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Alberta’s climate change strategy targets carbon, coal, emissions

Nov 22, 2015 – CBC news Alberta’s climate change strategy includes a tax on carbon, a cap on oilsands emissions,…+

Province puts $150,000 toward geothermal-heat program expansion

Nov 15, 2015 – Winnipeg Free Press The province is expanding geothermal heating to two more First Nations. That brings the…+

Trudeau orders oil tanker ban that could kill Northern Gateway

Nov 13, 2015 – National Observer Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a set of directives to his cabinet ministers Friday…+

Barack Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline

Nov 6, 2015 – CBC News The Obama administration rejected TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday,…+

Keystone XL pipeline owner TransCanada asks for a delay

Nov 2, 2015 – New York Times The company that hopes to build the Keystone XL pipeline to carry crude…+

Extreme heatwaves could push Gulf climate beyond human endurance, study shows

Oct 26, 2015 – The Guardian The Gulf in the Middle East, the heartland of the global oil industry, will…+

Oslo aims to make city center car-free within four years

Oct 19, 2015 – Reuters Cars will be banned from central Oslo by 2019 to help reduce pollution, local politicians…+

New environmental legislation will be the ‘backdrop to everything you do:’ Selinger

Oct 16, 2015 – Winnipeg Free Press With noted Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki at his side Friday, Premier Greg Selinger…+

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