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Australian prime minister’s stance on climate change could cloud the air in...
WASHINGTON — The United States has few closer allies than Australia but climate change could prove a touchy issue when Australia’s conservative prime minister makes his first White House visit...
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Toronto will feel like North Miami by 2100: climate change report
Summers in Toronto will feel like North Miami by the year 2100, according to data from climate change researchers. The U.S.-based Climate Central projected what average summer (June, July and August)...
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Keystone XL pipeline could have bigger impact than expected, new study says
The proposed Keystone XL pipeline to connect Canadian oilsands with U.S. refineries and ports could have a much larger impact on greenhouse gas emissions than previously assumed, according to a new...
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Den Tandt: Harper cements northern legacy despite glaring policy omissions
BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut — As Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads back to the office, concluding his ninth Arctic summer tour, his strategists and senior staff will be congratulating themselves on a job...
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Rock snot? What rock snot? Interview request sets off public relations flurry
By Dene Moore VANCOUVER — It was a story about rock snot. And if there’s a person you want to talk to about the pervasive algae also known by the less-offensive, more scientific name of Didymo, it’s...
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Climate change to wipe out, move habitat for hundreds of birds species: Audubon
The Audubon Society says climate change will destroy habitat for hundreds of bird species. A new report from the group says dozens of species will lose more than half their range with no chance of...
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Canadians head to NYC to join climate protest; want Harper at UN summit
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Dozens of Canadians have travelled to New York City to take part in a march calling for action on climate change. Organizer Stu Basden says his group, Toronto 350, bussed about 275...
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Canada joins pledge at United Nations climate summit to cut emissions
NEW YORK — As global carbon emissions continue their record-breaking rise, Canada has joined more than 100 other countries at the United Nations climate summit to pledge action amid widespread cynicism...
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Stephen Harper pushes free trade as answer to world poverty and conflict
NEW YORK — International free trade, capitalism and free-flowing investment capital offer a critical path to long-term prosperity, equality, freedom and world peace, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said...
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Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson makes pipeline fight a key plank of...
VANCOUVER — The mayor of British Columbia’s most populous city is making his fight against Kinder Morgan’s oil pipeline expansion a key plank of his re-election campaign. British Columbia...
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Natural gas debate: Cracks in ‘bridge’ to clean energy future
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark sees a big role for natural gas in the “clean energy future.” “Natural gas is a climate solution – it is widely recognized as a transition fuel,” according to the...
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U.S. Congress struggles to bring Keystone approval to a vote
WASHINGTON – Once again the six-year battle over Canada’s controversial Keystone XL pipeline has turned into a political football in the United States. This time the gridiron has shifted to Louisiana...
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Coyne: Obama’s new climate change agreement leaves Canada biting the dust
For a lame duck, Barack Obama is looking distinctly frisky. In the days since his Democratic Party took a pasting in the midterm elections, the U.S. president has been moving quickly across a number of...
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Nova Scotia should introduce carbon tax and expand HST, report says
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia should introduce a carbon tax like British Columbia has done and broaden its harmonized sales tax to cover previously exempt items including children’s clothing, diapers and home...
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Kathleen Wynne says putting a value on carbon is important
After signing an agreement with Quebec on climate change, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne wouldn’t say when a carbon tax might be introduced. Wynne says putting a price on carbon is “very important.”
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UN secretary general chides Canada on climate change record, CBC reports
TORONTO — The secretary general of the United Nations is calling on Canada to become more “ambitious and visionary” in dealing with issues like climate change. In an interview with CBC News, Ban...
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Canada seen as big loser if world gets serious about climate change
Most of Canada’s oil riches should stay the ground, according to an international study that has deemed 75 per cent of Canada’s oil and all the Arctic’s fossil fuels “unburnable.” The study, released...
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For the third time in a decade, the Earth had its hottest year on record
By Seth Borenstein WASHINGTON — For the third time in a decade, the globe sizzled to the hottest year on record, federal scientists announced Friday. Both the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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Coyne: Justin Trudeau appears to be backing away from putting ‘a price on...
Wait, what? We’re not going to put a price on carbon? Or not, at any rate, at the national level? That’s no longer federal Liberal policy? We’re to be deprived of the edifying spectacle, come the next...
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Keystone XL pipeline passes in U.S. Senate
By Jim Snyder and Kathleen Hunter The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate passed a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, setting up a conflict with President Barack Obama who has promised a veto. The...
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William Marsden: Elizabeth May joins Obama prayer breakfast
WASHINGTON – Who could blame her? After decades of walking a landscape of empty promises on climate change, Elizabeth May is taking time off for prayer. The Green Party leader and MP from British...
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Watch: McDonald’s Canada shows how Chicken McNuggets are made
There are a lot of myths about McDonald’s food, borne out of the natural self-loathing we all feel when we eat there. One enduring mystery people have been debating for decades is what exactly Chicken...
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Leaks in the natural gas system releasing potent greenhouse gas
The vast network of natural gas wells, pipes and processing facilities across the U.S. and Canada is “leaky” and needs a fix, according to a new study. Government authorities are underestimating how...
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Canada’s Arctic ice caps melting rapidly since 2005, according to documents
OTTAWA — Glacier monitoring conducted by the federal government in Canada’s High Arctic shows the shrinking of ice caps that started in the late 1980s “has accelerated rapidly since 2005” and is part...
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Feds need to do more to fight climate change, finds deputy ministers’ report
OTTAWA — A secret report from a committee of federal deputy ministers stresses the need for the federal government to further combat climate change and manage the risks that threaten Canadian...
