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    Manitoba greenhouse gas emissions keep rising

    Apr 28, 2020 – Winnipeg Free Press –

    Manitoba’s emissions increased by 8.3 % from 2005 to 2018. This marks the third-most significant growth rate among provinces. Alberta’s emissions grew by 14% and Saskatchewan 12% – mostly due to increases from the oil and gas sector in those provinces.

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    What we can learn from COVID-19 to mitigate our next crisis: Climate Change

    Apr 15, 2020 – Forbes –

    There are three things we need to apply from the COVID-19 crisis to the climate crisis: 1) Scientific facts matter and have to be taken seriously, 2) Delayed response costs lives and hurts the economy, and 3) Globally coordinated policy measures are required.

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    Big Oil is using the coronavirus pandemic to push through the Keystone XL pipeline

    Apr 5, 2020 – The Guardian –

    It is difficult to escape the conclusion that the oil industry is acting decisively now to expand pipelines like the Keystone XL because it knows this is the one moment when protesters can’t make themselves heard.

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