Category Archives: Environment
Tipping point? Experts say the Paris agreement changed the climate on climate
Five years after it was passed, the Paris agreement may finally be changing the climate on climate change. "I've always known we're not going to act as soon as we could have," said Mark Jaccard, a widely consulted energy economist at
Study says $33 per person yearly could save 40 species in Saint John River watershed
HALIFAX — A new study says 40 species could be saved from disappearing from the Saint John River watershed if $33 per New Brunswick resident is spent annually on conservation measures over the next quarter century. The estimate is based on
Study says $33 per person yearly could save 40 species in Saint John River watershed
HALIFAX — A new study says 40 species could be saved from disappearing from the Saint John River watershed if $33 per New Brunswick resident is spent annually on conservation measures over the next quarter century. The estimate is based on
McInnis Cement plant in Quebec part of joint venture controlled by Brazilian company
MONTREAL — The Caisse de depot et placement is ceding control of Quebec's McInnis Cement plant to a Brazilian conglomerate after provincial taxpayers lost several hundred million dollars on the project. The Gaspe plant will be part of joint venture com...
Crackdown on land protests in 2020 infringes on liberties, future activism: experts
TORONTO — Months after a group of Haudenosaunee people set up camp on a construction site near Caledonia, Ont., an provincial court granted Haldimand County an order permanently forbidding people from “interfering” with any public road. A lawyer for th...
Crackdown on land protests in 2020 infringes on liberties, future activism: experts
TORONTO — Months after a group of Haudenosaunee people set up camp on a construction site near Caledonia, Ont., an provincial court granted Haldimand County an order permanently forbidding people from “interfering” with any public road. A lawyer for th...
Report by clean energy group outlines path to reducing freight emissions
A new report calls for Ottawa to provide financial support to help the freight transportation industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the purchase of zero-emission vehicles and charging stations. The report, released Thursday by the Pembina...
Governments to invest in $875-million biofuel plant project southeast of Montreal
MONTREAL — 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 while reducing greenhouse gases in the province. The Varenne...
Enerkem and partners to spend $876 million to build biofuels plant in Quebec
VARENNES, Que. — Enerkem and a group of partners, including Shell, Suncor Energy Inc. and Hydro-Quebec plan to spend $876 million to build a biofuel production plant in Quebec from non-recyclable residual materials and wood waste. Varennes Carbon Recyc...
Future value of Trans Mountain pipeline rests on Liberals’ climate plans, PBO says
OTTAWA — The federal government could end up losing money on the Trans Mountain pipeline if it further tightens its climate policy and ends up decreasing demand for Canadian oil, the parliamentary budget officer says.The federal government bought the p...
