Environment
Alberta considering its options after Supreme Court ruling on carbon tax: Kenney
Friday, March 26, 2021, 6:08 AM MDT
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he hopes the Supreme Court decision upholding Ottawa's right to levy a carbon tax on…
COVID-19 weakened environmental rules across Canada, mostly in Alberta: study
Thursday, March 25, 2021, 6:24 AM MDT
Alberta relaxed more environmental rules in response to the COVID-19 pandemic than any other government in Canada, says a study…
Oil industry titans vow climate collaboration with White House
Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 6:31 AM MDT
Chief executives of some of the largest U.S. oil companies promised to collaborate with the Biden administration in its campaign…
The fossil fuel industry is talking about ESG like never before
Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 6:24 AM MDT
The U.S. fossil fuels industry is still churning out emissions, but it’s talking more than ever about what to do…
How an offshore oil rig becomes an artificial reef
Thursday, March 18, 2021, 7:08 AM MDT
Fifty miles southeast of Grand Isle, La., sits the Lena, which used to be an oil rig owned by ExxonMobil.…
Total ties customers’ emissions reductions to executive bonuses
Thursday, March 18, 2021, 6:53 AM MDT
Total SE will partly tie executive bonuses to the company’s success in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of its customers,…
French oil giant backs startup recycling CO₂ into animal food
Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 7:08 AM MDT
U.K. startup Deep Branch secured funds from backers including French oil giant Total SE for its plan to turn carbon…
Chevron ‘greenwashing’ targeted in complaint filed with FTC
Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 6:59 AM MDT
Chevron Corp. is misleading consumers about its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, environmental groups said in what they described…
Russia’s biggest LNG producer joins race to make fuel greener
Thursday, March 11, 2021, 6:48 AM MST
Russia’s biggest liquefied natural gas producer joined the race to make sales of the fastest growing fossil fuel as clean…
Canada on track to build national carbon trading marketplace
Monday, March 8, 2021, 6:34 AM MST
Canada is a step closer to building a nationwide marketplace to trade carbon credits as part of the Trudeau government’s…
AER suspends licences of oil and gas producer that owes $67M
Sunday, March 7, 2021, 8:53 PM MST
The Alberta Energy Regulator says it is suspending licences for thousands of wells and pipelines after an oil and gas…
Alberta utility TransAlta vows to be carbon neutral by 2050 as it notes $167M loss
Thursday, March 4, 2021, 6:09 AM MST
Power generator TransAlta Corp. says it has set a goal to be carbon neutral by 2050 and to cut greenhouse…
