In Michigan, prospects gloomy for solar farms
Fearful they will lose their small town vibes, some communities say no to solar.
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Assembly of First Nations releases National Climate Strategy
On Wednesday, the Assembly of First Nations released its National Climate Strategy detailing a First Nations lens on the climate crisis that is more focused on language and cultural revitalization and the reciprocal relationship with the natural world.
Is there a weak link in the new East Coast energy connector?
Climate experts are applauding a new plan to shift off coal on the East Coast, but say New Brunswick’s contributions aren’t as clean or reliable as they should be.
Officials hid significant health risks of pesticide used on golf courses, sports fields
Canada's pesticide agency failed to warn Canadians their sports fields, golf courses and vegetable farms could expose them to dangerous levels of a pesticide so toxic that American authorities published an unusual public warning in May about its threat.
Canada could improve human rights record by delivering on promises: UN human-rights chief
The United Nations human-rights chief says Canada can boost its chances of joining the council that monitors freedom around the world by better following up on the pledges it makes at home and abroad.
Alberta pension exit consults are biased, manipulative: Canada Pension Plan
The board of the Canada Pension Plan says Alberta’s consultation with its citizens on quitting the CPP is not a straightforward fact-finding exercise but rather a biased manipulation of public opinion.
Caribbean leaders meet Ottawa to talk climate, trade and instability in Haiti
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming a dozen leaders from across the Caribbean to Ottawa today, as part of a two-day summit aimed at forming closer ties with Canada.
Wab Kinew sworn in as premier of Manitoba
Kinew led the New Democrats to victory on Oct. 3 and defeated the Progressive Conservatives, who had been in power for seven years.
Biochar is a ‘shovel-ready’ climate tech darling, but can it scale up?
The soil soot is a small-scale solution that climate advocates — and corporations — want more of.
First Nation, environmental groups head to court over delayed call for spotted owl protection
Eight months after he made the commitment, federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault recommended an emergency order to protect the northern spotted owl's habitat. Now, a First Nation and environmental groups are taking him to court over the delay.
Environmental law court ruling won't break Canada's resolve to regulate oil, gas emissions: Guilbeault
The Liberals first promised during the 2021 election to cap emissions from the oil and gas sector and then ratchet them downward towards 2030, when Canada's next emissions target deadline hits.
Greta Thunberg among a group of activists detained at London oil protest
Thunberg was among dozens of protesters who chanted “oily money out” and sought to block access to the luxury InterContinental Hotel on Park Lane, which is hosting the Energy Intelligence Forum.
Has Canada’s Big Tobacco moment for Big Oil arrived?
Oil giant Suncor has no intention of taking responsibility for its role accelerating the climate crisis, and has no plans to change course even as the planet burns, NDP MP Charlie Angus told reporters Tuesday.
Sask. human rights commissioner resigns over pronoun bill
Former Saskatchewan human rights commissioner Heather Kuttai says she spoke with her son before she decided to resign on Monday over the province’s proposed pronoun legislation.
Opioid overdose deaths among unhoused people show steep rise: Ontario study
A new study says people experiencing homelessness make up a growing proportion of opioid overdose deaths in Ontario.