Bob Weber
Pembina Institute report suggests little progress on Alberta’s emissions reduction plan
A survey from clean energy think-tank the Pembina Institute says Alberta has done little to implement its plan to reduce its greenhouse gas...
Increasing renewable energy to create more conflicts between environmental values
An Alberta environmental group opposes a solar power project over concerns it would damage antelope habitat and block their migration
Alberta irrigators’ study proposes $5B in water storage to prepare for drier future
The report looked at the fate of rivers in southern Alberta as climate change continues to move the province into a hotter, drier...
Record Alberta wildfires changed forests for decades, destroyed rare habitat: report
New report says record wildfires in Alberta destroyed habitat for threatened species and will change the makeup of the province's forests for decades...
Alberta scientists band together to shift climate change focus to health impacts
EDMONTON — Bodies and minds are just as affected by climate change as sea ice and forests, says University of Alberta scientist Sherilee...
Alberta First Nations want Ottawa to class oilsands tailings component as toxin
Two Alberta First Nations have asked the federal government to examine whether a component of oilsands tailings pond water known to harm fish...
Alberta coal mine moves ahead without permits federal officials say are needed
Environmental groups are asking Ottawa to enforce its rules on an Alberta coal site that has started building an underground test mine without...
‘Energy needs’: Study shows polar bears can’t survive on extended land-based diet
Polar bears along Hudson Bay stranded on land by a lengthening summer tried everything to feed themselves, from swimming after seal carcasses to...
Delayed Alberta report shows little caribou progress despite federal deal
EDMONTON — An Alberta government document suggests the province has made little progress in protecting its 15 threatened caribou herds, despite having signed...
Contamination from old Alberta Rockies coal mines raises cleanup questions
EDMONTON — A former coal mine in the Alberta Rockies is releasing a contaminant toxic to fish at rates more than dozens of...
