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Carbon taxing by province - an explainer
As of Jan. 1, 2020, every Canadian and all Canadian businesses are paying a price on carbon.
Thunberg slams Davos elites on climate inaction
Young climate activists including Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg told business and political elites gathered on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at the World Economic Forum that they aren't doing enough to tackle the climate emergency and warned them that time was running out.
Alberta energy companies owe $173 million in unpaid taxes to rural municipalities
The amount of unpaid property taxes that oil and gas companies owe Alberta rural municipalities has more than doubled over the last year, a trend some are calling a tax revolt.
Oil and gas industry to address climate change or lose profits
The oil and gas industry needs to increase efforts to address climate change or risk becoming socially unacceptable and unprofitable, according to a new International Energy Agency report.
Liberals fight climate battle on two fronts in Manitoba
Two events on Monday illustrated two distinct fronts on which the Trudeau government is waging its climate battle: one engages a right-leaning premier testing his leverage in the wake of 2019 elections; the other seeks to engage the grassroots directly, bypassing politics.
Worker killed in incident at Syncrude oilsands mine
The incident happened at Syncrude's Aurora site Sunday evening.
Trudeau government considering relief for farmers who need extra fuel to dry out soggy grain
The Green Party added its voice to the chorus calling on the government to give farmers an exemption for the tax on the natural gas or propane used in grain-drying machines.
Three oilpatch companies charged in sour gas leak
The incident happened in February 2018 near Spirit River, in northwestern Alberta.
Canada's top soldier warns climate disaster response dulling Army's fighting edge
Canada's top soldier is warning that as the Army gets called out to a growing number of floods, wildfires and other natural disasters, there is a risk that work will hurt the force's ability to defend the country.
McGill defends decision not to divest from fossil fuels
The principal of McGill university is defending the institution's commitment to reducing carbon emissions after a professor resigned over its refusal to divest from the fossil fuel industry.
Researchers tap salmon DNA to decode marine mysteries
Looking back, Christoph Deeg admits he didn’t know what he was getting into when he accepted a job on a high-seas expedition in the dead of winter on the RV Professor Kaganovskiy.
How a Canadian planned to help start a race war in Virginia
Arrest of former Canadian Armed Forces reservist Patrik Mathews by the FBI and his reported plans to engage in an armed standoff in Virginia reflects a startling trend among far-right extremists of using social media to coordinate activities and training,
Top companies' ads funding YouTube climate misinformation
Avaaz finds firms unaware commercials being played alongside misleading videos
Is BlackRock going green? Or greenwashing?
Is it real change, or the latest in greenwashing? Either way, it could be argued that it’s a good sign for the climate.