Category Archives: Environment
Alberta energy minister defends ‘war room’ petition against children’s Bigfoot movie
EDMONTON — Alberta’s energy minister is defending her government’s attack on a children’s movie about Bigfoot that she says is "quite offensive" and carries an inaccurate anti-oil message. Sonya Savage also says it’s critical the government push back c...
Ottawa seeks post-pandemic ideas to prepare for next major disaster
OTTAWA — The federal government is looking beyond COVID-19 to prepare for the next large-scale calamity — be it another pandemic, a tsunami or cyberattack. In a notice posted Tuesday, Defence Research and Development Canada seeks proposals for studies,...
Canada, Germany sign green-energy deal in bid to power fledgling hydrogen sectors
OTTAWA — Canada and Germany have signed an agreement to team up on green energy innovation and trade, with an eye to hydrogen as the market for the low-carbon fuel heats up. Signed Tuesday by the two countries' energy ministers, it
Canada-U.S. Commons committee exploring latest cross-border pipeline flashpoint
WASHINGTON — The latest pipeline dispute between Canada and the United States is back on the agenda in Ottawa. Enbridge vice-president Vern Yu is scheduled to appear today before a special House of Commons committee exploring Canada-U.S. ties. Enbrid...
U.S. courts would take ‘many years’ to resolve Line 5 dispute with Michigan: Enbridge
WASHINGTON — Courts in the United States would take "many, many years" to resolve the battle between Canada and Michigan over Line 5, the pipeline's operator told MPs Tuesday as he pleaded for a negotiated solution to the dispute. Shutting down
Alberta NDP proposes legislation to ban coal mining in Rocky Mountains
CALGARY — Longtime southern Alberta landowner Bobbi Lambright says she isn't about to let emotion colour her concerns about coal mining activities on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. She was at a news conference in Calgary Monday as Alberta'...
‘Tell the truth:’ Alberta ‘war room’ says animated kids movie disparages oil industry
EDMONTON — The Alberta government's energy "war room" is going to battle with a Netflix children's movie saying it inaccurately portrays the oil industry. The Canadian Energy Centre says more than 1,000 people have sent an automated letter off its webs...
Ottawa funds development of First Nations-owned B.C. geothermal project
FORT NELSON, B.C. — Ottawa has committed more than $40 million to fund the development of geothermal power from a diminishing natural gas field in northern British Columbia. "It will serve as a model for other geothermal facilities across the country,
‘We got rid of it:’ Canada, U.S. mark 30th anniversary of acid rain treaty
Tens of thousands of lakes were dying, their lifeless waters clear to the depths. Public statues were eroding, their features eaten away by acid falling from the skies.No more. Thirty years after Canada and the United States signed a treaty
‘It starts at home:’ Former PM Brian Mulroney reflects on lessons from acid rain
The 30th anniversary of one of the most successful environmental treaties ever reached holds lessons for today's fight against climate change, says the man who negotiated the deal. "It starts at home," said former prime minister Brian Mulroney, who sig...
