Canada
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Developers May Be Set to Abandon British Columbia’s LNG Boom
With British Columbia about to release tax legislation and emissions regulations for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, some of the companies at the ... -
CanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Demand & DistributionJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail Transport
National Energy Board Upholds Stop-Work Order Against Kinder Morgan Pipeline
Canada’s National Energy Board has upheld a stop-work order issued by the City of Burnaby, British Columbia to prevent Kinder Morgan employees from damaging ... -
Federal Report Shows Climate Change Impacts on Canada’s Forests
Canada’s managed forests were a net carbon source in 2012, not a carbon sink, and the climate of the country’s northern boreal forests “is ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportWater
Canadian Government Approved Test Drilling Despite Impacts on Beluga Whales
The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans may have blocked research scientist Dr. Véronique Lesage from sharing her concerns about the impact of exploratory ... -
CanadaDemand & DistributionElectricity GridGeneral RenewablesHydropowerJurisdictionsRenewable Energy
‘Alternative Portfolio’ Offers More Affordable Supply Than BC’s Site C Hydro Dam
An “alternative portfolio” of renewable energy projects compiled by the Clean Energy Association of British Columbia could meet the province’s power needs more affordably ... -
CanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsWater
Northern Ontario Town Gears Up to Fight Energy East Pipeline [sub may be required]
The city of North Bay, Ontario is gearing up for a fight against TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline, with Mayor Al McDonald, the North Bay-Mattawa ... -
National Post Comments Editor Calls Out Climate-Denying Columnists
National Post columnists who deny and attack climate science are blinded by ideology, the Canadian newspaper’s comments page editor said earlier this month. -
Ontario Aims for Long-Term Climate Plan by 2015
Moving forward on climate change is the top priority in Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s mandate letter to Environment and Climate Change Minister Glen Murray, ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Statoil Suspends Work on Tar Sands/Oil Sands Project in Northern Alberta
Falling oil prices and rising costs have prompted Stavanger, Norway-based Statoil ASA to suspend work on its 40,000-barrel/day tar sands/oil sands project in northern ... -
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia Pursue Moratoria on Natural Gas Fracking
A moratorium on natural gas fracking is one of the election promises on the agenda after Brian Gallant’s Liberals formed a majority in the ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Quebec/California Carbon Market Announces First Joint Auction, Seeks New Partners
Quebec and California will hold a joint auction of greenhouse gas permits this fall, the first since they formally linked their carbon markets in ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyTar Sands/Oil Sands
Alberta Oil Patch Faces Prospect of ‘Peak Demand’
Shaken by shale oil production in the United States, softening demand from China and Europe, and rising global concern about climate change, Canada’s tar ... -
80% of Toronto Homebuyers Prefer ‘Walkable, Transit-Friendly Neighbourhoods’
More than 80% of Greater Toronto Area homebuyers “prefer walkable, transit-friendly neighbourhoods to car-dependent locations, even if it means trading a large house and ... -
Clean Energy Canada Report Tracks Global ‘Energy Revolution’
Clean Energy Canada is “tracking the energy revolution” with an 18-page graphical report on the worldwide advance to a low-carbon future. -
Canada, Australia Form ‘Axis of Carbon’: ICN
Canada and Australia “have turned themselves into an axis of carbon,” at just the moment when most of the world’s governments are reaching consensus ...