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A ‘sponge city’ may be your home in 2050

The Conversation: For people to thrive in a more dangerous world, cities will need to look very different.

Members of the Woodland Cree First Nation take part in a blockade of an oil lease road in northern Alberta as shown in this undated handout image. Police say they're present at the blockade but aren't enforcing an injunction for members of the First Nation to clear the site. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Woodland Cree First Nation-Paul Lavoie
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Police present but not enforcing injunction at Alberta oil blockade

Woodland Cree First Nation in Alberta says it hasn't been consulted on Obsidian Energy's expansion plans and has concerns about earthquakes resulting from...

Brazil is once again in the grip of devastating floods (AFP)
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2023 ‘year of record climatic hazards’ in Latin America: UN

Latin America and the Caribbean had their warmest year on record in 2023 as a "double-whammy" of El Nino and climate change caused...

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks during a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Wilkinson says carbon capture technology is not too expensive or ineffective. Wilkinson is defending carbon sequestration systems after a high profile project in Alberta was abandoned over its price tag. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada’s energy minister defends carbon capture technology

Canada's Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is defending carbon sequestration systems after a high-profile project in Alberta was abandoned over its price tag.

A crowd rallies for coastal protection legislation in front of the Nova Scotia legislature in Halifax on Wednesday May 8, 2024. The Progressive Conservative government announced in February that it would not put into force the Coastal Protection Act, which was passed in 2019 by the former Liberal government with support from all parties in the legislature. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keith Doucette
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Crowd rallies to support Nova Scotia coastal protection legislation

Dozens of people gathered in front of the Nova Scotia legislature today to rally in support of coastal protection legislation the provincial government...

FILE PHOTO: The GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021.  REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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GM to end production of Chevrolet Malibu as it shifts to EVs

General Motors says it will end production of its gasoline-powered Chevrolet Malibu car later this year in order to produce new electric vehicles.

FILE PHOTO: An oil pumpjack is seen in Velma, Oklahoma U.S. April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Luc Cohen/File Photo
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Oklahoma anti-ESG law blocked by state judge

A judge in Oklahoma blocked a state law that prohibits state pension systems from investing with companies that limit investment in the oil...

Some 15,000 soldiers, firefighters, police and volunteers are hard at work across Rio Grande do Sul many in boats, even jet skis, to rescue those trapped and transport aid (AFP)
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Brazil flooding death toll reaches 100

Due to climate change, extreme or rare events "are becoming more frequent and more extreme," Jose Marengo, research coordinator at Brazil's National Center...

FILE PHOTO: A pump is seen at a gas station in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
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Seasonal US fuel demand hits pandemic lows, weighs on refining margins

U.S. gasoline and diesel demand are at their weakest seasonal level since the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, according to data from the Energy Information...

The EU is considering banning European ports from re-exporting Russian LNG to third countries (AFP)
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EU eyes first ever sanctions on Russia’s LNG sector

The aim is to further hit Russia's revenues from fossil fuels as there have been growing concerns that previous sanctions have not hurt...

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