, representing a grave threat to the world’s carbon sinks, by ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaCollateral DamageForests & DeforestationOil & GasSub-National Governments
B.C. Caribou Plan Ignores Oil and Gas as Factor in Habitat Loss, Forest Destruction
Wildlife scientists are expressing “profound” concern about a government discussion paper that was supposed to chart a course to a woodland caribou recovery plan ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJobsPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
B.C. Scrambles to Square LNG Development with GHG Reductions as Investment Decision Nears
As a group of investors led by Royal Dutch Shell moves toward a final investment decision on the massive, C$40-billion LNG Canada liquefied natural ... -
CoalElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
New Owner Backs Out as 2,250-MW Navajo Coal Station Faces 2019 Closure Date
The biggest U.S. coal plant west of the Mississippi River and the mining company that supplies it, Peabody Energy, are facing renewed jeopardy after ... -
ChinaFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyPetrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater
Exploding Pipeline in Pennsylvania Ties Plastics Manufacturing to Fracked Natural Gas
A natural gas pipeline that exploded outside Pittsburgh earlier this month, just a week after it went into service, is part of a multi-billion-dollar ... -
CN, CP Go on Hiring Spree as Oil-By-Rail Shipments Hit New Record
Canadian freight rail companies CN and CP are on a “hiring spree” to keep up with oil-by-rail demand that hit a record 200,000 barrels ... -
Appeals Court Support for Illinois Nuclear Subsidy Could Buoy State Renewables Programs
A U.S. appeals court decision on an Illinois subsidy for nuclear power plants is the latest of several that could help state governments support ...
