Category Archives: Environment
Ship that sank 52 years ago off B.C.’s coast now polluting marine park
VANCOUVER — A cargo ship that sank off the west coast of Vancouver Island more than 50 years ago is now polluting the waters of a popular marine park. The Canadian Coast Guard says a fuel-like sheen was investigated in September
‘It can no longer be free to pollute:’ Updated climate plan includes carbon tax hikes
OTTAWA — The federal government has released a $15-billion plan to meet its climate change commitments that includes steady increases to its carbon tax in each of the next 10 years."It can no longer be free to pollute anywhere in
Senate Democrats speak out in defence of Canada’s plan to ban single-use plastics
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A prominent group of Senate Democrats is speaking out in defence of Canada's plan to ban single-use plastics. Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy are among those expressing s...
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...
