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Bank regulator action on climate change 'overdue and now urgent': audit

Bank regulator action on climate change 'overdue and now urgent': audit

Full implementation of the strategy is still years away
'This was fear': Imperial CEO hears of impacts from oilsands leaks, apologizes

'This was fear': Imperial CEO hears of impacts from oilsands leaks, apologizes

Greenpeace calling for Imperial Oil to be charged over releases of the toxic wastewater
B.C. greenhouses welcome carbon tax exemption

B.C. greenhouses welcome carbon tax exemption

Exemption will apply an 80 percent reduction in the tax at the point of sale
Feds can't say which regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions are working: audit

Feds can't say which regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions are working: audit

While emissions from electricity generation have fallen in recent years, those coming from vehicles and the oil and gas industry have both increased
Oilsands wastewater seepage cleanup to be complete by end of May: Imperial

Oilsands wastewater seepage cleanup to be complete by end of May: Imperial

The company has been under fire in recent months for its environmental performance
Alberta's United Conservative government releases 'aspirational' plan on climate

Alberta's United Conservative government releases 'aspirational' plan on climate

Plan contains few details on the pace of investment and construction required to achieve goals
Province and feds agree to plant 37M new trees in B.C.

Province and feds agree to plant 37M new trees in B.C.

It's the carbon equivalent of removing about 470,000 gas-burning cars off the road for one year.
First Nations blast Alberta Energy Regulator at hearing; Guibeault promises reform

First Nations blast Alberta Energy Regulator at hearing; Guibeault promises reform

'The Alberta system, when it comes to the Alberta regulator, is completely broken and should be dismantled,' says chief of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
Canada lagging as wind and solar drive global drop in electricity emissions, study finds

Canada lagging as wind and solar drive global drop in electricity emissions, study finds

Wind and solar generation have hit a global turning point in weening the grid off fossil fuels. Some experts say Canada needs to build five times faster to catch up.
West Vancouver lab aims to restore world's lost kelp forests

West Vancouver lab aims to restore world's lost kelp forests

Work being done in the West Vancouver lab could be of ‘planetary significance,’ says Ocean Wise