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Bob Weber

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332 Articles

Alberta company mulls dumping coal mine proposal for renewable energy project

Montem Resources is one of the companies considering the Alberta government's decision last month to extend a pause on coal development on the summits and eastern slopes of the Rockies.
News, Politics | April 8th 2022
Suzanne Simard,

Forests are ignored in climate change picture says scientist Suzanne Simard

Canada hasn't paid enough attention to what could be a leafy, green ally in the fight against climate change, says one of the country's most prominent scientists.
News | March 28th 2022
clouds, old-growth forest, Fairy Creek, Port Renfrew, B.C.,

Canadians want more forest protections, but worry about jobs

Canadians of all political stripes and from all regions support greater protection for the country's forests but are concerned about what that could mean for the economy, according to a new survey.
News | March 28th 2022

90 scientists urge feds to protect carbon-rich old forests in upcoming climate plan

Days before the federal government is expected to explain how it will meet greenhouse gas targets, 90 prominent scientists have written a letter urging it to ensure that old-growth forests are a big part of that plan.
News, Politics | March 25th 2022

Tire residue in rain runoff kills fish in urban streams

Residue from vehicle tires contains a chemical highly toxic to several important species of fish when it washes into streams, says new Canadian research.
News | March 16th 2022
Jason Kenney,

Despite defamation lawsuit, Kenney lashes out again at 'organizations that have campaigned to landlock Alberta energy'

Premier Jason Kenney has filed his defence in a defamation lawsuit brought against him by environmental groups over his remarks on the release of an inquiry into supposed misinformation about Alberta's energy industry.
News, Politics | March 12th 2022

Alberta rural municipalities complain unpaid oilpatch taxes rising despite high oil prices

The amount of unpaid taxes energy companies owe to small-town Alberta is growing despite high oil prices, the province's rural municipalities said on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.
News, Politics | March 9th 2022

Arctic co-operation must continue despite invasion of Ukraine: U.S. envoy

A top United States government official says there are plenty of issues to keep like-minded Arctic nations together after Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced seven of them to pause their participation in the international body that looks after the region.
News, US News, Politics | March 8th 2022

Federal delay of wastewater rules allows ships to continue polluting ocean

Federal delays are allowing billions of litres of wastewater to be dumped in Canadian waters including marine protected areas, an environmental group says.
News, Politics | March 3rd 2022

Feds bow to industry, provincial lobbying and weaken proposed coal rules

"Environment Canada got pushback," said Bill Donahue, an environmental scientific consultant and former head of monitoring for the Alberta government. "It dramatically reduced the proposed standards in terms of their stringency."
News, Politics | February 14th 2022
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