Canada
In Canada’s Quebec, residents miffed over mining boom
Canada’s Quebec province is rich with minerals needed for everything from electric cars to cell phones, but residents living atop the potential windfall...
Shale gas development better climate plan than carbon pricing: New Brunswick premier
OTTAWA — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his province’s alternative to the federal carbon price will be to ship liquid natural gas...
LNG jetty in Delta gets environmental assessment certificate
DELTA, B.C. — British Columbia’s Environment Ministry says a marine jetty project in the city of Delta to facilitate liquefied natural gas exports...
Climate change expected to drive shifts in urban birds, animals, bugs: study
A new study suggests climate change will drive a massive shift in the birds, bugs and other critters that live alongside humans across...
Polluters shouldn’t be punished – they should just emit less: Saskatchewan premier
OTTAWA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says big polluters shouldn’t be forced to pay for their pollution — they should just emit less....
Conservatives blast pro-carbon price economists as ‘so-called experts’
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives say they won’t be taking advice from “so-called experts” when it comes to carbon pricing, after more than...
Emissions cap ‘could hurt Trans Mountain pipeline sale price’
CALGARY — The Calgary Chamber of Commerce is warning Ottawa that its proposed cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector could...
Canadian premiers complaining about carbon price didn’t pitch better ideas: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says premiers who are asking him to cancel an upcoming increase to the federal carbon price have not proposed...
Lawsuit accuses gas utility in Canada of deceiving consumers with ‘greenwashing’
An environmental group is suing a natural gas utility in British Columbia, accusing it of "greenwashing" its product through advertising, making the company...
Economists defend Liberals’ carbon price as political rhetoric heats up
OTTAWA — Dozens of Canadian economists issued an ardent defence of Canada’s price on pollution on Tuesday, as the government faces increased pressure...
