Environment
Exxon activist expands boardroom presence with third seat
Friday, June 4, 2021, 6:33 AM MDT
Exxon Mobil Corp. activist investor Engine No. 1 expanded its presence on the oil giant’s board to three seats, according…
Crews clean up oil leaking from remains of Georgia shipwreck
Thursday, June 3, 2021, 6:18 AM MDT
Crews on the water and nearby beaches are cleaning up oil leaking from the remains of an overturned cargo ship being dismantled…
Big Oil’s green-spending boost isn’t enough, IEA says
Wednesday, June 2, 2021, 7:01 AM MDT
The oil and gas industry is set to boost investments in clean energy this year, but that still won’t be…
Biden suspends oil leases in Alaska's Arctic refuge
Wednesday, June 2, 2021, 6:27 AM MDT
The Biden administration on Tuesday suspended oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, reversing a drilling program approved by the Trump…
Australian power generator takes Greenpeace to court
Wednesday, June 2, 2021, 6:18 AM MDT
Australia's largest electricity generator AGL Energy took Greenpeace to court on Wednesday alleging breaches of copyright and trademark laws in the environmental…
Workshop attendees identify opportunities for resource industries to work together to meet emissions, land, and water challenges
Thursday, April 29, 2021, 6:12 AM MDT
Attendees at a recent virtual workshop focused on how the resource sector can collaborate to meet current and future generations’…
Study says easing rules on transfer of unreclaimed oil wells could speed cleanup
Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 6:46 AM MDT
Alberta should lower regulatory barriers that discourage businesses from reusing abandoned and unreclaimed oil and gas well sites, says a…
U.S. Senate to start undoing Trump’s methane rules
Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 6:32 AM MDT
U.S. Senate Democrats will begin using a special procedure to undo parts of Donald Trump’s regulatory agenda Wednesday, starting by…
Generational change provides resource industries new opportunities if they can meet ESG challenges
Tuesday, April 27, 2021, 1:55 PM MDT
Gen Z, the population born between the mid-1990s and 2010, is coming of age and as they assume greater economic…
Tanker spills oil into sea off China’s key refining port
Tuesday, April 27, 2021, 6:56 AM MDT
A Liberia-flagged tanker has spilled oil into the Yellow Sea, causing potential environmental damage and disruption off China’s largest crude-receiving…
Ottawa pushes back on Ontario, Prairies citing no consultation on 2030 emissions goal
Tuesday, April 27, 2021, 6:30 AM MDT
The Prairies and Ontario say they weren't consulted about Canada's higher target to cut greenhouse gas pollution, while other provinces welcome the…
Collaboration key to meeting resource sector sustainability goals
Monday, April 26, 2021, 1:13 PM MDT
In central Alberta, just outside the farming community of Lacombe, exists a unique collaboration between a greenhouse vegetable grower and a private natural…