Nov 30, 2015 – The Guardian
Billionaires Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Branson and other high-profile entrepreneurs have pledged to spark a “new economic revolution” based around clean energy after launching a new investment drive for renewables.
+Nov 29, 2015 – Winnipeg Sun
Environmentalists are calling for economy-wide carbon taxes as a way to force emissions to finally be reduced. But Premier Greg Selinger says that levy won’t be part of his new climate change strategy due out this Thursday.
+Nov 29, 2015 – CBC News
Hundreds of people marched in Winnipeg Sunday afternoon to raise awareness about climate change and to call on governments to do more to invest in clean energy.
+Nov 23, 2015 – CBC News
Justin Trudeau says he’s heading into the much-anticipated climate change talks in Paris next week with a “Canadian approach” to climate change, one that recognizes the work the provinces have already done.
+Nov 22, 2015 – CBC news
Alberta’s climate change strategy includes a tax on carbon, a cap on oilsands emissions, a phasing out of coal-fired electricity and an emphasis on wind power.
+Nov 15, 2015 – Winnipeg Free Press
The province is expanding geothermal heating to two more First Nations. That brings the number of First Nations in Manitoba converting to the earth-based heating and cooling system to six.
+Nov 13, 2015 – National Observer
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a set of directives to his cabinet ministers Friday that included instructions to end oil tankers transits on B.C.’s northern coast — a move that observers say could finally kill the long embattled Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline proposal.
+Nov 6, 2015 – CBC News
The Obama administration rejected TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, capping a seven-year saga that became an environmental flashpoint in both Canada and the U.S.
+Nov 2, 2015 – New York Times
The company that hopes to build the Keystone XL pipeline to carry crude oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast asked the Obama administration Monday to delay its review of the proposal — a striking turn that adds further uncertainty to a project that has generated bitter debate since it was proposed seven years ago.
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