Energy

Fishermen have failed to persuade a court that Nova Scotia's environment minister was wrong to approve a tidal energy test project in the Bay of Fundy.

Many of you reading this today might believe there was an environmental disaster based on a news article that found it's way onto your social media feed. It's all true, but it happened last year.

Canada’s share of global publications on clean tech is the third-lowest percentage of the 15 research areas that the panel studied.

There is no sugar coating the latest CO2 data. Climate failure is accelerating and Canada is making it worse...

When Alain Bourque started working in the field of climate change in the mid-1990s, he recalls how, from one presentation to the next, people didn't take him seriously.

Wind power manufacturer Senvion says there has been a “big misunderstanding" on the costs of green energy.

One by one, property owners in Burnaby, B.C. are learning for the first time that their land lies on the route of a major new pipeline project.

A photo essay by Alex Tétreault. Ottawa residents surprise a local branch of TD Bank with a letter urging the financial institution to end its financial ties with fossil fuel companies.

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A request by the state of Massachusetts for a supply of clean, renewable electricity could give a boost to proposals to carry Canadian renewable energy to southern New England.

Health Minister Jane Philpott says Ottawa will now pay for someone to travel with indigenous women who need to leave their communities to give birth.

A deal reached between British Columbia and Trans Mountain reveals new details about Kinder Morgan's timeline to approve investments for a proposed oil pipeline expansion and hiring local workers.

A report affirming the shoreline of Lake Huron as the best place to bury radioactive waste failed to provide information the government had requested, federal environmental authorities say.

“The Trump administration has come out and spoken in negative ways about climate change—not so much about renewables or clean energy,” says industry association president.

At the time, diesel was spilling from a tug boat that hit a rock and later sank after missing a key navigational turn.