A $235-million loan from Alberta, financed with $30-million from the federal government, is expected to create 1,650 jobs to clean up some old oil and gas wells.
The new panel reviewing TransCanada Corp.'s controversial Energy East pipeline project plans to consider the upstream and downstream greenhouse gas emissions associated with its operations.
Despite high-profile oil spills, Husky says its profit amounted to six cents per share for the quarter ended March 31 compared with a loss of $458 million or 47 cents per share a year ago.
Fort McMurray residents are gathering in a riverfront park for yoga lessons, pancakes and visits with friends as they marked a year since a fierce wildfire destroyed 10 per cent of the city.
"This is a concern because methane is a very potent greenhouse gas, 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period," said Ian Bruce of the David Suzuki Foundation.
The federal government stands to collect $280 million in GST on provincial carbon taxes in Alberta and B.C. in the next two years, despite claims of carbon taxes being revenue neutral.
The 2014 oil crash doesn't seem to have had much effect on research to shrink the environmental footprint of the oilsands, according to an industry alliance.