Tag Archives: Environment
Around $3.5 million raised through oil and gas leases in Lloydminster area
More oil and gas leases have been sold in the Lloydminster area.The Government of Saskatchewan held a public offering on Tuesday for 70 different parcels of land across the province with 40 being leas...
Dec 07, 2023
Cap on greenhouse gas emissions singles out Alberta, Premier Smith says
Ottawa's proposed cap on greenhouse gas emissions from the oilpatch punishes Alberta's main industry and the province will take the measures to court, Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday. "With this ...
Dec 07, 2023
Oil, gas emissions to be cut more than one-third by 2030 but offset credits allowed
OTTAWA - The oil and gas industry will have to cut emissions by more than one-third within seven years or buy offset credits under a new federal policy. A cap on emisisons from the fossil fuel sector ...
Dec 07, 2023
Jackfish Breakwater Project underway in Cochin to raise $1.8M
Under a cool, steel-grey sky Peter Wiesner looks out at the aging, crooked little finger at the opening of Lehman Creek. The long, twisting rocky outcrop is all that's left of the breakwater after dec...
Dec 06, 2023
P.A. set to host week-long international raw materials conference
People from across the world interested in Canada's raw materials will be coming to Prince Albert.The Canadian Centre for Raw Materials Display Inc. (CaCeRMDI), a non-profit stationed in Saskatchewan'...
Dec 06, 2023
Political shift underway in B.C., says confident Conservative Leader John Rustad
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby and Opposition BC United Leader Kevin Falcon are looking over their shoulders at the political gains being made by the new kid on the block, says British Columbia Conserva...
Dec 06, 2023
Tories threaten to delay government work, hold up billions over price on pollution
OTTAWA - The official Opposition has threatened to delay government work and hold up billions of dollars in spending if the Liberal government doesn't drastically revise its carbon-pricing plan. Tensi...
Dec 06, 2023
Environmentalists pin satirical Fossil of the Day award on Alberta at climate meeting
A global network of environmental groups has given Alberta the rare distinction of being named Fossil of the Day at climate meetings in Dubai. The Climate Action Network says the award is given to cou...
Dec 06, 2023
Oil and gas emissions cap coming Thursday, targets 2026 start date
OTTAWA - The long-promised cap on greenhouse gas emissions for Canada's oil and gas sector will begin as early as 2026 and use a cap-and-trade system that applies by facility, a federal government sou...
Dec 06, 2023
Lack of snow in Sask. could be good for deer population
There's hope the little amount of snow across Saskatchewan will help increase the deer population.Over the last two winters, certain areas have seen numbers drop by over 25 per cent.Dale Barks, a wild...
Dec 05, 2023