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Obama promises decision on Keystone XL in couple of months
WASHINGTON – After more than five years of often inflamed debate, U.S. President Barack Obama says he will decide on the fate of the troubled Keystone XL pipeline “one way or another in a couple of...
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Google Street View maps ‘Polar Bear Capital of the World’ in northern Canada
By Michael Oliveira Google Maps users can now virtually trek across the frozen tundra outside Churchill, Man., and spy on the local residents, who weren’t shy about posing for the cameras. Known as the...
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Canada needs stronger environmental credentials to achieve energy goals, top...
OTTAWA – Two of Canada’s leading conservative power players served notice Friday that Canada must do more to both strengthen and trumpet the country’s environmental credentials if it expects to fight...
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U.S. likely to force oil and gas regulations as price for Keystone pipeline,...
WASHINGTON – The United States will probably force Canada to agree to greenhouse gas emission regulations for its oil and gas industry in return for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, Saskatchewan...
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Keystone XL called powerful weapon against Putin
WASHINGTON — The Keystone XL pipeline would be a powerful weapon against countries like Russia that use their energy resources to intimidate countries such as Ukraine, according to retired Marine Corps...
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In climate change battle, it’s time we started selling sustainability
By Bruce Philp For Postmedia News I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of being harangued by tweedy academics and tree huggers about global warming. David Suzuki’s baleful countenance seems to hover...
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Climate change expert sees ‘brighter, smarter’ future for planet
VANCOUVER — Tom Pedersen sounds almost upbeat about climate change, putting a positive spin on the decidedly gloomy subject. “You must never lose hope,” says Pedersen, executive director of the Pacific...
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New U.S. ambassador Heyman focuses squarely on climate change
OTTAWA — The new United States Ambassador to Canada says developed countries must take responsibility for climate change, but — as a decision looms on the Keystone XL pipeline — he stresses that energy...
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U.S. locks into bad government — and climate change
WASHINGTON — Driving from Washington, D.C., to Annapolis, Md., on the shores of Chesapeake Bay, you have a choice. You can take Highway 50 and hope it’s not bumper-to-bumper. Or you can take a two-lane...
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Nobel laureates condemn Keystone as climate-change trigger
WASHINGTON — Ten Nobel Peace Prize winners from as far afield as Yemen, South Africa and Argentina have signed a letter asking U.S. President Barack Obama to deny a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline...
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Extreme Green: Live lawn mowers and eco-friendly burials are the future
Happy Earth Day. We hope you’ve enjoyed your stay on this planet so far, but we can’t say that the planet has enjoyed hosting us. Let’s face it: most of us feel pretty self-assured if we remember to...
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Obama’s delay portends a ‘No’ on Keystone XL
WASHINGTON — Keystone XL is clearly the party that U.S. President Barack Obama doesn’t want to attend. For years now he has been dodging persistent invitations hand-delivered by Prime Minister Stephen...
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Canada’s threats, whining and naivete botched Keystone XL
WASHINGTON – Jane Kleeb was about as blunt as you can get. “TransCanada fumbled things from the beginning,” the Nebraskan activist said. “If they would have listened to the majority of Nebraskans they...
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Parts of West Antarctic ice sheet starting to collapse, scientists find
WASHINGTON — The huge West Antarctic ice sheet is starting a glacially slow collapse in an unstoppable way, two new studies show. Alarmed scientists say that means even more sea level rise than they...
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Cyclones moving further from tropics and toward larger populations, study finds
WASHINGTON — Tropical cyclones worldwide are moving out of the tropics and more toward the poles and generally larger populations, likely because of global warming, a surprising new study finds....
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Seahorse sighting off Nova Scotia sparks wonder, draws praise
HALIFAX — A marine biologist is praising two divers for filming a rarely seen sea horse and posting it on a website that collects information from amateur naturalists. Nedia Coutinho and Martin Roy,...
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Environmental groups fire legal warning shots at energy companies over...
EDMONTON — Environmental groups are taking inspiration from the legal fight against tobacco to fire warning shots at major energy companies over their alleged role in funding climate change denial and...
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Obama’s new climate change regulations will impact Canada
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama will release Monday what the White House is billing as a pivotal climate change plan that will lead to massive cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel...
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Desmond Tutu calls oilsands ‘filth,’ urges cooperation on environment
Bob Weber FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Anglican archbishop Desmond Tutu has called Alberta’s oilsands “filth” created by greed, and has urged all sides to work together to protect the environment and...
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U.S. government seeks to cut pollution from power plants by 30 per cent by 2030
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Monday will roll out a plan to cut earth-warming pollution from power plants by 30 per cent by 2030, setting in motion one of the most significant actions to...
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Strong public support for new U.S. emission standards bodes ill for Keystone XL
WASHINGTON — Despite an increasing number of polls that show almost overwhelming popular support for the new U.S. carbon emission standards, Republican politicians — and even some Democrats — have...
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Canada more ‘frank’ than rest of world on climate change: Harper
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says there’s not a country in the world that would take action on climate change at the expense of its own economy — no matter what it might say. Canada wants to...
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Miami Beach marks centennial with 100 hours of free events, celebrity-studded...
By Jennifer Kay MIAMI — To stage a centennial celebration, officials here sought local talent to highlight their commitment to creativity and sense of community. Since this is Miami Beach, that local...
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Different generations, same warrior spirit
A generation and an ocean apart, Mary Robinson and Severn Cullis-Suzuki stand up for causes they care about, leading the charge for meaningful change. A lawyer with a passion for social justice,...
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This week in health: Fighting climate change, lessons in end-of-life care,...
Canada.com Health takes a look at a few stories you may have missed this week. ‘Immediate health benefits’ from fighting climate change Perhaps a key problem in conveying the consequences of climate...
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