House of Commons is silent, Parliament Hill flag at half-mast after death of Mulroney
Tributes to Mulroney and his substantial political and personal legacy are sure to dominate when the sitting resumes March 18.
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Petrochemical companies have known since the 1980s that plastics recycling wouldn’t work
A recent report by the non-profit Center for Climate Integrity chronicles a “decades-long campaign of fraud and deception” from Big Oil and the plastics industry to promote recycling as a solution to the plastic pollution crisis.
A passive approach to fighting climate change
A historic Halifax house is renovated with climate as the foundation.
How a common — and contentious — pesticide is impacting Canada’s forests
A professor at the University of Northern British Columbia has been tapped to study the ecological impacts of glyphosate-based pesticides on forests.
A billionaire-backed campaign for a new California city hits another snag
After two false starts, the billionaires behind a plan to build an eco-friendly city from scratch are behind schedule to put their proposal before California voters this November.
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney dead at 84
Voters pleaded for reforms when they elected him. When he tried to deliver that change — be it free trade, tax reform or a new Constitution — they reacted with wariness at best and hostility more often.
Ottawa puts chips down on nuclear
Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathon Wilkinson reaffirmed his government’s support for the nuclear industry with a $50-million investment to expand nuclear power generation in Ontario.
Saskatchewan confirms it will break federal carbon price law. Wilkinson isn’t ruling out legal action
The political battle over the Liberals' signature climate policy is heating up as federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says he isn't ruling out legal action after Saskatchewan confirmed it plans to break federal carbon price laws.
His father decided to resign 40 years ago today but no one expects this Trudeau to quit
If the prime minister was resigning, one Liberal insider said, using decidedly unparliamentary language to emphasize the point, there's no way he would do it on the same day as his father.
Canada urged to act fast on toxic ‘forever’ chemicals
Environmentalists, Inuit and firefighters are urging the federal government to list a group of harmful chemicals as toxic under Canada's environmental protection laws because they can increase cancer risks and other health risks and linger in ecosystems for decades.
Bleaching fears along the Great Barrier Reef
Scientists are investigating reports of dying coral along a 1,100-kilometre stretch from Lizard Island in the north to Heron Island in the south.
Danielle Smith drops ‘uncertainty bomb’ on Alberta’s clean energy future
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is replacing a renewable energy development moratorium with what appears to be a de facto ban, turning the province into one of the few jurisdictions on Earth frustrating the growth of clean, cheap power.
Is Ottawa changing its tune on LNG?
After championing LNG for years, federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is now suggesting that investing in B.C. LNG export schemes is risky as the shift to clean energy picks up speed. Climate critics hope B.C. and Ottawa take his advice.
Rural municipalities in Alberta say $43M in oil and gas taxes went unpaid last year
“This issue is not settled. Companies continue to profit from Alberta’s resources while ignoring their community obligations and funnelling profits to executives and shareholders.”
Scientists cook up a plan to hack our warming planet — drying the upper atmosphere
Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA figure if they can just inject ice high up in the air, water vapour in the upper atmosphere would get a bit drier and that could counteract a small amount of the human-caused heating.