Sub-National Governments
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Bitumen BubbleCanadaCitiesEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Ex-Alberta Liberal Leader Declares Tax Revolt Over Deadbeat Fossils’ $173M Debt to Rural Municipalities
A former opposition politician in Alberta is calling for a tax revolt after Premier Jason Kenney sided with deadbeat fossils against the rural municipalities ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsFirst PeoplesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Wet’suwet’en Supporters Blockade Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal
A group of protesters produced decidedly mixed reactions Monday, after blocking the busy Swartz Bay ferry terminal on Vancouver Island in support of Wet’suwet’en ... -
CitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Conservative U.S. States Take Tentative Steps, But Won’t Call it Climate Action
Across major swaths of the United States, legislators in some of the country’s most conservative enclaves are making tentative moves to take action on ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyOil & GasSub-National Governments
Surging Quebec SUV Sales to Drive Oil Consumption 30% Higher This Decade
Surging sales of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) are on track to drive Quebec’s oil consumption up by 30% over the next decade, according to ... -
CanadaEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Scott and DeRochie: Coastal GasLink Buy Undercuts Pension Fund’s Duty to Alberta Retirees
Buying a 65% stake in the C$6.6-billion Coastal GasLink pipeline in northeastern British Columbia was the wrong way to invest Alberta’s public pension fund, ... -
AustraliaCanadaCitiesDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National Governments
From Newfoundland Snowstorms to Australian Bushfires, Climate Means the ‘Exceptional Becoming Normalized’
From an epic snowstorm blanketing Newfoundland to devastating bushfires and flash floods in Australia, climate change is the common thread that is turning the ... -
BioenergyCanadaFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesGeneral RenewablesOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsWind
Chetwynd, B.C. ‘Renewable Hydrogen’ Plant Gets $200M Cash Injection from Macquarie
A new C$200-million “renewable hydrogen plant” is about to get off the ground in Chetwynd, British Columbia with a boost from the green energy ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesElectricity GridJobsSolarSub-National Governments
High-Fives in PEI After Officials Announce $68-Million Solar+Storage Project
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna and Egmont MP Bobby Morrissey shared a “small victorious high-five” in Summerside, PEI last week after announcing construction of a ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy PoliticsHot SpotsLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National Governments
Supreme Court Rejects B.C.’s Challenge to Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously rejected British Columbia’s challenge to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, concluding that the province’s bid to regulate ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentJobsSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Teck Mega-Mine Shows ‘Misguided and Reckless’ Disregard for Low Oil Prices
Teck Resources’ proposed C$20.6-billion Frontier tar sands/oil sands mega-mine in Alberta reflects a “misguided and reckless” disregard for economics, given a review panel’s approval ... -
CanadaCitiesElectricity GridHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNuclearSub-National Governments
False Alarm Draws Attention to Delayed Pickering Nuclear Shutdown, Triggers Surging Demand for Emergency Iodide Pills
Millions of people across Ontario woke up in a panic early Sunday morning, after an emergency alert falsely announced an incident at the Pickering ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsTransitUnited States
Democrats Plan ‘Sweeping Legislation’ to Hit Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are developing what The Hill calls “sweeping climate legislation” to bring the country to net-zero carbon emissions ...
