Jul 29, 2016 – Washington Post
Scientists have developed two new visualizations to complement climate scientist Ed Hawkins’s original temperature graphic. The result is an even clearer picture of not only the change in global climate but the undeniable human influence on its progression.
+Jul 27, 2016 – The Guardian
Environmentalists are taking aim at TransCanada and its projects they fear would send hundreds of supertankers laden with crude oil down the Atlantic coast to refineries in Texas and Louisiana.
+Jul 22, 2016 – Canadian Press
The Saskatchewan city of North Battleford shut down its water intake plant Friday after a Husky pipeline spilled thousands of litres of oil upstream into the North Saskatchewan River.
+Jul 21, 2016 – Reuters
Electric car maker Tesla Motors is working on multiple new vehicles, including heavy trucks and buses that could be unveiled as early as next year.
+Jul 20, 2016 – CBC News
Enbridge Inc. has reached a $177-million US settlement with the U.S. government, including $62 million US in civil penalties, for two major pipeline spills in 2010.
+Jul 20, 2016 – CBC News
Replacing tunnels with overpasses helped shave $120 million from the cost of completing the Southwest Transitway, project managers say.
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July 18, 2016 – Harvard Gazette –
Research opens a ‘new universe’ of organic molecules that can store energy in flow batteries
+Jul 12, 2016 – Canadian Press
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is telling Ottawa there’s no more time to “dither” on pipeline approvals, but an internal federal analysis may indicate why the Liberals are content to consult widely before making a decision.
+Jul 7, 2016 – Canadian Press
According to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, the massive Fort McMurray wildfire that forced more than 80,000 people from their homes in May is estimated to cost $3.58 billion.
+Jul 5, 2016 – Winnipeg Free Press
An outcome of the North American Leaders Summit is that policymakers are quite seriously coming to terms with the technical challenge of achieving the Paris 1.5 C target, and the benefits of doing so — all of which bears directly on climate adaptation and mitigation policy for the Canadian Prairies.
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