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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 ... -
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Cenovus Sets ‘Aspirational’ Net-Zero Target, Pledges 30% Carbon Intensity Cut by 2030
Alberta tar sands/oil sands fossil Cenovus Energy is promising to cut its carbon emissions per barrel produced 30% by 2030, reclaim 1,500 decommissioned oil ... -
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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 ... -
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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 ... -
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Green-Themed Christmas Pageant Triggers Outrage in Saskatchewan Oil Town
The angry backlash against a green-themed Christmas pageant at a small-town Saskatchewan public school revealed the fear-filled defensiveness produced by a precarious western Canadian ... -
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Wilkinson Weighs Teck Tar Sands/Oil Sands Megaproject Against Net-Zero Carbon Pledge
Environment and Climate Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says he’s grappling with how Teck Resources’ C$20.6-billion tar sands/oil sands mining megaproject fits in with Canada’s climate ... -
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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 ... -
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Alberta Faces Skepticism for War Room Announcement, Trashes Its Own Claim that Carbon Tax Hurts GDP
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is having a rough week, with two veteran journalists questioning the potential impact of his much-anticipated fossil war room and ... -
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Thunberg, 15 Other Youth Call Out Canadian, Norwegian Fossils for Violating Children’s Rights
With #FridaysForFuture founder Greta Thunberg and 15 other youth campaigners in Madrid calling out Canada and Norway for violating children’s rights and urging them ... -
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Decision on Teck Frontier Mega-Mine Will Test Canada’s Climate Action Commitment
The massive Teck Frontier tar sands/oil sands mine in Alberta is emerging as an early test of the re-elected Trudeau government’s climate commitment, with ... -
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Alberta Launches ‘Hopeful, Uplifting’ War Room After Kenney’s Ottawa Visit Fizzles
The Alberta government has officially launched its C$30-million “war room” to counter what it claims is misinformation about the province’s fossil industry. -
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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 ... -
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U.S., Canadian Fossils to Lead $1.4 Trillion in New Oil and Gas Development Through 2024
Fossils in the United States and Canada are leading plans to invest another US$1.4 trillion in new oil and gas extraction projects over the ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Ottawa Approves Alberta Tax on Industrial Carbon Emitters
The federal government has approved Alberta’s new C$30 per tonne tax on industrial carbon emitters, a move that “avoids escalating a fight between Ottawa ...
