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Wilkinson Touts ‘Really Good News’ as Canada Reports Higher CO2 Emissions for 2019
Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions rose fractionally in 2019, the first year the country’s national carbon pricing system took effect, but Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson ... -
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New York State Pension Fund Divests from Seven Tar Sands/Oil Sands Producers
New York State’s US$247.7-billion pension fund is dropping the more than $7 million it’s invested in seven Canadian tar sands/oil sands producers, citing the ... -
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Pandemic Disrupts Alberta Fossils’ Maintenance Plans with Nine Sites Reporting Outbreaks
Canadian tar sands/oil sands operators are having trouble lining up the skilled work force they need for a busy period of essential scheduled maintenance, ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Prepare to Lose 450,000 Fossil Jobs in Transition Off Carbon, TD Warns
As many as 450,000 of the 600,000 people now employed directly or indirectly by the Canadian fossil industry could be looking for new jobs ... -
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Canadian Fossils Predict Long Future for Oil and Gas, Look to Carbon Capture to Cut Emissions
Canada’s biggest fossils aren’t considering a sudden pivot to renewable energy, but pipeline companies have no major expansion plans in the offing, judging by ... -
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Alberta Job Posting for ESG Czar More Talk than Action, Observers Say
The posting for a new high-level Alberta government job supposed to help the province align with environmental concerns from financial markets seems more about ... -
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Minnesota Appeals Court Considers Declining Demand for Line 3 Pipeline
The Minnesota Court of Appeals heard arguments last week over Enbridge's Line 3 replacement project in northern Minnesota, which opponents are calling unnecessary due ... -
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Bigfoot Director Thanks Alberta’s ‘Ludicrous’ Fossil War Room for Big Publicity Boost
The director of a children’s movie about Bigfoot wants to thank the Alberta government’s energy centre for starting a “ludicrous” fight over the film. -
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EXCLUSIVE: New Carbon Capture Tax Credit Would Drive Higher Emissions, Could Mislead Investors
A new federal incentive, modelled on a U.S. tax credit for carbon capture, utilization and storage, would be tailor-made to drive higher greenhouse gas ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
CP Rail Merger with U.S. Rival ‘Supports New Source of Bitumen’
A partner in a project designed to allow more tar sands/oil sands bitumen to be shipped by rail from Canada to Texas says the ... -
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Imperial Oil Tells Shareholders to Vote Down ‘Premature’ Net-Zero Emissions Target
Imperial Oil Ltd. is advising investors attending its annual meeting in May to vote against a shareholder resolution that it adopt a corporate wide ... -
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Opinion: Freeland Must Pick a Lane with Next Month’s Federal Budget. And the Right Answer is Obvious.
When she tables a much-anticipated federal budget later this year, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland mustn’t pass up the opportunity to revisit and rethink a ... -
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David Schindler, Alberta Scientist Who ‘Talked Truth to Power’, Dies at Age 80
His research in the lab and the field was published in some of the world’s top journals, but that was never enough for David ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingCoalFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
RBC Adds $500 Billion to Sustainable Funds, Faces Mounting Pressure for Fossil Investments
The Royal Bank of Canada plans to add C$500 billion to its sustainable investment funds by 2025 after hitting an initial target of $100 ... -
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‘Future Belongs to Renewables’ as Norwegian Wealth Fund Blacklists Four Alberta Fossils
Norway’s US$1.3-trillion sovereign wealth fund is following through on its threat to drop investments in Canadian tar sands/oil sands production, with four Alberta fossils ...
