Canada
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CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
Economist Rubin Abandons TSX for ‘Less Oily’ U.S. Investments
Renowned Canadian energy economist Jeff Rubin is dropping his investments in the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), concluding that rapid tar sands/oil sands growth “just ... -
Alberta Loses $6-7 Billion, Searches for Cost Savings
Alberta will lose $6 to $7 billion out of a $40 billion provincial budget if oil prices stay in the range of $60 per ... -
New Brunswick Plans to Close 2014 With Fracking Moratorium
New Brunswick’s newly-elected government hopes to adopt a moratorium on natural gas fracking by the end of this month. -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Ontario, Quebec ‘Mostly Ignore’ Energy East Climate Concerns
Ontario and Quebec will “mostly ignore climate change concerns when deciding whether to support Energy East, clearing one the of largest single obstacles out ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsInternationalJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPost-Carbon TransitionTar Sands/Oil Sands
Be ‘Ambitious, Visionary’ on Climate, Ban Ki-Moon Urges Canada
With the annual United Nations climate conference under way in Lima, Peru, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is singling out Canada as a country ... -
TransCanada Stands Down on Energy East Oil Terminal
TransCanada Corporation says it is “standing down” on development of an oil terminal at Cacouna, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, ... -
BioenergyCanadaClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesJobsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPost-Carbon TransitionRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Provinces, Energy Innovators Boost Canada’s Position in Clean Energy Investment
Canada’s clean energy activity improved from 12th to seventh place among G20 countries in 2013, with cumulative investments of $25 billion over the last ... -
BuildingsCanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionIndiaJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPost-Carbon TransitionTar Sands/Oil Sands
Lima Climate Talks: Challenge for Canada, Opportunity for India
This morning's headlines show Canada "increasingly isolated" as global climate negotiations open in Lima, Peru, while India has an opportunity—and ample good reason—to leapfrog ... -
Oil and Gas Challenge Could Enshrine Companies’ Duty to Consult
The Inuit of Clyde River, Nunavut are going to court against a National Energy Board (NEB) decision to permit seismic testing of oil and ... -
National Energy Board Consults Canadians About Pipelines
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) is planning province-by-province hearings next year to learn what Canadians really think about oil and gas pipelines. -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
Alberta Premier Sees No Simple Solutions to Low Oil Prices
There are no simple solutions to low oil prices for Alberta’s fossil fuel-dependent economy, Premier Jim Prentice said last week. -
Allies Go Wild After Preston Manning Endorses Carbon Pricing
A leading Canadian conservative is being labelled a sellout for endorsing a carbon price to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. -
Clean Energy Transition Needs Government Action: McQuaig
Government action has been the missing ingredient in the effort to advance clean energy technologies and cut greenhouse gas emissions, author and journalist Linda ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail Transport
Edelman PR, TransCanada Cut Ties on Energy East
Global PR giant Edelman announced this week that will drop its campaign in support of TransCanada’s controversial Energy East pipeline, after leaked documents revealed ... -
UK, Canada Surveys Show Public Concern About Climate
Nearly three-quarters of people in the United Kingdom support a global climate change deal and two-thirds see the need for immediate action, according to ...
