Environment
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Trump ups mileage proposal slightly over Obama standard
Fuel economy standards would increase 1.5% per year from 2021 through 2026 under the new proposal
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Is climate action a $26T opportunity? Number needs some scrutiny
It’s difficult to assess what Canada’s share is because a model is needed to figure it out
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Manitoba premier says grain drying would be exempt from a Manitoba carbon tax
Farmers in much of the West have faced steep bills as they use natural gas and propane to dry their grain after a soggy harvest
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Why tech has been slow to fight wildfires, extreme weather
Technologies to confront increasingly frequent wildfires and the extreme climates spurring these disasters on have been slow to adopt, but innovation is taking place
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Starbucks aims to become resource positive company, but lacks target date
The coffee chain says it will work towards storing more carbon than it emits, eliminating waste and providing more clean freshwater than it uses
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New job in green construction for former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson
Robertson has joined Nexii Building Solutions as its executive vice-president of strategy and partnerships
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Volkswagen pleads guilty to all Canadian charges in emissions cheating scandal [UPDATED]
The federal government charged the auto giant with 58 infractions under the Environmental Protection Act
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Malaysia returns 150 containers of garbage, including 11 to Canada
No permits have been issued since 2016, even though multiple shipments of Canadian garbage have been discovered in foreign ports
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B.C. and Alberta Indigenous leaders demonstrate against major oilsands project
The Teck Frontier mine north of Fort McMurray, Alta., would produce 260,000 barrels of oil a day and about four million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year
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New climate think tank looking for a road map to zero emissions
The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices warns Canada can’t avoid the global economic shifts that adapting to climate change will bring
