Danielle Smith

"They pulled the rug out from under us," said John Rimmer, mayor of Caroline, where the United Conservative government's move has stranded a solar project that would have contributed at least 15 per cent of the community's municipal budget.

Some wondered whether a recent town hall meeting to plan the next moves to fight Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's renewables freeze would be a success. The answer was a resounding yes.

As Canada struggles through its worst fire season in recorded history, a new survey suggests protecting forests remains one issue that unites most Canadians no matter who they are or where they live.

With out-of-control wildfires burning across the country, pressure is mounting on Ottawa to set up a national firefighting agency.

Dubious economic decisions? Check. Populist pandering and fear-mongering about global elites? Check. Rural power base? Big-time check. Why Danielle Smith is bringing Social Credit politics back to Alberta, and what it means for its future.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been hitting the summer barbecue circuit with ramped-up rhetoric around debunked claims that the World Economic Forum is attempting to impose its agenda on sovereign governments.

In Alberta, it used to be "skate to where the puck is going." Under Danielle Smith, it's "don't bother lacing up your skates at all." Why her "can't-do" attitude on climate and electricity is bound to backfire.

Ottawa's clean power plans are sparking a provincial backlash, but Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault says he's not backing down.

Alberta’s six-month moratorium on approvals for renewable energy projects is an example of foolish thinking rooted in political ideology and stoked by misinformation campaigns and political lobbyists sponsored by Big Oil.

"You're asking people to put a pause on their lives," said Luisa Da Silva, director of Iron & Earth, a group that assists fossil fuel employees transition to the renewables industry. "You're asking people not to work."

Danielle Smith's decision to impose a moratorium on new wind and solar projects makes it clear that it has no interest in meeting Ottawa's net-zero electricity target by 2035. Why it's time for the Liberal government to fight fire with fire.

Alberta and Saskatchewan’s longstanding opposition to a national climate policy could be tested if the federal government forces provinces to fall in line to access funding aimed at ushering Canada into a low-carbon economy.

The federal government is considering restricting billions of dollars in tax credits and grants for electricity projects to provinces that commit to the 2035 target for an emissions-free electricity grid.

Everyone knew Danielle Smith was skeptical of wind and solar and their demonstrated ability to deliver low-cost, zero-carbon electricity. But few imagined she'd sacrifice jobs and investment in her own province to prevent it from being built.

Alberta is pausing approvals for all new renewable energy projects — effective immediately — while it reviews how these projects affect land use, the power grid and how they’ll be cleaned up down the line.