Canada
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CanadaClimate & SocietyFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyTar Sands/Oil Sands
BREAKING: First Nations Health Study Will ‘Blow the Socks Off’ Fossil Fuel Industry
A forthcoming health study by the University of Manitoba “is going to blow the socks off industry and government,” Chief Allan Adam of the ... -
Air & MarineCanadaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Enbridge ‘Unwelcome’ on Site of Northern Gateway Marine Terminal
Officials from Enbridge Inc. “are unwelcome on the land where they hope to build a new marine terminal at the end of their proposed ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsSevere Storms & Flooding
Climate is Canada’s Biggest Public Health Concern, MDs Report
Climate change is Canada’s most important health issue, and “probably the biggest societal issue we should be having a conversation around,” a group of ... -
CanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingWater
Canadian Government Admits ‘More Work’ Needed on Climate Adaptation
A Canadian government department admits “more work is needed” to prepare the country for the health, economic, and environmental impacts of climate change. The ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
No Nation-Builder: Northern Gateway Will Bring ‘Clash of Civilizations’
In this piece of opinion and research piece in The Tyee, veteran journalist and author Andrew Nikiforuk demolishes any notion that the Northern Gateway ... -
CanadaChinaClimate & SocietyDemand & EfficiencyEuropeJurisdictionsPost-Carbon TransitionRenewable EnergyWind
Wind Energy Surges Worldwide; Canada Lays ‘Strong Foundation’ for Growth
When the Global Wind Energy Council celebrated Global Wind Day June 15, it reported a huge increase in generating capacity over the decade, with ... -
‘Robin Hood in Reverse’ Would Encourage Energy Waste in Ontario
The Green Energy Coalition is leading the charge against an Ontario Energy Board proposal to charge householders a fixed rate for electricity, however much ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Harper’s ‘Energy Superpower’ Vision Now Depends on Enbridge
With federal Cabinet ministers and Conservative MPs from British Columbia hiding out from media following approval of the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline, “the power ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportWater
25% Odds of a Northern Gateway Spill Are ‘Worse Than Russian Roulette’
During public hearings on the Northern Gateway pipeline, lawyers based at the University of Victoria Environmental Law Centre spent 25 hours cross-examining Enbridge’s expert ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEuropeJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
EU Rewriting Fuel Quality Directive to Remove Penalties on Dilbit Imports
After years of lobbying by the Canadian government, the European Union is about to rewrite its Fuel Quality Directive to make it easier for ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
‘Energy Superpower’ Becomes a Losing Hand for Canada
Canada is losing out in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s single-minded quest to make the country a global energy superpower, renowned energy economist Jeff Rubin ... -
No Parks or Wilderness in Canada’s National Conservation Plan
After gutting environmental protection under the federal Fisheries Act and cutting budgets at Parks Canada, Canada’s national parks service, the Stephen Harper government has ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail Transport
Only 29% of B.C. Residents Support Northern Gateway Pipeline
Only 29% of British Columbia residents support immediate construction of the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline, according to the latest Bloomberg-Nanos survey, while two-thirds want ... -
Reject ‘Flawed’ Panel Report on Northern Gateway, 300 Scientists Urge Harper
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper should reject the “flawed analysis” in a review panel report that recommended approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline, according ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsGeneral RenewablesHydroJurisdictionsPost-Carbon TransitionRenewable EnergyUnited States
America Will Want Clean Power. Canada Can Deliver.
The new U.S. power plant regulation can be good news for Canadian producers, says Merran Smith, Director of Clean Energy Canada. “The president’s new ...
