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CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Canadian Fossil Subsidies Tripled in 2020, Report Shows
A new report suggests the economic impact of the pandemic led to a massive increase in federal aid to Canada’s oilpatch. -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Trans Mountain Tries to Hide Insurers’ Identities as Industry Pushes for Climate Disclosure
The Crown corporation building the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has asked a federal regulator to conceal the names of its insurance companies to ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHydropowerJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable EnergySupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
‘There’s a Lot to Rebuild’, Trudeau Tells Biden, as Canada, U.S. Map Climate Partnership
Accelerating climate ambition and building back better are two of the six components of a new U.S.-Canada partnership roadmap that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Coastal GasLink Costs Rise as B.C. Flags Environmental Impacts Along Pipeline Route
The CEO of TC Energy Corp. is warning that the cost of its Coastal GasLink pipeline to bring natural gas from northeastern British Columbia ... -
CanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Alberta Towns Declare Crisis as Deadbeat Fossils’ Unpaid Tax Bills Triple to $245 Million
The exponential growth of unpaid property taxes from Alberta’s struggling oilpatch is threatening small communities and they need new ways to enforce the rules, ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Alberta Business Council Calls for Provincial Sales Tax, Reinstated Carbon Tax
A business council with representation from virtually all the major fossil companies in Alberta is calling on the Jason Kenney government to introduce a ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Finance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Line 3 Pipeline Runs $1.1 Billion Over Budget as Eleventh-Hour Opposition Mounts
Construction of the U.S. portion of the Line 3 pipeline will cost $1.1 billion more than expected due to regulatory and court delays in ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Fact Checker Scorches Kenney’s Keystone Claims as Premier’s Political Woes Deepen
The Edmonton-based Parkland Institute is out with a detailed fact check of Premier Jason Kenney’s recent pronouncements on the cancellation of the Keystone XL ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesGeneral RenewablesHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Line 5 Pipeline Battle Produces Overheated Claims on Job vs. Environment
As officials in Michigan look to shut down the Line 5 pipeline, business interests in Ontario and Quebec are warning of dire economic effects. ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Alberta Fossil Cenovus Declares $100-Million Loss on Keystone XL Cancellation
The cancellation of the Keystone XL oil export pipeline has resulted in a second tar sands/oil sands company posting a multi-million-dollar impairment charge in ... -
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‘Tears of Joy’ as Court Orders Compensation for Shell Pipeline Spills in Nigeria
A European campaign organization responded with “tears of joy”, and a reporter predicted a wave of new litigation after an appeals court in The ... -
ChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Finance & InvestmentJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingUnited States
212,000 Kilometres of New Pipelines World-Wide Would Enable 170 Billion Tonnes of Emissions, Analysts Warn
A 212,000-kilometre network of oil and gas pipelines now in construction or under development around the world could set investors up for US$1 trillion ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National Governments
‘Fire Yourself’ on Intergovernmental Affairs, UCP Co-Founder Urges Kenney
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is getting some unsolicited advice from the co-founder of the United Conservative Party: fire yourself as intergovernmental affairs minister. -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDemand & DistributionEuropeHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingUnited States
Canada and U.S. Drastically Underestimate Methane Emissions as Atmospheric Levels Rise
Federal environmental agencies are underestimating methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells by 20% in the United States and 150% in Canada, according ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Finance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail Transport
New Campaign Presses RBC, Other Canadian Banks to Drop Fossil Investments [How-to Guide]
A series of socially-distanced demonstrations across Canada last Friday kicked off a national campaign to press the Royal Bank of Canada and other big ...
