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Keystone’s Carbon Pollution Could Be Four Times Higher Than U.S. State Department Estimate
The U.S. State Department seriously underestimated the climate impact of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline by leaving out a key source of carbon pollution, according ... -
Alberta First Nation Signs ‘Huge’ Petrochemical Deal
The Stoney Nakoda First Nation, located about 60 kilometres west of Calgary, Alberta, has joined Huatong Petrochemical Holdings Ltd. of Hong Kong in a ... -
Burlington, Ontario Flood Points to ‘New Breed’ of Storms
Last week’s massive flash flood in Burlington, Ontario shows that Canadians must prepare for a “new breed” of storms, Environment Canada’s senior climatologist Dave ... -
The Best Thing to Happen for the Environment: Canadian PM Stephen Harper
The executive director of Canada’s Broadbent Institute says Prime Minister Stephen Harper is the best thing that could have happened for the environment. And, ... -
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Raise Fossil Fuel Taxes, Cut Income Taxes, IMF Urges Nations
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging nations to set pollution taxes high enough to reflect the long-term impact of climate change. “The IMF, ... -
Wacky Jet Stream Anomaly Pushes Summer Temperatures Out of Normal Range
From an unusual chill in central Canada to record heat in the east and west, extreme fluctuations in the jet stream are causing wacky ... -
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Life Depends on Good Design, Mazria Tells U.S. Architects [Video]
In a June, 2014 keynote address to the American Institute of Architects, Architecture 2030 founder Ed Mazria argued that life itself depends on good ... -
Ontario Falls Short on Climate Change Commitments
After failing to deliver on many of its carbon reduction commitments over the last seven years, Ontario has lost its national leadership position on ... -
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Canadian Regulator Eases the Way for Arctic Exploration
Canada’s energy regulator, the National Energy Board, is fast-tracking a decision that would permit Imperial Oil and Chevron to explore for oil in environmentally ... -
NHL Says Climate Change Threatens Future of Hockey
Climate change was a central focus last week when the National Hockey League released its annual sustainability report. Press Progress, published by Canada’s Broadbent ... -
Ontario Sees Surge in Solar Energy Development
Solar energy is experiencing a surge in Ontario, with more than 70 large solar farms in operation and two dozen under construction this summer. ... -
NHL Says Climate Change Threatens Future of Hockey
Climate change was a central focus last week when the National Hockey League released its annual sustainability report. Press Progress, published by Canada’s Broadbent ... -
Ontario Sees Surge in Solar Energy Development
Solar energy is experiencing a surge in Ontario, with more than 70 large solar farms in operation and two dozen under construction this summer. ... -
Ontario Sees Surge in Solar Energy Development
Solar energy is experiencing a surge in Ontario, with more than 70 large solar farms in operation and two dozen under construction this summer. ... -
NHL Says Climate Change Threatens Future of Hockey
Climate change was a central focus last week when the National Hockey League released its annual sustainability report. Press Progress, published by Canada’s Broadbent ...