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Many U.S. politicians have 'sympathy' for Canada's Line 5 position: Wilkinson

White House officials, Capitol Hill lawmakers and the U.S. secretary of energy have all expressed "significant sympathy" for the plight of Canada's Line 5 pipeline, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said on Thursday, May 12, 2022, after a day of meetings in the U.S. capital.

By James McCarten | News, US News, Politics | May 13th 2022

The West Pubnico Point Wind Farm is seen in Lower West Pubnico, N.S. on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan

Energy transition a huge challenge that will cost hundreds of billions

From carbon capture and hydrogen development to the accelerated rollout of wind and solar power and rapid electrification of transportation systems, the federal government has laid out an ambitious roadmap to get Canada to its climate target of cutting emissions by 40 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, and net-zero emissions by 2050.

By Amanda Stephenson | News, Politics | April 18th 2022

A processing unit at Suncor Fort Hills facility in Fort McMurray, Alta., on September 10, 2018. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jason Franson

Greenpeace criticizes Suncor's decision to exit wind and solar energy business

Suncor Energy Inc. is getting out of the wind and solar business, even as a new UN report on climate change says wind and solar technologies are the two best avenues to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and limit the planet's warming to a critical 1.5C.

By Amanda Stephenson | News, Politics | April 6th 2022

Enbridge, Line 5, Mackinaw City, Mich., pump station,

Michigan wants 'to have its cake and eat it too' on Line 5

Business leaders from the United States and Canada are again wading into the fray over Line 5, accusing the state of Michigan of dragging its heels to ensure the controversial cross-border pipeline remains in a state of legal limbo even as both countries contend with a looming energy crisis.

By James McCarten | News, US News, Energy, Politics | March 17th 2022

RBC tells shareholders to look the other way

RBC has a goal to lend $500 billion worth of "sustainable financing" by 2025. Now the bank is urging shareholders to reject a proposal that would stop it from including fossil fuel companies in that target.

Financing disaster

By John Woodside | News, Business, Energy | March 7th 2022

In June 2020, file photo, a television screen shows damage to anchor support EP-17-1 on the east leg of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline within the Straits of Mackinac in Mich. (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy via AP, File)

Canada has existing options if Line 5 shuts down, environmental report argues

A new report by a Canadian environmental group says alternatives to Line 5 already exist if the controversial cross-border pipeline gets shut down.

By James McCarten | News, US News, Politics | February 16th 2022

Orphan wells set to become Canada's billion-dollar problem

Cleaning up orphaned oil and gas wells will cost Canada over a billion dollars by 2025, a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer finds.

By John Woodside | News, Politics, Ottawa Insider | January 25th 2022

Enbridge and Michigan renew Line 5 hostilities in court

Attorney General Dana Nessel and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were dealt a setback last November when District Court Judge Janet Neff granted Enbridge's request that the case be removed to federal court, a decision that prompted Michigan to abandon that particular challenge.

By James McCarten | News, US News, Energy | January 18th 2022

Enbridge, Line 5, Mackinaw City, pump station,

Michigan dumps Line 5 court case, but still pursuing Enbridge

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will concentrate the government's efforts on a long-standing state court action against pipeline owner Enbridge Inc. that was originally filed in 2019.

By James McCarten | News, US News, Energy, Politics | December 1st 2021

Enbridge CEO says global energy crisis due to lack of infrastructure investment

Soaring heating prices in Europe and an electricity crisis in China are proof that the global transition to a low-carbon economy needs to be driven by a "mix of balanced policy solutions," the chief executive of pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. said on Friday, November 5, 2021.

Reports from the Race to a Safer World

By Amanda Stephenson | News | November 6th 2021

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