Environment
Federal government unveils $1.5 billion plan to boost green building
Thursday, April 15, 2021, 6:30 AM MDT
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna has announced a $1.5-billion program designed to spur green building through retrofits, upgrades and new construction…
Groups take aim at New Mexico drilling plan amid U.S. review
Thursday, April 15, 2021, 6:25 AM MDT
Environmentalists and Native American activists on Wednesday renewed their demands for more meaningful talks with Indigenous leaders and other communities…
Cows join carbon market in quest to curb planet-warming burps
Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 6:26 AM MDT
A European startup has started selling carbon credits for cattle raised on a feed supplement that reduces the amount of…
Four provinces to sign memorandum of understanding to explore small nuclear reactors
Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 6:22 AM MDT
Alberta is to join three other provinces to explore the feasibility of small modular nuclear reactors as a clean energy…
Failed fitting caused spill at Trans Mountain site in B.C.: TSB
Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 7:41 PM MDT
A Transportation Safety Board report says the failure of a fitting on a section of narrow tubing at a Trans…
Canada's greenhouse gas emissions increased slightly in 2019: report
Monday, April 12, 2021, 7:05 PM MDT
Despite a report showing Canada's greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2019, the federal environment minister says the country is right where it…
Hilcorp ordered to replace aging Alaska pipeline after leak
Monday, April 12, 2021, 6:31 AM MDT
Federal regulators have ordered Hilcorp Alaska to replace a 11-kilometre undersea pipeline after a helicopter pilot spotted a natural gas leak bubbling…
Cause of gas leak from Hilcorp fuel line being investigated
Wednesday, April 7, 2021, 7:20 AM MDT
The cause of a natural gas leak from a line that provides fuel for two Hilcorp Alaska offshore production platforms in Cook…
Occidental CEO rejects U.S. carbon tax in break with Big Oil
Wednesday, April 7, 2021, 6:28 AM MDT
Occidental Petroleum Corp. has split from some of its larger rivals by rejecting a potential U.S. carbon tax, saying that…
U.S. climate groups call on Kerry to shut off Wall Street funds
Thursday, April 1, 2021, 7:14 AM MDT
Climate groups are calling on John Kerry to shut off the flow of money from Wall Street to the fossil-fuel…
Judge: U.S. didn't properly weigh oil impact on beluga whales
Thursday, April 1, 2021, 6:36 AM MDT
A U.S. agency did not properly consider how tugboat noise tied to planned oil and gas drilling in Alaska could affect endangered beluga whales,…
‘Big Storage’ is the next big technology in the climate fight
Tuesday, March 30, 2021, 6:55 AM MDT
If the last 10 years of happy developments in solar power, wind turbines, batteries and electric vehicles have taught us anything,…
