Category Archives: Environment
Oil giants deny spreading disinformation on climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top executives of ExxonMobil and other oil giants denied spreading disinformation about climate change as they sparred Thursday with congressional Democrats over allegations that the industry concealed evidence about the dangers of gl...
Turkey’s Lake Tuz dries up due to climate change, farming
KONYA, Turkey (AP) — For centuries, Lake Tuz in central Turkey has hosted huge colonies of flamingos that migrate and breed there when the weather is warm, feeding on algae in the lake’s shallow waters.
Canada leads G20 in financing fossil fuels, lags in renewables funding, report says
Canadian fossil fuel producers receive more public financial support than any in the developed world, according to a new analysis. And compared to subsidies for oil, gas and coal, renewable energy gets less government help in Canada than in any other
Iqaluit expects water testing to come back clean; tap water still undrinkable
IQALUIT — Nunavut's capital city says it expects tests on its drinking water to show undetectable levels of fuel. Iqaluit is under a state of emergency and its roughly 8,000 residents haven't been able to consume tap water since Oct.
Net zero goals aren’t the solution, says India before COP26
NEW DELHI (AP) — The solution to climate change is not setting net zero carbon emissions targets as dozens of nations have done, India's federal environment minister said.
Nova Scotia bill sets climate change targets, aims to end coal-fired power by 2030
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is proposing to enshrine a series of environment and climate change targets in legislation, including a new goal of phasing out coal-fired electricity generation by 2030. The change in the proposed Environmental Goals and Climate...
B.C. offers more rebates for electric vehicle charging stations in condos, apartments
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is helping apartment and condo owners plug into the growing demand for electric vehicles by offering rebates and other funding to install chargers in their buildings. Bruce Ralston, the minister of energy, m...
Underground fuel spill found next to Iqaluit’s water treatment plant
IQALUIT, Nunavut — The City of Iqaluit says an old underground spill is likely responsible for fuel that is contaminating the city's tap water. City officials say in a news release that they found signs of a historic spill next to
Jim Carr out of cabinet, no more special envoy to Prairies for Liberal government
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cut his special representative for the Prairies from cabinet, signalling the Liberal government will take a different approach to its relationship with the West. That appeared to get off to a rocky start on Tuesda...
Environment, energy files get new ministers in cabinet shakeup ahead of COP26 summit
OTTAWA — Environmental groups say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sending a signal that combating climate change will fall to more than just one department in his government. Jonathan Wilkinson is being shuffled from environment to natural resources i...