Energy

Imperial Oil had previously been vague about whether it would report any part of the conversation that its CEO, Rich Kruger, had with Scheer that night.

With the federal election a mere four months away, the most important information for people to have is a clear sense of which federal parties have a real plan to tackle the climate crisis ⁠— and we need it before heading to the polls on October 21. 

The crowd roared in approval but Trudeau's new recruit, well-known and respected environmental activist, Steven Guilbeault, did not clap. He stared into the audience with a stern look on his face.

The Canadian Electricity Association says Canada’s electricity grid is “one of the cleanest in the world,” but the government wants to do better.

Starting today, July 1, 2019, the federal carbon levy will be applied in Yukon and Nunavut, while the Northwest Territories is set to implement its own price on carbon in September.

Zurich Insurance Group's new policy comes after Canada’s regulator of financial institutions issued a statement asking all insurers to develop a low-carbon transition strategy.

Cancelling the pipeline expansion wouldn't have affected emissions, but the Liberals' $70-billion climate plan will ⁠— provided they're in power long enough to implement it.

Here are the claims worthy of debunking from Trudeau’s pipeline approval speech, writes Sven Biggs.

Canadians risk growing ignorant about the global climate emergency because the federal government has failed to maintain predictable and long-term research funding, scientists say in a newly released survey.

Minister McKenna proposes spending $60 million to fix windows, lights, and heating systems at thousands of Canadian elementary and secondary schools in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick.

While Canadians may be more familiar with the role of a park ranger or conservation officer, guardians are first and foremost accountable to their governing structures, ones that have mostly effectively managed and preserved lands and waters for thousands of years.

A prominent Quebec environmentalist and star Liberal recruit Steven Guilbeault reveals what happened after he told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that he didn't support the government's decision to re-approve the Trans Mountain oil pipeline and tanker expansion project.

These types of stage-managed events are common in politics. Still, photojournalist Kamara Morozuk and I didn't know quite what to expect. We wanted to peer behind the curtain, to learn who was welcoming Scheer and the media onto their property.

From our archive: National Observer spoke to several scientists about their experiences with environmental assessments on major industrial projects that got approved after their proponents submitted dubious evidence in their applications. The consultants all experienced similar pressure to overlook evidence.

We are in a climate emergency.  Status quo behavior is our enemy. It is time for us to step up and do what is required.