Energy

Following the National Energy Board's projection that Canadians' fossil fuel use will peak in 2019, then decline, Alberta's environment minister says the province — known for its oil production — will have a big stake in an energy future that shifts to renewables.

When asked about Kinder Morgan's claims on Friday, Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan told National Observer in a phone interview that the company was playing "fast and loose with the facts."

The Manitoba government says it will introduce a carbon tax of $25 a tonne next year and keep it at that rate, defying the federal government's demand for a $50 a tonne rate.

The head of Suncor Energy Inc. said on Thursday that the company's focus on reliability and cost reduction is paying off in an era of ample oil supplies.

The National Energy Board expects fossil fuel use to peak in the next two years, then decline as a mix of carbon pricing policies and climate-friendly technologies push Canadians to make different choices.

Alexandra Mendès said she wasn’t trying to hide anything by introducing a motion to move a committee studying fossil fuel subsidies behind closed doors.

John Bennett questions Canada Pension Plan investments in coal assets - think Rio Tinto - when the government is on the global stage championing the transition from coal to a low-carbon future.

An American Indian activist and former U.S. congressional candidate in North Dakota accused of inciting a riot during protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline says he'll seek to present a "necessity defence" — justifying a crime by arguing it prevented a greater harm.

TransCanada Corp. is offloading its only solar power holdings in a $540-million deal as it moves against the industry trend of investing more in renewables.

Environmental Commissioner Dianne Saxe said Ontario has turned a blind eye to "outrageous" pollution that's adversely affecting several Indigenous communities.

Jacinda Ardern's plan is for New Zealand to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by the year 2050.

A non-partisan federal watchdog says climate change is already costing U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars each year.

The waters of Howe Sound have gone from pristine to toxic to promising over the last century and a half. Could its nascent recovery could help heal this country’s wounds?

"Plants that grow in extreme environments very seldom do it by themselves," says University of Saskatchewan biologist Susan Kaminskyj.

For years, amid troubling emission data and oil facility failures, they debated whether to share this information with the public. In the end, it was not shared. Until we published it.