April 30, 2015 – CBC News
Stephen Harper surprised a lot of people when he said Canada’s soon-to-be-announced target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2020 will not be the same as the U.S.
+Apr 30, 2015 – Portage OnLine
Dakota Tipi First Nation near Portage la Prairie installed a hi-tech solar panel system on their administration building in early 2015. There are now plans to install a similar system on the school in 2016.
+Apr 28, 2015 – Time
An Audi research facility in Dresden, Germany, has managed to create the first batches of diesel fuel with a net-zero carbon footprint — made from carbon dioxide (CO2), water and renewable energy sources such as wind or solar power.
+Apr 27, 2015 – The Guardian
Extreme heatwaves and heavy rain storms are already happening with increasing regularity worldwide because of manmade climate change, according to new research.
+Apr 23, 2015 – CBC News
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says it is unlikely that Canada will join the United States in a pledge to meet tough new targets for greenhouse-gas emissions over the coming decade.
+Apr 15, 2015 – Winnipeg Free Press
OTTAWA — Manitoba should have new emissions targets ready to announce in time for a worldwide conference on climate change scheduled for this fall, Premier Greg Selinger said Tuesday.
+Apr 14, 2015 – Canadian Press
QUEBEC – Provincial leaders from across Canada reaffirmed their commitment to fight climate change on Tuesday even as a meeting revealed major differences among them on how to achieve the objective.
+Apr 12, 2015 – CBC News
A Canadian social action organization opposing the Energy East pipeline says the project puts Winnipeg’s drinking water supply at risk.
+Apr 9, 2015 – CBC News
As a toxic bunker fuel spill spread across Vancouver’s English Bay and washed ashore on the city’s many beaches, people took to social media to share worrying photos, along with fears for the province’s environmental future.
+Apr 8, 2015 – Country Guide
It’s time to stop unscientific denials, and to get on with the job of preparing our farms for the real changes that are coming.
+Apr 8, 2015 – Winnipeg Free Press
Premier Selinger will be in Quebec City next week to discuss climate change with the other premiers. He’ll face an important decision: Will he act on climate? Or will he support the Energy East pipeline? The pipeline’s cheerleaders would like him to believe he can do both. The facts suggest otherwise.
+Apr 8, 2015 – Winnipeg Free Press
Despite assurances of equal time for panellists and respectful conversation, no one from the industry or from government seems to want to talk to the public about pipelines or fracking.
+Apr 8, 2015 – CBC News
A provincial report says the Energy East oil pipeline comes with significant environmental risk and small economic reward for northern Ontario. The report comes out of a year-long review of the project by the Ontario Energy Board.
+Apr 2, 2015 – CBC News
Russia and Canada led the world in the loss of tree cover in 2013, according to analysis of new satellite images by researchers and Global Forest Watch.
+Apr 1, 2015 – Montreal Gazette
The Parti Québécois opposition welcomed news that TransCanada Corp. will not build an oil port in Quebec as part of its cross-country Energy East pipeline project.
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