The feds’ control over climate policy is alive and well
The Supreme Court of Canada has reaffirmed 35 years of jurisprudence establishing that Ottawa has broad authority to make laws about the environment and climate change.
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In Michigan, prospects gloomy for solar farms
Fearful they will lose their small town vibes, some communities say no to solar.
Sun and wind are key to a bright energy future
A green energy transition won’t eliminate electricity generation from large utilities, but will transfer a significant amount of revenue and profit from companies reliant on fossil fuels to individuals and growing Canadian businesses.
Debunking auto industry lobbyists in their war against ZEVs
Canadians don’t feel particularly oppressed by auto manufacturers having to meet requirements for seatbelts, airbags or catalytic converters. Why would a requirement to have batteries instead of engines be any different?
Burning Man festival’s climate reckoning
Protesters highlighted the desert festival’s carbon footprint, but the biggest issue may be Burning Man’s opposition to renewable energy in its own backyard.
Ng won't say if strained relations with India have scuttled 'Team Canada' mission to India
Trade Minister Mary Ng has spent the past four months talking up a major visit to India designed to boost Canadian exports to the world's most populous country.
TSX shows investors flock to oil, gas and energy transition
Both traditional oil and gas stocks as well as Canada's mining and metals sector have benefited from a recent surge of investor interest in energy, new data from the Toronto Stock Exchange shows.
Smith is snowing Albertans on renewables
Disinformation, like Premier Danielle Smith’s enthusiasm for natural gas, powers her government’s perspective on generating electricity, writes University of Alberta professor emeritus of political science Ian Urquhart.
Another grenade lobbed at Alberta clean energy proponents
On Wednesday, the Alberta Utilities Commission released a series of interim information requests that those proposing new projects will be required to answer.
Plotting an overthrow of Alberta’s renewables freeze
Some wondered whether a recent town hall meeting to plan the next moves to fight Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's renewables freeze would be a success. The answer was a resounding yes.
Locals sounded the alarm for years about Lahaina wildfire risk
It was Tuesday, Aug. 8, and in the town of Lahaina in West Maui, people were screaming and running as the sky rained embers.
Billions in renewable investments stalled as Smith reiterates allegiance to oil and gas
Alberta's seven-month moratorium on renewable energy development has stalled 118 projects representing $33 billion in investments, a new analysis shows.
All technologies — including nuclear — should be evaluated by evidentiary merit, not by myth or meme
We advocate for nuclear power development in Canada because we are self-sufficient in uranium, and we can and should develop small modular reactors and exploit the technology and domestic resources.
Feds’ clean electricity approach could ‘raise the temperature’ of an already pretty hot conflict
Alberta and Saskatchewan’s longstanding opposition to a national climate policy could be tested if the federal government forces provinces to fall in line to access funding aimed at ushering Canada into a low-carbon economy.
Shell earned $5 billion in second quarter and that's a drop
Shell reported on Thursday that it earned nearly $5.1 billion in the second quarter, nearly half what the oil and natural gas giant pulled in during the first three months of the year as energy prices have plunged.