Category Archives: Environment
Guilbeault asks Alberta minister Nixon to ‘correct’ column on emissions reduction
EDMONTON — Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has written a letter to his Alberta counterpart to correct what he calls errors in Jason Nixon's recent newspaper column. Earlier this week, an Alberta newspaper published an op-ed by Nixon in w...
Alberta releases recovery plans for two threatened caribou herds
EDMONTON — The Alberta government has released recovery plans for two herds of threatened caribou in the province's north that it says will bring the amount of usable habitat on their ranges up to the level required by a deal
Automakers say federal budget not doing enough to hit new electric vehicle targets
OTTAWA — The Canadian auto industry says federal budget programs for electric vehicles and charging stations aren't enough to reach the government's ambitious new sales targets. Those targets, unveiled last week with the new national emissions reductio...
‘Which thing to build?’: Montem Resources weighs coal mine versus hydrogen in Alberta
A company hoping to develop coal in Alberta's Rocky Mountains says it will decide by the end of June whether to convert its open-pit mine proposal into a renewable energy project. "Montem's currently investigating its renewable resource opportunity," ...
Budget 2022: Ottawa unveils $2.6B carbon capture tax credit for energy sector
CALGARY — Ottawa is urging oil and gas companies to move quickly to take advantage of a major new tax credit for carbon capture and storage — a pricey technology that proponents say could play an important role in reducing
N.S. Tories propose bill to prohibit extra fees for small solar power producers
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative government tabled legislation today aimed at protecting the province’s solar energy sector. The proposed amendments under the Electricity and Public Utilities Acts mean residents with renewable electrici...
‘May not align:’ Guilbeault pens letter to Suncor over oilsands mine expansion GHGs
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has warned Canada's biggest oilsands producer that its planned mine expansion may not meet climate targets. In a letter released Wednesday to Mark Little, the head of Suncor Energy Inc., Guilbeault says t...
Federal environment minister approves Bay du Nord oil project off Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has approved a controversial new oil project off the coast of Newfoundland with what Ottawa is calling the strongest emissions rules ever imposed. His decision released Wednesday by the ...
Railing against soaring gas prices, Republicans in Congress cite Keystone XL decision
WASHINGTON — Republicans are doing their best to resurrect the controversy around the long-dead Keystone XL pipeline expansion, using it as an election-year political cudgel against Joe Biden in hopes of convincing voters that soaring gasoline prices a...
Wind energy company kills 150 eagles in US, pleads guilty
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A subsidiary of one of the largest U.S. providers of renewable energy pleaded guilty to criminal charges and was ordered to pay over $8 million in fines and restitution after at least 150 eagles were killed