May 31, 2016 – CBC News
The market conditions that once made TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline an attractive conduit for Alberta’s oilsands bitumen have now largely vanished, according to an internal finance department memo.
+May 29, 2016 – Calgary Sun
Activist Naomi Klein ruffled some feathers in the heart of Alberta’s oilpatch Sunday, linking the devastating Fort McMurray wildfire to climate change and calling for an end to fossil fuels.
+May 27, 2016 – Winnipeg Free Press
Edmond Financial Group has installed a pair of electric vehicle-charging stations at their building at 420 Academy Road.
+May 20, 2016 – The Guardian
Hospitals struggle to cope as patient numbers soar and cold water in short supply after India’s hottest day on record.
+May 16, 2016 – The Guardian
Latest monthly figures add to string of recent temperature records and all but assure 2016 will be hottest year on record
+May 13, 2016 – Winnipeg Free Press
Projected changes for Winnipeg’s climate are the result of a statistical analysis conducted over the past year by University of Winnipeg researcher Ryan Smith and climatologist Danny Blair.
+May 12, 2016 – Globe and Mail
Premier Kathleen Wynne’s cabinet is set to thrash out the Ontario government’s sweeping Climate Change Action Plan amid tensions between several ministers over how far the plan should go.
+May 10, 2016 – UWinnipeg News Centre
WINNIPEG, MB – The University of Winnipeg has surpassed its GHG emission reduction target primarily through a comprehensive energy retrofit, installation of a hybrid heating system, and the development of a comprehensive building controls system that allows for smart building operations.
+May 10, 2016 – HDT
Nikola Motor Co., named after electricity pioneer Nikola Tesla, has announced that it’s developing a 2,000-hp, all-wheel-drive, hybrid-electric truck-tractor with a turbine range extender whose operating costs will be one-half that of a diesel tractor.
+May 5, 2016 – CBC News
The town of Truro will soon have one of the most energy efficient subsidized homes in Nova Scotia thanks to a pilot project launched by the local housing authority.
+May 4, 2016 – Climate Central
In Canada, wildfire season now starts a month earlier than it used to and the average annual area burned has doubled since 1970. Climate change has been altering background conditions, but this year’s El Niño also likely played a role in this particularly severe start to wildfire season in western Canada.
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