environment
Enbridge ‘misleading’ public on impact of Line 5 closure, environmental groups charge
According to an expert analysis Enbridge submitted to a Wisconsin court, shutting down the 1,000-kilometre pipeline, which carries crude oil and natural gas liquids across Wisconsin and Michigan to Sarnia, Ont., would result in consumer price increases of less than one cent per gallon in the U.S.
Ontario Greens: Little party, big voice
The press releases from the Ontario Green Party HQ gush forth, as they have for months, long before the Ontario election campaign officially began.
Ford government's climate policies cost taxpayers more than $10 billion: report
Ontario’s “extremely worrisome” recent track record on climate has cost the province nearly $10.5 billion in lost revenues, legal fees and compensation for cancelled contracts, according to a new report.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s budget scant on plans for climate, environment
Ontario Premier Doug Ford promised to sink more than $25 billion into building highways over the next 10 years as the Progressive Conservative government tabled its budget Thursday.
Are ‘climate’ and ‘environment’ dirty words in Doug Ford’s Ontario?
Ontario’s budget is perhaps most notable for what isn’t contained within its 268 pages.
Feds approve offshore oil project days after IPCC begged world to say no to oil and gas
Bay du Nord would see drilling take place at a depth of up to 1,200 metres, compared to other current offshore operations, which drill at 100 metres or less.
To reach net-zero, experts say we must address energy poverty
A new report from Efficiency Canada breaks down energy poverty across the country, the provincial programs that are attempting to address it, and what it would mean for the feds to step up.
Almost all people in the world breathe poor-quality air
The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year.
B.C.’s largest fossil fuel subsidy cost the province over $1B last year
A B.C. program that has been referred to as a “tax loophole for fracking operators” cost the province $1.162 billion in royalty revenues last year.
Environmental groups file lawsuit against federal minister over Bradford Bypass
Seven organizations filed the lawsuit against Steven Guilbeault last week after twice requesting Ottawa intervene in the proposed 16.2-kilometre Bradford Bypass, which would connect Highway 400 to Highway 404 just south of Lake Simcoe.
Tire residue in rain runoff kills fish in urban streams
Residue from vehicle tires contains a chemical highly toxic to several important species of fish when it washes into streams, says new Canadian research.
Ontario’s approach to tackling climate change ‘disappointing’: environment minister
Steven Guilbeault's comments come a few months before a provincial election in Canada’s most populous province.
Environment minister highlights clean energy export as main solution to European energy crisis
“The solution is to move away from fossil fuels,” Steven Guilbeault told Canada’s National Observer. “That’s how we ultimately reduce our dependency.”