Environment monitoring suspended for Alberta energy industry
The Alberta Energy Regulator suspended environmental monitoring in oilpatch in response to public-health concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Shutdown of US coal plants saved over 26,000 lives, study finds
Shift to gas saved more than 300m tons of planet-heating carbon dioxide as nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide levels dropped
Permafrost emits more carbon in winter than plants absorb in summer: study
Research has found Arctic soil has warmed to the point where it releases more carbon in winter than northern plants can absorb during the summer.
Western utility to quicken move away from coal-fired power
A major Western utility said on Thursday, October 3, 2019, it plans to speed up its move away from coal-fired power and get more juice from the sun and wind.
Chasing the methane dragon that lurks in the deep sea
We went into the depths of the ocean with a scientist seeking to understand how frozen gas deposits might respond in a rapidly warming world.
Ottawa argues one province's failure to bring in a carbon tax will harm others
The federal government argues it has jurisdiction to impose a carbon tax in Saskatchewan because climate change is a matter of national concern.
Doug Ford and Andrew Scheer play fast and loose with facts about carbon tax
Andrew Scheer's visit with Ontario Premier Doug Ford came one day after a visit from Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. Both Ford and Scheer said their only plan was "getting rid of Justin Trudeau."
Norwegian technology employs 'artificial magma' to stifle Alberta gas well leaks
New technologies employing brute force as well as artificial volcanic action are being developed to better seal thousands of inactive oil and gas wells in Canada that are leaking methane, a greenhouse gas with an outsized impact on global warming.
Canada will meet climate targets despite emissions gap: Environment minister
Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says Canada is committed to meeting its climate change targets despite a growing gap between promises and emissions projections.
Scientists warn of vanishing oxygen in oceans, including Canadian waters
Almost two dozen marine scientists from around the world have issued a warning about an often-overlooked side effect of climate change and pollution.
McKenna says countries agreed to prevent half a degree of warming
An amendment to the Montreal Protocol has been signed that will lower the levels of a type of greenhouse gas that warms the planet even more quickly than carbon dioxide, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017.
Scientists seek holy grail of climate change in Oman's hills
Deep in the jagged red mountains of Oman, geologists are drilling in search of the holy grail of reversing climate change: an efficient and cheap way to remove carbon dioxide from the air and oceans.
Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania sign 3-year pact to co-ordinate strategies for gas drilling
States agree to co-ordinate marketing efforts, workforce development, investment strategies and academic research.
International community asking hard questions about Canada's climate ambition
A spokesman for Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq said Friday the Conservatives are the first Canadian government ever to achieve a net reduction of greenhouse emissions.