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500 organizations in Canada, U.S. urge feds to stop investing in carbon capture technology
Investment in carbon capture technology will hinder Canada’s transition away from fossil fuels and exacerbate the effects of climate change, says a new letter co-signed by hundreds of organizations.
Green Party executive launches membership review of leader Annamie Paul
Dana Taylor, interim executive director of the Greens' main governing body, has kicked off a membership review that would suspend Paul's status and bar her from representing the party while it is underway, say three senior party sources.
Canada to donate 17.7M doses of AstraZeneca and raise money for global vaccination
Procurement Minister Anita Anand says after talking to provinces, it was determined these COVID-19 doses were excess supply, as demand for this vaccine had been met.
At least $23 billion spent supporting pipelines since 2018
That's according to a new report from the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
Inuk MP's account of racial profiling in Commons 'unacceptable': Miller
It's a "sad reflection" on Canada that an Inuk MP feels she's been racially profiled by security officials on Parliament Hill, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday.
From Captain Cleanwater to climate advocate
Efficiency Canada’s career hub manager says energy-efficiency programs are a key job generator for our transition to a clean energy economy.
Commons passes NDP motion pushing feds to stop fighting Indigenous children in court
A non-binding NDP motion calling on the federal government to take concrete steps toward genuine reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples passed Monday with 271 votes in favour and zero against.
Ottawa dollars can save B.C.'s old-growth forests
An environmental coalition is calling on B.C. government to take advantage of available federal funding to protect old-growth forests, support forestry communities and end its current war in the woods.
Canada needs energy advisers to bolster its home retrofit plans
The federal government is going on a hiring spree to recruit and train up to 2,000 people as energy advisers to support green home renovation programs this summer.
Critics, environmentalists dump on Scheer's raw sewage bill
The proposed changes would basically be a return to the laws under the old Fisheries Act, which were ineffective and rarely enforced, said Mark Mattson, environmental lawyer and president of Swim Drink Fish Canada.
Canada needs to plug methane pollution from abandoned wells
Annual methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells might be underestimated by as much as 150 per cent in Canada and 20 per cent in the U.S., according to a recent study from McGill University.
DFO allowing frozen-at-sea spot prawns — for now
On Tuesday, the government announced fishers will be allowed to freeze prawns at sea for the upcoming season, but offered no guarantees for the future. Fishers say this isn’t enough.