What the Trans Mountain decision means for Alberta’s oilpatch | CBC News
Those kinds of questions aren’t going away regardless of the court’s ruling. Investors worldwide are looking at oil and gas development with increasing scrutiny.
Wilkinson Wants More Detail After Teck Promises Net-Zero by 2050 – The Energy Mix
Teck’s announced commitment to hit carbon neutrality “across all operations and activities” by 2050 “appears to be in line with Canada’s commitment to reach net-zero emissions by the same date, and adds to the pressure Ottawa is under to approve the massive Frontier oil sands mine in the face of vocal opposition from environmental groups,” the Globe and Mail writes.
Australia is burning to ashes, but will it matter? | Ricochet
As I write this, uncontrollable wildfires have been burning in Australia for weeks, with a staggering toll: more than 30 lives lost, 3,000 homes burned, an estimated billion animals killed, and many species pushed closer to extinction. The images that have dominated media coverage are harrowing. Once-living ecosystems turned to ash inside annihilating fires. Rescued wildlife in recovery, eyes smoke-swollen, fur replaced with scab and scar. A young joey’s charred remains still caught in a too-unyielding fence.
$500M investment means construction to start on Canada’s largest solar farm this year | CBC News
Jason Kenney wants to avoid the mistakes made by a liberal Ontario government when it comes to subsidizing renewable energy by getting Alberta out of the power contract game.
But according to an expert, he’s talking about a problem that doesn’t really exist.
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A year later, he hasn’t learned a thing.
With wildfires on the rise, indigenous fire management is poised to make a comeback
As the world watches bushfires take a massive toll on Australian land, wildlife, and people, experts in indigenous fire management are reporting an uptick in interest in their work. These ancient techniques, which involve setting small fires during dry periods in order to moderate larger wildfires, are already proving their potential in places like Northern Australia, where so-called cultural burning has cut destructive wildfires by 40 percent over the last decade — and significantly curbed greenhouse gas emissions in the process.
The experiences of indigenous fire experts in Canada and the U.S., however, show that incorporating these techniques into other national and state-led forest service management plans may not be easy.