Kicking the tires on electric vehicles
The tiny fragments that tires release into the environment are yet another reason to reduce car use.
News
Published by Observer Media Group
Federal program freeze could hinder clean tech progress, industry says
Industry associations are worried the temporary suspension of federal funding for clean tech startups will hinder small companies trying to get off the ground.
What deer can teach us about health
Gabe Jules is pulling back on his deer hunts. He has witnessed a drop in both the numbers and health of the deer population in his territory, which has been ravaged by two devastating wildfire seasons in three years.
Alberta CEOs descend on Ottawa in search for common ground on energy, climate and economy
More than 50 Alberta CEOs, entrepreneurs and industry leaders are in Ottawa this week in an effort to raise the profile of their province and promote "collaboration" on issues related to energy, climate and the economy.
Court decision forces expansion in Canmore, Alberta
Two major developments that could almost double the population of an Alberta mountain community will go ahead after Alberta's highest court dismissed an appeal by the town.
Indigenous leaders applaud Kinew's historic election win in Manitoba
Manitobans made history on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, night for electing an NDP government led by Wab Kinew, who is to become the first First Nations premier of a province in Canada.
Debate rages over how to battle inflation
Central banks have been trying their best to convince the public that their interest rate hikes are ultimately for the greater good.
Pope implores world leaders to slow global warming before the Earth overheats
Pope Francis shamed and challenged world leaders to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it’s too late, warning that God’s increasingly warming creation is fast reaching a “point of no return.”
The Conservative push to rebuild trust within Muslim communities
When Pierre Poilievre pitches the Conservative party to Muslim Canadians, he talks about "faith, family and freedom."
Wab Kinew's NDP win majority in Manitoba election
Wab Kinew, who is to become Canada's first First Nations provincial premier, spoke to young Indigenous people and those from all backgrounds in his victory speech on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, after the NDP won a majority in the Manitoba election.
Antarctic sea ice shrinks to lowest annual maximum level on record
Scientists fear global heating may have shifted the region into a new era of disappearing ice with far-reaching consequences for the world’s climate and sea levels.
It’s a new season of whale song on the West Coast
A new integrated network of hydrophones along the B.C. coast will allow the public and researchers to listen underwater to the magic of whale sounds and how they can be used to protect marine mammals into the future.
Phosphorus pollution choking the life out of Lake Simcoe
Environmental advocates assert that little has been done to improve phosphorus levels in Lake Simcoe, and its current levels are still at 90 tonnes per year, far higher than the 55 tonnes per year goal set by the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan for 2023.
One wind project could inspire a carbon-free future for the North
On Friday, an energy purchase agreement was signed between Nunavut’s Crown electrical utility and Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation, an Inuit-owned renewable energy developer, to build a 1 MW wind turbine and a 1 MWh battery storage system in Sanikiluaq, which aims to cut diesel use in the 1,000-resident hamlet in half.
Imperial Oil knew Kearl oilsands was leaking tailings into groundwater for years
Imperial said in a statement that seepage was anticipated in Kearl's original design.