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Environment
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NDP unveils parts of climate plan in motion as the Green Party edges closer
OTTAWA – NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will cut Canada’s emissions almost in half over the next decade as he tries to stake out a claim to the climate change agenda in the looming federal election. The pledge…
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Saskatchewan carbon capture facility likely to fall short of annual target: CEO
REGINA – The CEO of SaskPower says he doesn’t think the province’s carbon capture and storage facility will be able to meet its yearly target for trapping carbon dioxide. Mike Marsh says the Crown corporation’s coal-fired Boundary Dam power plant…
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CanWEA Hosts Spring Forum in Banff
CanWEA recently held its two-day Spring Forum at the Fairmont Banff Springs in Banff, Alberta. Over 170 professionals from the wind energy industry were on hand to discuss the state of the industry, Alberta election results, new technology, and much…
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B.C. introduces law to require cars, trucks sold by 2040 be zero emission
VICTORIA – All light-duty cars and trucks sold in British Columbia would have to be zero-emission by 2040 under legislation tabled Wednesday. Energy Minister Michelle Mungall says the Zero Emission Vehicles Act aims to fight climate change by phasing out…
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New carbon tax starts coming in for 4 provinces that fought the federal plan
People in Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick will be paying more for gasoline and heating fuel Monday when the federal government’s carbon tax begins in provinces that refused to impose their own emissions pricing. The federal tax is $20…
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Report calls for increase in electric buses as manufacturing footprint grows
TORONTO – A new report by a green energy think-tank calls for increased investment in electric buses to both reduce emissions and boost Canada’s growing manufacturing base of the vehicles. The report by Clean Energy Canada says that while Canada…
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Doug Ford says the Liberals’ carbon tax will plunge Canada into recession
TORONTO – The premier of Ontario says a federal carbon tax will plunge the country into recession. Doug Ford says the federal Liberal government’s climate plan will trigger an economic downturn. In his address to the Economic Club of Canada…
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New tax incentives for investment could increase Canada’s emissions
OTTAWA – Big greenhouse-gas emitters will be able to take advantage of new federal tax incentives Finance Minister Bill Morneau promised Wednesday even if that means more emissions, the government says. Measures in Morneau’s fall fiscal update will allow manufacturing…
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EDC spends 12 times more for fossil fuels than clean tech, report says
OTTAWA – New research shows Export Development Canada provided 12 times as much financial backing to oil and gas companies as it did to clean-technology companies over the last five years. The findings by lobby group Oil Change International show…
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GFL Environmental buying U.S. company Waste Industries in deal valued at $3.65B
Toronto-based GFL Environmental Inc. has signed a deal to buy Waste Industries in an agreement that values the U.S. company at about $3.65 billion. The deal will more than double GFL’s footprint in the United States. “Waste Industries strongly complements…
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Environmental Footprint of Maintenance
Maintenance activities have a direct effect on the environment that surrounds the facility where they are executed. There are three aspects in which maintenance strategies contribute to a facility footprint in the environment: resources needed, efficiency of the equipment, and…
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Ontario to scrap Drive Clean emissions test, target heavy duty vehicles instead
TORONTO – Ontario’s Drive Clean vehicle emissions testing program will be dismantled next year and replaced with a new system that will focus on heavy-duty vehicles such as transport trucks, the government said Friday. The Progressive Conservative government said the…
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Imperial Oil vows to employ oilsands technology to cut GHG intensity by 10 per cent
CALGARY – Imperial Oil Ltd. is pledging to cut its oilsands greenhouse gas emissions per barrel by 10 per cent over the next five years as it ramps up production and works to get in line with increasingly stringent environmental…
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Sustainable packaging an increasingly high priority for consumers: GlobalData
According to GlobalData, a data and analytics company, consumers are increasingly putting pressure on manufacturers to improve the impact that packaging has on the environment. “This sudden interest in sustainability has been driven by more open discussion via social media,…
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No more retrofits for carbon capture and storage at Boundary Dam: SaskPower
Regina – SaskPower says there will be no further retrofits to allow for carbon capture and storage at a dam site in southeastern Saskatchewan. The technology was introduced with much fanfare for $1.5 billion at the Boundary Dam power plant…
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Canada Invests in Cleantech to Transform Quebec Pulp Mill
Windsor, QC – As Canada transitions to a low-carbon future, investments in clean technology are building a stronger economy and creating new middle-class jobs. The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development, on behalf of the Honourable Jim Carr, Canada’s…
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GHG initiative challenges industry to reduce emissions at Global Energy Summit in Toronto
Toronto – Armstrong Fluid Technology has announced an initiative to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 2 million tons by the year 2022 and issued a challenge to industry participants to set similarly aggressive targets for the same four-year time…
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Poll says Ontarians support Bruce Power’s life-extension program
Kincardine, Ont. – Eight out of 10 Ontarians supported the refurbishment of the Bruce Power reactors allowing them to continue to provide low cost electricity to Ontario homes and businesses. The telephone poll, conducted between May 11 to 15 for…
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Carbon-free aluminium smelting process is the most significant innovation in a century
Montreal – Rio Tinto and Alcoa Corporation announced a revolutionary process to make aluminium that produces oxygen and eliminates all direct greenhouse gas emissions from the traditional smelting process. Executives of Rio Tinto, Alcoa and Apple were joined by Canadian…
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Alberta adds two year sunset clause to bill that would regulate oil shipments
Edmonton – Alberta is putting an expiry date on proposed legislation that would allow the province to regulate oil and gas shipments. The government has said it might use such a law against British Columbia if that province continues to…
