Tag Archives: Environment
The federal government promised to plant 2 billion trees by 2030. It's nowhere close.
OTTAWA - Two years ago, Canada embarked on an odyssey to plant two billion trees in just 10 years. An audit of the program so far says the way things are now, it won't even get one-tenth of those tree...
Apr 20, 2023
Cost of carbon emissions nearly five times higher than previously thought: analysis
OTTAWA - The economic cost of greenhouse gas emissions is nearly five times higher than previously thought, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Wednesday. The minister told attendees at a clim...
Apr 19, 2023
Alberta's United Conservative Party government releases 'aspirational' climate plan
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative Party government released a climate plan Wednesday that it hopes will take the province to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 but offers few details, targets or...
Apr 19, 2023
Former consultant to wind industry warns of turbines' toll on migrant birds in N.S.
HALIFAX - Environmental researcher John Kearney says the whirring blades of a proposed 13-turbine wind farm in Nova Scotia may cut greenhouse gases, but the risks they pose to migrating birds are too ...
Apr 19, 2023
Limited flooding happening northeast RMs
While some areas of Saskatchewan are dealing with intense flooding, some parts of the northeast are dealing with issues of their own.A couple of smaller roads in the RM of Kinistino have been declared...
Apr 18, 2023
Green Lake curling rink's tin on roof blown off by high winds
A gust of high winds blew off part of the roof covering of Green Lake's former curling rink Monday.Dustin Fidler, administrator for the Northern Village of Green Lake, said he was surprised with the f...
Apr 18, 2023
First Nations blast Alberta Energy Regulator at hearing; Guibeault promises reform
OTTAWA - Chiefs of First Nations affected by releases of wastewater from an oilsands mine excoriated Alberta's regulator at a House of Commons committee hearing, calling it a system that serves theind...
Apr 17, 2023
Alberta regulator reconsiders Fort Hills oilsands approval after critical report
EDMONTON - Alberta's energy regulator is reconsidering a project it approved months ago after receiving a critical report on Fort Hills Energy's plan to mine oilsands from a unique carbon-storing wetl...
Apr 17, 2023
No date for coal phase out as G7 environment ministers wrap meeting in Japan
OTTAWA - Environment and energy ministers from G7 countries wrapped two days of talks in northern Japan on Sunday without acting on Canada's push to set a timeline for phasing out coal-fired power pla...
Apr 16, 2023
Talk of LNG as clean fuel alternative risks losing sight of climate goals: experts
WASHINGTON - The progressive side of Canada's fossil-fuel energy debate is pushing back against the prospect of relying on natural gas as a path to a carbon-free future. High prices and a spike in dem...
Apr 16, 2023