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John Woodside
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News, Energy, Politics
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February 29th 2024
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is replacing a renewable energy development moratorium with what appears to be a de facto ban, turning the province into one of the few jurisdictions on Earth frustrating the growth of clean, cheap power.
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In Danielle Smith's Alberta, wind and solar are buried under mountains of red tape and regulation while oil, gas, and coal mining get a free pass. Even Don Quixote would have a hard time tilting at windmills this shamelessly.
Max Fawcett
Opinion, Politics
| February 29th 2024
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After championing LNG for years, federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is now suggesting that investing in B.C. LNG export schemes is risky as the shift to clean energy picks up speed. Climate critics hope B.C. and Ottawa take his advice.
Rochelle Baker
News, Island Insider
| February 29th 2024
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Canada needs greater federal leadership on water because adapting to climate change requires national water solutions that bring together provincial, local and Indigenous jurisdictions.
John Pomeroy, Bob Sandford, Thomas Axworthy
Opinion
| February 29th 2024
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Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA figure if they can just inject ice high up in the air, water vapour in the upper atmosphere would get a bit drier and that could counteract a small amount of the human-caused heating.
Seth Borenstein, Carlos Mureithi
News, US News
| February 28th 2024
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Scientists are investigating reports of dying coral along a 1,100-kilometre stretch from Lizard Island in the north to Heron Island in the south.
Graham Readfearn
News
| February 29th 2024
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“This issue is not settled. Companies continue to profit from Alberta’s resources while ignoring their community obligations and funnelling profits to executives and shareholders.”
Bob Weber
News, Energy
| February 28th 2024
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Environmentalists, Inuit and firefighters are urging the federal government to list a group of harmful chemicals as toxic under Canada's environmental protection laws because they can increase cancer risks and other health risks and linger in ecosystems for decades.
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
News
| February 29th 2024
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From the archives
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Pippa Norman
News, Climate Solutions Reporting
| December 29th 2022
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