Environment
Northern Alberta pipeline leak spills estimated 629 barrels of 'sour emulsion'
Tuesday, March 30, 2021, 6:12 AM MDT
The Alberta Energy Regulator says an oil and gas company under court protection from creditors is reporting the leak of…
New Mexico passes stricter rules to cut gas flaring
Monday, March 29, 2021, 7:03 AM MDT
New Mexico became the latest state to impose stricter rules to combat the flaring and venting of natural gas. The…
BP board urges shareholders to vote against climate resolution
Friday, March 26, 2021, 6:52 AM MDT
BP plc’s board urged shareholders to reject a climate resolution filed by Dutch activist investor Follow This, despite pledging to work…
Saskatchewan to bring in own carbon price on fuel following SCOC decision: premier
Friday, March 26, 2021, 6:23 AM MDT
Saskatchewan, one of the biggest foes of a federal carbon tax, plans to charge one of its own after a…
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…