Headlines out of Canada are making palms meet faces around the world. In Canada, the faces are often red with embarrassment about other Canadians’ actions. Other faces are red with anger. But it’s all theatrics during the inevitable dissolution of the oil sands. What are the headlines? Alberta’s ruling party … [continued]
Four of the six directors of the Maple Leaf Institute running the campaign are ex-lobbyists with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and partners in a new ‘strategy’ consultancy.
The coming month will be critical for the controversial Enbridge Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline, currently under construction in Northern Minnesota, AP reports. “Due to the urgency of the climate crisis and the fact that Indigenous leaders have not consented to the Line 3 project,” organizers from 300 groups … [continued]
Alberta’s crude oil from steam-assisted gravity drainage has a carbon debt just for extraction and in province processing that’s as large as the total annual global consumption of CO2. Shipping, refinement and use make that three times bigger.
Fossil fuel-free mutual fund investing came to Canada this spring with the announcement by VanCity Credit Union that one of its affiliated mutual funds had sold off its hydrocarbon holdings to go fossil-free. Such companies only represented about 3% of the “IA Clarington Inhance Global Equity SRI Class” fund, so … [continued]
While private financial institutions & businesses are investing to make Canada a clean energy leader – which citizens want – Ottawa drags it feet.
The oil sands of Athabasca are responsible for much higher levels of hazardous pollution and emissions than previously thought, according to a new report from University of Toronto Scarborough. The new research represents the most comprehensive work of its type ever done on the Oil Sands Region. The assessment — … [continued]
Beyond solar and EV news, here are some more cleantech and climate news & views from around the interwebs: Renewables “Then You Win” Michael Liebreich Youtube Video: http://youtu.be/U7vvipH-kU8 Despite Conservative Attacks, States Continue to Realize the Benefits of Renewable Energy Standards: “States’ adoption of renewable energy standards—which require electric utility … [continued]
Anti-oil sands advocates plan protest to support Keystone XL rejection, highlight campaign contributions from Big Oil to Congress.
When environmentalists ask you to do something, you might not listen. When concerned citizens ask you to do something, you might not listen. When scientists ask you to do something, you might not listen. But when your investors ask you to do something, maybe then you’ll listen. BP and Shell … [continued]
