Energy

Friday marked the end of a global week of action against insurers of Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline and its expansion project.

The activists, Greenpeace and Young Friends of the Earth, want the European Court of Human Rights to rule that Oslo’s 2016 decision to grant 10 Barents Sea oil exploration licences violated Article 112 of Norway’s constitution, which guarantees the right to a healthy environment.

Despite plans to go electric, major auto manufacturers are focused on polluting SUVs and pickup trucks in the near term, which has one environmental group calling for new levels of federal scrutiny.

So far in 2021, the federal government has announced funding for the installation of over 400 EV charging stations in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island.

The value of crude oil exports from Canada has increased over 15-fold in the last 30 years, according to a report from Statistics Canada and the Canada Energy Regulator.

Summerside, P.E.I., may be small, but it's made big moves in finding climate change solutions.

Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says new thermal coal projects are "extremely unlikely" to move forward but is stopping short of a full ban.

Alberta's oil and gas industry is committing to net-zero with the hope carbon capture technology pays off. But will it?

Premier Jason Kenney has promised his government will sue the U.S. government to recoup the money under legacy rules tied to the old North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA.

TC Energy Corp. is walking away from the Keystone XL pipeline project, ending a decade-plus battle that pitted the energy industry against environmentalists as oilsands producers sought to export Canadian crude.

In a new policy paper, the Ontario Energy Association says the expansion of renewable resources like wind and solar could play a significant role in cutting emissions. But the industry group also argues governments shouldn’t phase out natural gas.

As some climate advocates push for hydrogen made from renewable energy, Natural Resources Canada is on the hunt for ways to include the oil and gas industry in the fuel’s future.

Enbridge describes it as essential for reliable oil supplies in both nations, saying the plan has undergone rigorous environmental permitting and will boost Minnesota's economy. Opponents contend it endangers waterways, violates indigenous treaty rights and abets dependence on fossil fuels that will further overheat the planet.

Protesters flocked to northern Minnesota over the weekend in an effort to stop construction of Enbridge's Line 3.

Following pressure from Indigenous and climate activists, Trans Mountain insurer Argo Group is slashing ties with the Crown corporation.