Canada

Governments squander ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to protect high seas, Greenpeace says

03/09/22

Author:

Natasha Bulowski

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Greenpeace USA activists project messages calling for ocean protection onto New York's public library. Photo © POW / Greenpeace

Aug. 29, 2022

Two weeks of United Nations negotiations for a high seas treaty have ended in failure, with wealthy countries slowing down the process and Russia acting as "a key blocker" in the discussions, says Greenpeace.

This will jeopardize ambitions to protect 30 per cent of the world’s oceans by 2030, according to a press release from the environmental non-profit.

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Canada needs a massive battery

03/09/22

Author:

Rob Miller

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National Observer

Renewable energy power storage is successfully being added to the North American grid to keep the lights on, computers running and the electric vehicles charging. Photo by Pixabay/Pexels

Aug. 29, 2022

The federal government is developing Clean Energy Regulations (CER) to help move the electrical grid to net-zero emissions. The regulations, among other measures, will encourage adding more renewable energy to the grid, which will eventually replace coal and natural gas electricity generation in Canada.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Canada

Climate Change

Energy

Examining New Developments In The U.S. Labour Movement

30/08/22

Author:

Adam D.K. King

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Passage

Photo via Joe Piette on Flickr, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aug. 26. 2022

New organizing in the U.S. is both promising and inspiring — and one hopes more of it spills over into Canada.

An upsurge in union organizing in the United States this year has been an inspiration to many there, as well as in Canada and beyond. Now seems like a good time to take stock of the American labour movement.

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Heroes to hostage takers; what we talk about when we talk about strikes

30/08/22

Author:

Tom Sandborn

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rabble.ca

BCGEU members on the picket line. Credit: BCGEU / Twitter

Aug. 26, 2022

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Fossils Dismiss Federal Emissions Cap as ‘Aggressive’, ‘Unrealistic’

30/08/22

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Compiled by Mitchell Beer

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The Energy Mix

Aug. 7, 2022

Canada’s biggest fossil companies are lining up to dismiss the federal government’s new emissions cap for their sector as “very aggressive” and “almost unrealistic”, even as Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault hastens to offer them flexibility and an extended deadline to hit the long-awaited target.

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Will Canada bet on the wrong solution to Europe’s energy crisis?

24/08/22

Author:

Rob Miller

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National Observer

Europe and Canada need to invest in the energy transition, not new fossil fuel infrastructure that will start becoming stranded assets over the next 10 to 15 years. Photo by Lemon Pepper Pictures/Unsplash

Aug. 23, 2022

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Energy regulator gives Trans Mountain a ‘break’ on possible oil spill costs, say MPs, environmentalists

24/08/22

Author:

Natasha Bulowski

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National Observer

Trans Mountain will not have to come up with an additional $1.1 billion to cover the cleanup cost of possible oil spills from TMX, the Canada Energy Regulator has decided. Photo by Jesse Winter / Canada's National Observer

Aug. 23, 2022

Trans Mountain will not have to come up with an additional $1.1 billion to cover the cleanup cost of possible oil spills from its expansion project, the Canada Energy Regulator has decided.

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The time-bomb town Ontario didn’t defuse

19/08/22

Author:

EMMA GRANEY, CHEN WANG, JEFF GRAY AND COLIN GRAF

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The Globe and Mail

The first sign that something was wrong in Wheatley, Ont., came via a call to 911 on June 2, 2021, at 2:22 p.m. Building owner Whit Thiele had discovered a gas leak.

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Mr. Thiele had bought 15 Erie St. North in 2016 and turned it into a popular local pub called The Pogue, but the business had struggled during the pandemic and eventually closed.

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Canada

Ecology/Environment

LNG - Fracking

MPs raise concerns over pipeline construction obstructing salmon run

15/08/22

Author:

Natasha Bulowski

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National Observer

A dead salmon is photographed in the Coquihalla River near a Trans Mountain worksite. Photo by Kate Tairyan

Aug. 12, 2022

Four B.C. MPs are urging the federal government to halt the construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline and expansion project at least until salmon have finished spawning. The call comes after environmental group Protect the Planet documented salmon dying near a Trans Mountain worksite in Hope, B.C., last week.

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Canada was eyeing Europe’s gas market months before Russian invasion

04/08/22

Author:

John Woodside

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National Observer

Jonathan WIlkinson speaks at an event at the United Nations' COP26 climate conference on Nov. 6, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Photo by Karwai Tang via COP26 / Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Aug. 4, 2022

Canada was quietly trying to muscle in on Europe’s gas market months before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed the continent’s energy security to mainstream attention, documents obtained by Canada’s National Observer reveal.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Canada

New organizing in the U.S. is both promising and inspiring — and one hopes more of it spills over into Canada.

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