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New BC gov’t hikes carbon tax

Sep 12, 2017 – Tax News –

BC’s new NDP Government has announced that it will increase the carbon tax by $5 per tonne a year for four years. In addition, the obligation that the carbon tax must be revenue neutral will be lifted.
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General Motors, Disney, Shell and 1,200 other companies are taking steps to fight climate change

Sep 12, 2017 – Washington Post –

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) found that 517 companies have put a price on carbon and 732 are planning to do so in the next two years.
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New study shows organic farming traps carbon in soil to combat climate change

Sep 11, 2017 – Civil Eats –

New study finds that organic farms have 26 percent more long-term carbon storage potential than conventional farms.
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TransCanada may abandon Energy East pipeline facing tougher review

Sep 8, 2017 – CBC News –

TransCanada will suspend the application for its Energy East pipeline for 30 days and may abandon the project, the company said on Thursday, weeks after the National Energy Board regulator announced a tougher review process.
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Twin megastorms have scientists fearing this may be the new normal

Sep 6, 2017 – The Guardian –

One week after the record deluge in Texas, the biggest hurricane ever measured in the mid-Atlantic is tearing through the Caribbean.
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Transit advocates want province to get back on the bus, restore 50-50 funding

Sep 5, 2017 – CBC News –

Winnipeggers could pay more for less bus service if the province goes ahead with a planned funding change, according to local transit advocates.
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Did climate change intensify Hurricane Harvey?

Aug 27,2017 – The Atlantic –

“The breadth and intensity of this rainfall are beyond anything experienced before.” said a statement from the National Weather Service. What role did human-caused global warming play in strengthening this storm?
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Harvey unloading incredible rains over Southeast Texas; Flash flood emergency in Houston

Aug 26, 2017 – Washington Post –

Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Southeast Texas on Friday night. The storm stalled over Southeast Texas and is forecast to remain there through the middle of the week unloading tremendous rainfall.
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Energy East Pipeline review to look at upstream, downstream GHG emissions

Aug 24, 2017 – CBC News –

Canada’s national energy regulator says it will for the first time consider the impact of upstream and downstream emissions from potential increased consumption of oil at hearings into the Energy East Pipeline.
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Where on Earth Is Manitoba’s climate plan?

Aug 15, 2017 – DeSmog.org –

The Manitoba government has effectively stopped talking about their climate plan. In fact, the latest action by the PCs has been to publicly announce that it’s seeking legal guidance on the constitutionality of a federally imposed carbon price.
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