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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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHydroJobsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasShale & FrackingSoil & Natural SequestrationSolarUnited StatesWind
Fracking Undercuts Colorado Coal Community’s Shift to Organic Farming, Renewables, Tourism
A rural Colorado community that turned to organic farming, renewable energy, and tourism to help it break its dependence on coal mining is now ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"First PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Stop Indigenous Evictions at Coastal GasLink Site, B.C. Human Rights Commissioner Urges
Canada must stop the eviction of Wet'suwet'en and Secwepemc protesters blockading the Coastal GasLink pipeline in northern British Columbia, guarantee that no force will ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasShale & FrackingSolarUnited StatesWind
‘Good News-Bad News’ Report Shows U.S. Emissions Down 2% in 2019
The United States saw its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decline last year, according to new analysis last week by the New York-based Rhodium Group, ... -
BC Hydro Dismisses Concerns About Fracking-Related Earthquakes Near Hydro Dam Sites
BC Hydro is dismissing concerns raised by a dam safety specialist who repeatedly warned about the risk of fracking-induced earthquakes in a region that ... -
Bitumen BubbleCarbon Levels & MeasurementCoalEuropeFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Fossils Brace for Scrutiny as Carney Warns Half of World Oil Reserves Could Become Worthless
Canadian fossils ended the year bracing themselves for closer scrutiny after departing Bank of England Governor Mark Carney declared that half of the world’s ... -
CitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
London, New York Mayors Urge Major Cities to Dump Fossil Investments
London, UK Mayor Sadiq Kahn and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio are urging every major municipality in the world to dump their ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCarbon-Free TransitionEnergy PoliticsMethaneOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
U.S. Fossils Launch PR Campaign to Protect Fracking, Continue Drilling on Public Lands
The American Petroleum Institute is launching a multi-million-dollar advertising blitz to counter plans by some Democrats to end new oil and gas drilling on ... -
CanadaFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationHydroInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
UN Human Rights Panel Calls for Pause on Trans Mountain, Site C, Coastal GasLink
The committee that monitors a United Nations convention to end racial discrimination is calling on Canada to cancel the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, the ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"First PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Wet’suwet’en Evict Pipeline Contractors, Expect RCMP Push After Judge Extends Injunction Against Blockade
Wet'suwet'en land defenders issued an eviction notice to a Coastal GasLink pipeline work site near Houston, British Columbia but were expecting a stepped-up RCMP ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementFinance & InvestmentMethaneOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Review of Colossal Fossils’ Climate Promises Separates Spin from Substance
Though Big Oil increasingly acknowledges the threat of climate change, and the corresponding need to do its part to reduce emissions, trillion-dollar business-as-usual production ... -
CanadaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy SubsidiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasShale & Fracking
Globe and Mail Editorial Rejects International Carbon Credits for LNG Exports
The Globe and Mail editorial board is weighing in against the fossil industry’s increasingly faint hope that Canada can earn international carbon reduction credits ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCoalEuropeFinance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Swiss Parliament May Instruct Central Bank to Divest Fossil Assets
The newly-constituted parliament in Switzerland, elected in a fall vote in which the climate crisis took centre stage, may soon instruct the country’s central ...
