Alberta oilpatch pollution badly underestimated
A new study confirms that a type of unregulated emission, that doesn't require industry transparency, accounts for 94 per cent of methane released in Alberta,
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U.S. court dismisses Resolute's racketeering suit against Greenpeace
Judge Jon Tigar wrote that the defendants' speech "constituted the expression of opinion, or different viewpoints that are a vital part of our democracy."
What really sank the Energy East pipeline?
Did regulation kill Energy East? Conservative leader Andrew Scheer thinks it did and so does Premier Brad Wall of Saskatchewan. Warren Mabee of Queen's University has a different take.
BC to defend Kinder Morgan in one court, after opposing it in another
Even if the NDP government opposes the pipeline, the Liberal government approved it.
Top scientist teases 'solution' to climate funding crisis
Chief Science Adviser Mona Nemer is just three weeks into her job and her office is mostly still empty, but she has big plans.
We asked Jagmeet Singh where oilsands workers will be in 2030
The new NDP leader wants to meet Canada's climate change goals ahead of the current 2030 deadline — but he would need support from politicians outside Ottawa to do it.
Canada's hostile regulatory environment costing energy investments: report
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says the federal cabinet was never going to include downstream emissions as a factor when it reviewed the application for the now defunct Energy East pipeline.
Nova Scotia's cap and trade needs targets to be effective, committee told
Nova Scotia's proposed cap and trade regime must have declining emissions caps in order to be effective, the legislature's law amendments committee was told on Mon. Oct. 16, 2017.
Don't gamble with Canada's marvellous marine life
Celebrated Canadian scientist David Suzuki paints a picture of what will happen to vulnerable Canadian marine mammals if coastal waters are hit with a pipeline oil spill.
McKenna says federal reforms could target Sarnia following investigation
The Trudeau government says its plans to toughen Canada's environmental laws could address serious health concerns exposed by a joint media investigation into Sarnia's petrochemical valley.
New spill rules tag transport companies with response, recovery costs in B.C.
B.C. has introduced pollution prevention regulations to hold transport companies moving petroleum products across the province responsible for the costs of responding to and cleaning up spills.
U.S. State Department issues presidential permit for Enbridge line 67
The U.S. State Department has issued a presidential permit allowing Enbridge Inc. to ship more oil on its Line 67 pipeline after a five-year review.
Stand.earth offices raided on behalf of Enbridge
"The timing is very suspicious," said Stand.earth's Karen Mahon after bailiffs showed up at the door of the organization's Vancouver office on Tuesday.
Ontario government ignored public safety concerns, ‘muzzled’ engineers: document
An internal document obtained by The Price of Oil investigation reveals accusations from Ontario engineers that the provincial government has 'ignored' a First Nation's chemical pollution concerns.
Inside Ottawa's rush to dispute science before pipeline approvals
A letter about scientific research triggered immediate denials in a flurry of emails from officials within government in the days before the Trudeau Liberals approved two major pipeline projects.