Environment
Will COVID stimulus be the breakthrough carbon capture has been waiting for?
Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 7:04 AM MST
When the U.S. Congress passed its omnibus spending and COVID relief bill last month, plenty of people noted that it…
Judge allows Trump auction of Arctic refuge drilling rights
Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 6:18 AM MST
The Trump administration’s sale of oil drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will go forward Wednesday, after a federal…
Pipeline spills about 400,000 litres, some enters North Saskatchewan River
Monday, January 4, 2021, 6:26 AM MST
Contaminated water that leaked from an oilfield pipeline on Christmas Day has entered the North Saskatchewan River but has had…
BP shareholder files climate resolution with oil major’s input
Wednesday, December 23, 2020, 7:20 AM MST
Dutch activist investor Follow This filed a climate resolution for BP plc’s annual general meeting, having received support from the oil…
Norway top court rejects climate groups’ Arctic oil appeal
Tuesday, December 22, 2020, 6:29 AM MST
Norway’s top court dismissed an attempt by climate activists to halt Arctic oil exploration by Western Europe’s biggest petroleum-producing nation.…
Japan operator says human error caused Mauritius oil spill
Friday, December 18, 2020, 7:04 AM MST
The Japanese operator of a bulk carrier that struck a coral reef and caused an extensive oil spill off the…
Biden unveils team ‘ready on day one’ to fight climate change
Friday, December 18, 2020, 6:28 AM MST
President-elect Joe Biden has selected former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, North Carolina environmental regulator Michael Regan and Representative Deb Haaland…
Exxon calls Massachusetts fraud suit punishment for opinion
Thursday, December 17, 2020, 7:10 AM MST
Exxon Mobil Corp. told a judge that a fraud lawsuit filed by Massachusetts last year amounts to illegal punishment for…
Shell fights charge that its climate stance harms human rights
Thursday, December 17, 2020, 6:56 AM MST
Royal Dutch Shell plc is in court in The Hague for the final hearing in a landmark case that could…
Underground oil leak leads to spill on Kenai Peninsula
Thursday, December 17, 2020, 6:38 AM MST
Crews are cleaning up an oil spill of nearly 8,000 gallons (31,200 litres) at a Hilcorp facility on Alaska’s Kenai…
B.C. behind on climate goals, sets new 2025 emissions target to stay on track
Thursday, December 17, 2020, 6:31 AM MST
The British Columbia government is setting a new target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 after determining it is further from…
Clean up continues on active oil slick off Vancouver Island, wildlife affected
Thursday, December 17, 2020, 6:25 AM MST
The Canadian Coast Guard and First Nations continue to contain the active oil slick caused by the historic Bligh Island shipwreck…
