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CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Alberta Government Mishandling Funding for Contaminated Sites, Repeat Audit Concludes
Alberta's auditor general is criticizing the government for failing to fix problems pointed out six years ago in a program that's supposed to guarantee ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsInternational Agencies & Studies
Atmospheric CO2 Now 50% Higher than Pre-Industrial Levels
The annual peak of global heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air has reached another dangerous milestone: 50% higher than when the industrial age began. -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridHealth & SafetyInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
Cyberattacks Could Shut Down U.S. Power Grid, Granholm Warns
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Sunday called for more public-private cooperation on cyber defenses and said U.S. adversaries already are capable of using ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Federal Briefing Note Asks Whether Canada Needs More Pipelines
Federal officials were asking themselves how many pipelines Canada really needs in the days after U.S. President Joe Biden cancelled Keystone XL. -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
Michigan Scorches ‘Meritless’ Claims it Can’t Shut Down Line 5
The dispute over the cross-border Line 5 pipeline is entirely for Michigan to deal with, the state's attorney general argues in a legal brief ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyCoalJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergySub-National Governments
85% of Albertans Mistrust Coal Industry Regulation, Government Survey Finds
A public consultation committee on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains will consider why Albertans' level of trust in the province's regulatory bodies is ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Fracking Means More Frequent, Damaging Earthquakes in Northern B.C.
More damaging earthquakes can be expected more often in northern British Columbia as fracking oil and gas wells increases pressure underground, says newly published ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Invest in Transition, Not Declining Alberta Fossil Sector, IISD Urges Governments
The expected uptake of electric vehicles and stricter measures worldwide to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are the top reasons why a climate-focused research group ... -
Committee Votes on Climate Accountability Bill Proceed with NDP Support
Federal New Democrats are ensuring the survival of a key piece of Liberal legislation aimed at keeping Canada accountable to its target of achieving ... -
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Climate Impacts Could Cost Canada $140 Billion by 2050, Insurance Giant Warns
Canada will be more than $100 billion poorer by 2050 if the world doesn’t work harder to fight climate change, says one of the ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEncoreHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
COVID Cases Sweep Tar Sands/Oil Sands as Thousands Arrive for Spring Maintenance Work
Tar sands/oil sands companies stepped up protective measures this month as a spate of COVID-19 cases sweeps through the region at the same time ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National Governments
Alberta Landowners, Taxpayers ‘Left Behind’ by Cost of Abandoned Wells
The costs of Alberta’s growing stock of abandoned and inactive oil and gas wells are falling unfairly on landowners and taxpayers, says a report ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Alberta Grants Fourth Extension to Foreign Influence Inquiry, Blames Ecojustice Lawsuit for Delay
Alberta's inquiry into the funding of oil and gas industry critics is getting its fourth deadline extension. -
BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsRenewable Energy
Ottawa Looks to Train 2,000 New Energy Advisors for Home Retrofit Program
The federal government is looking to train 2,000 more people to do energy audits as it tries to get its new green home renovation ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Judge Dismisses Ecojustice Bid to Halt Alberta’s Foreign Influence Inquiry
A judge has dismissed an attempt to quash the United Conservative government's inquiry into whether foreign groups have conspired against Alberta's oil industry.
