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Newfoundland Offers Suncor $175 Million to Restart Terra Nova Offshore Oilfield
Newfoundland and Labrador is offering C$175 million to the owners of the dormant Terra Nova offshore oilfield, but only if oil starts pumping again. -
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Surge of New Oil Drilling Permits Could Help U.S. Fossils Withstand Biden Climate Plan
In the closing months of the Trump administration, fossil companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep pumping oil for years ... -
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Parade of Alberta Coal Developments Threatens Recreation Areas, Biodiversity
EDMONTON — At least five popular recreation areas in southern Alberta are surrounded by coal exploration plans and one of them has been partly ... -
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B.C. Risks ‘Massive Losses’ without Better Planning for Storm Surges, Sea Level Rise
VANCOUVER — Parts of British Columbia could see massive losses if the province doesn’t start planning for flooding as ocean waters rise and storms ... -
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Students Press Ontario Teachers to Pull Retirement Funds Out of Fossil Fuels
TORONTO — An environmental coalition is appealing to Ontario teachers to pressure their pension fund to divest from companies that develop or transport fossil ... -
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Suncor Writes Off $425 Million in White Rose Oilfield Off Newfoundland
CALGARY — The new operator of the White Rose offshore oilfield says no final decision has been made about its future despite a move ... -
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Contaminants Hit North Saskatchewan River After Pipeline Spills 400,000 Litres of ‘Salty Produced Water’
CALGARY — Contaminated water that leaked from an oilfield pipeline on Christmas Day has entered the North Saskatchewan River but has had no detectable ... -
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$38-Million Subsidy Could Drive 10 More Years of Oil Drilling Off Newfoundland
ST. JOHN’S, NL — Newfoundland and Labrador is giving C$38 million to the Hibernia offshore oil project in a bid to protect 148 jobs ... -
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B.C. Sets New 2025 Emissions Target as Oil and Gas Projects Trigger ‘Alarming’ Increase
The British Columbia government is setting a new target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 after determining it is further from reaching its ... -
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Wildfires, Vehicle Emissions Emerge as Leading Source of Cancer-Causing Chemicals
Wildfires and tailpipe emissions have taken over from industry as a major source of a group of cancer-causing chemical toxins in the air, Environment ... -
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Pembina Urges National Emission Reduction Strategy, Funding for Freight Sector
A new report calls for Ottawa to provide financial support to help the freight transportation industry reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the purchase of ... -
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Provinces May Infringe Charter Rights with Crackdown on Indigenous Land Defenders
TORONTO — Months after a group of Haudenosaunee people set up camp on a construction site near Caledonia, Ontario, a provincial court granted Haldimand ... -
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Prairies Face ‘Consecutive Years of Severe Drought’ from Drier, Warmer Climate
Federal scientists are predicting a hot, dry, and fiery future for the Prairies. “In a warming climate, you can expect extreme weather events to ... -
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$875M Quebec Biofuel Project Will Process Non-Recyclable Waste, Prevent Methane Emissions
Quebec and federal officials announced an investment Tuesday in a biofuel production facility that will use non-recyclable residual materials, diverting those items from landfills ...
