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UK sugar, carbon taxes could produce £3.6B in revenue, reduce emissions by 19M tonnes

Feb 5, 2016 – Sustainable Brands Could the health and environmental benefits of taxes on sugary drinks and carbon-intensive foods…+

Twenty-five recommendations to help Manitoba farmers mitigate climate change

Jan 14, 2016 – Manitoba Cooperator Agriculture accounts for about ⅓ of Manitoba’s GHG emissions. But how agricultural land is…+

Infrastructure funds to be earmarked for disaster preparation, Goodale says

Jan 13, 2016 – Canadian Press OTTAWA – The federal public safety minister says the government will open its wallet…+

Keystone XL rejection leads TransCanada to sue Obama administration

Jan 6, 2015 – CBC News TransCanada has filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration and plans to file a…+

Manitoba’s climate plan? Close, but no cigar

Jan 5, 2016 – Winnipeg Free Press ANALYSIS – Manitoba has set new greenhouse gas emission targets. What will it…+

Climate change affecting vital winter roads for First Nations, leaders say

Jan 3, 2016 – CBC News Wonky weather conditions are prompting aboriginal leaders to raise concerns about the impact of…+

U.S. Midwestern flooding death roll rises as cleanup begins

Jan 3, 2016 – CBC News The Mississippi River and many of its tributaries continued their retreat Sunday from historic…+

Methane leak in California a ‘major catastrophe’

Dec 31, 2015 – CBC News About 42 kilometres from Los Angeles a plume of methane is shooting into the sky. The…+

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