Experts call for ban on waste exports after Philippine garbage embarrassment
There is no treasure in Canada's trash and we need to stop heaping it onto the rest of the world, environment advocates say.
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Canada hasn't issued any permits for companies to ship waste, government says
The federal government has issued no permits for Canadian companies to ship trash overseas since regulations changed three years ago but Canadian garbage is still showing up unwanted in Asian nations.
Forest group readies ambitious new standards for sustainable industry
A new bar will soon be set on what counts as sustainable forestry, holding potential implications for the future of the woodland caribou and of the forestry industry itself.
Alberta's Notley proposes Ottawa get into the crude-by-rail business
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is proposing Ottawa get into the crude-by-rail business — at least temporarily — so that producers in her province can get a better price for their oil.
Canada's goal is to become world's cleanest producer of LNG: Carr
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says Canada's pathway to a clean energy future includes not only transitioning to renewable sources of energy but also technology that makes traditional fossil fuels cleaner to produce and burn.
P.E.I. passes bill banning single-use plastic bags at retail stores
Prince Edward Island could be the first province in Canada to ban retailers from giving out plastic bags after a private member's bill passed third reading on Friday, June 8, 2018, morning.
To protect pensions, companies should be required to come clean on climate risk
Companies selling fossil fuels are facing their Netflix moment, as cheap solar panels and electric vehicles are poised to do to coal-fired power stations and gas stations what online streaming did to Blockbuster.
France's biggest bank shuns oilsands
A major French bank has joined a growing group of international businesses, schools and financial institutions that have pledged to go fossil fuel-free with their investments.
TransCanada slams the brakes on Energy East pipeline
Canada's second largest pipeline company is considering whether to abandon a major crude oil expansion project due to stringent new climate change standards proposed by a federal regulator.
World's climate scientists 'park their canoes' for Montreal conference
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is spending the week in Montreal, where it will pool together the climate science expertise of its 195 member states.
Oilsands developers abandon nearly one million hectares of exploration leases
In another sign the bloom is off the boom for the oilsands, the industry has returned almost one million hectares of northern Alberta exploration leases to the province over the past two years.
Trudeau government delays climate action after oil patch lobbying
It’s a stunning retreat from key promises and statements made by the government since its election in 2015.
Oilpatch didn't like the rules, so you paid $134,660 for a report
After spending up to $2,600 a day plus expenses for a high-profile lawyer to review Canada’s Arctic drilling law, the Trudeau government says it’s still figuring out what to do with his report.
Trudeau government endorses toxic chemical to clean up oil spills
The federal government has given Canada’s embattled pipeline regulator powers to monitor and authorize industry use of a toxic substance deployed during offshore oil spills.
Three dozen groups call for suspension of Energy East hearings, independent inquiry
Three dozen environmental groups from across Canada are calling on the government to suspend federal hearings into the Energy East pipeline and launch a public inquiry into the NEB's private meetings.