Carbon capture: Separating fact from fiction
In Episode 12 of Hot Politics, host David McKie examines the carbon capture utilization and storage process, or CCUS for short, and explores why some are calling it greenwashing.
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Bank: Asia must abandon coal faster to stem worst climate woes
Asia must rapidly cut fossil fuel subsidies and plow more money into a clean energy transition to avoid catastrophic climate change that puts its own development at risk, according to a new report from the Asian Development Bank.
A wake-up call to oilsands industry to ensure that all necessary measures are in place to prevent future wildlife tragedies
The Alberta Energy Regulator says it is investigating after Suncor reported the discovery of dozens of dead birds at an oilsands tailings pond.
Student Kasey Chen schools others on all things green
This 17-year-old Grade 12 student, is a recipient of a 2022 Youth Climate Activism Award for her work raising awareness about the importance of recycling at her high school, reclaiming habitat from invasive species and encouraging native plant gardening.
For whales and crabbers, it’s a delicate dance
As climate change causes more marine heat waves, finding space for both is getting even more difficult.
Cost of carbon emissions nearly five times higher than previously thought: analysis
The new numbers have been in development for months but come after a recent report from the parliamentary budget officer on the economic costs of the carbon price. That report did not specifically equate the cost of the price on carbon to the costs of climate change itself.
Senegal gas project drives locals to desperation, prostitution
When the gas rig arrived off the coast of Saint-Louis, residents of this seaside Senegalese town found reason to hope. Officials promised the drilling would soon bring thousands of jobs and diversification of the economy.
MOVIES: How to Blow up a Pipeline
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As the planet warms, more ‘flash droughts’ suck soil and plants dry
Climate change is making droughts faster and more furious, especially a specific fast-developing heat-driven kind that catches farmers by surprise, a new study found.
In Africa’s Okavango, oil drilling disrupts locals and nature
Gobonamang Kgetho has a deep affection for Africa’s largest inland delta, the Okavango. It is his home.
Could proposed U.S. auto emission rules be a ‘golden egg’ for Canada’s economy?
Strict new automobile pollution limits proposed in the U.S. are good news for the climate and Canada’s economy, say several energy think-tanks.
Greens take a hit in Prince Edward Island election after being first in Canada to hold official Opposition
In 2019, Prince Edward Island became the first province in Canada where the Green Party led the official Opposition. However, Monday’s provincial election turned the party upside down, knocking the Greens down from eight seats to just two.
It’s not just oceans rising. It’s groundwater, too
As subterranean water inches higher, so do threats to our air and water.
Swiss pensioners take government to European court over climate
A group of Swiss pensioners took their government to a top European court on Wednesday over what they claim is its failure to take stronger action on climate change.
Killer tornadoes, supercells likely to hit southern U.S. more often
America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently in the more populous Southern states, like Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee.