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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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U.S. State Department raises no environmental objection to Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON – A critical U.S. government environmental study states that the controversial Keystone XL pipeline will have no significant environmental or climate change impact, essentially giving U.S....
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Call to take selfies for National Sweater Day campaign
This National Sweater Day on Feb. 6, the World Wildlife Fund is putting a “selfie” spin on their fight against climate change. The organization is challenging Canadian to lower their thermostats, don...
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William Marsden: The real issue over Keystone is America’s addiction to oil
WASHINGTON – In the mishmash of speculation and assumptions that have driven the U.S. national debate over the Keystone XL pipeline, there is one undeniable fact no American wants to talk about....
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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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