Canada

01/08/21
Author: 
John Woodside
With costs at Muskrat Falls soaring from $7.4 billion to $13.1 billion, Ottawa is offering the province a major cash injection as it struggles to pay for the dam. Photo via Nalcor Energy

July 29th 2021

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped into Newfoundland and Labrador on Wednesday with a multibillion-dollar bailout package designed to beat down the soaring costs of the contentious Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project and avert a feared bankruptcy.

30/07/21
Author: 
John Woodside
Lions Gate Bridge Vancouver BC - Government and its critics agree infrastructure needs to be built for a changing climate, but how it's financed will be pivotal to the type of infrastructure Canadians get. Photo by Andy Li / Unsplash

July 30th 2021

Government and its critics agree infrastructure needs to be built for a changing climate, but a debate about how to finance it will prove pivotal to the type of infrastructure Canadians get.

30/07/21
Author: 
The Energy Mix
Wildfire - NPS Climate Change Response/Flickrs

July 29, 2021

Half of Canadians say the recent wave of heat, drought, and wildfires sweeping the country has given them a heightened sense of urgency about the climate crisis, according to an Ipsos poll released Wednesday by Global News.

30/07/21
Author: 
Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews Primary Author: Amanda Stephenson @AmandaMsteph
Coastal GasLink/Twitter

July 29, 2021

The completion of the controversial Coastal GasLink pipeline could be delayed if TC Energy can’t resolve an ongoing dispute with LNG Canada over project costs, the Calgary-based company said Thursday.

30/07/21
Author: 
Oliver Milman
The Tesoro oil refinery in Washington state. Photograph: Kevin Schafer/Getty Images

July 28, 2021

Whatcom county’s council passed measure that bans new refineries, coal-fired power plants and other related infrastructure

A county in Washington state has become the first such jurisdiction in the US to ban new fossil fuel infrastructure, following a lengthy battle over the impact of oil refineries on the local community.

29/07/21
Author: 
Yves Engler
Annamie Paul

July 28, 2021

Was Annamie Paul’s plan to unite the far right and the Green Party? Because, incredibly, that seems to be what’s happening. And stranger still is how some self-professed progressives have let identity politics blind them to anti-Palestinian racism.

27/07/21
Author: 
Fraser Thomson
We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions both here in Canada and around the world. Photo by Pikrepo

July 27th 2021

The past month has been a wake-up call for many Canadians as large parts of the country sweltered under an intense “heat dome” that is believed to have contributed to at least 719 sudden deaths in British Columbia.

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