Canada
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CanadaClimate & SocietyFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportWater
B.C. College Students Turn Down Kinder Morgan Scholarship Fund
Kinder Morgan is prepared to ante up $800,000 in scholarships for British Columbia students, contingent on approval of its controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyJurisdictionsSub-National Governments
22 Sub-National Governments Sign Pan-American Climate Pact
Ontario and 21 other state and regional governments closed out the Climate Summit of the Americas yesterday by signing a commitment to uphold existing ... -
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$280 Billion in LNG Projects Could Be Stranded Assets
More than US$280 billion in liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, many of them in Canada, the United States, and Australia, will be unnecessary if ... -
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Geothermal Association Critiques Site C Construction Permits
The Canadian Geothermal Energy Association is stepping up its opposition to the $9-billion Site C large hydro development in northeastern British Columbia, pointing out ... -
Let Them Burn, Foresters Say, as Provinces Face Record Forest Fire Season
With Saskatchewan and British Columbia both in the midst of the worst forest fire season they’ve ever seen, foresters are facing the agonizing decision ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarWind
Global Clean Energy Revolution Kicks Into High Gear
Renewable energy stalling the rise of carbon pollution, falling solar and wind prices, and a “new generation of cheaper, smaller, better batteries” courtesy of ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyResearch & Development
Hydro-Québec, Sony Launch Grid Storage Research Venture
Hydro-Québec and Sony have launched Esstalion Technologies, a joint research and development venture to test a 1.2-MWh grid storage prototype involving 576 lithium-ion batteries. -
North Saskatchewan Wildfires Trigger Multiple States of Emergency
The Canadian military has been called in to help evacuate 7,900 people in northern Saskatchewan, including members of the province’s largest First Nation, after ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentGeothermalJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable Energy
Use Oil Drilling Savvy for Geothermal: Alberta Govt Economist
The chief economist at Alberta Treasury Branches says it’s time for the province to deploy its formidable underground drilling expertise to produce geothermal energy. -
Alberta Carbon Plan Should Ease Keystone Approval: TransCanada
Alberta’s decision to introduce tougher greenhouse gas controls should make it easier for the United States government to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, ... -
Ontario Needs Higher Density Targets to Make Regional Transit Work
With its land use policies now under review, Ontario has a once-in-a-decade opportunity to set population density and development targets that support regional mass ... -
Arctic Oil Drillers Ask for More Time, Lighter Safety Regs
A consortium led by ExxonMobil and BP is asking regulators to retroactively extend its drilling lease in the Canadian Arctic and ease the requirement ... -
‘Deployment is the Key’ in Ontario Battery Storage Pilot
Ontario is leading the way in the Canadian energy storage market, with 34 MW of projects under way and a total of 50 MW ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
Alberta Sets Tougher Emissions Rules, Announces Public Consultation
Alberta has introduced tougher greenhouse gas rules for large emitters and appointed an advisory panel to conduct a more in-depth, three-month review of provincial ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
TransCanada’s Major Projects Office Cuts 185 Jobs
TransCanada Corporation, the company behind the controversial Keystone XL and Energy East pipelines, confirmed Tuesday morning that it is laying off 100 full-time staff ...
