Environment
Germany agrees on timeline, compensation for coal phase out
Some regions, particularly in the less prosperous east, are heavily dependent on mining lignite, or brown coal
Supreme Court to hear B.C. case to halt Trans Mountain expansion
The key Constitutional question is whether B.C.’s authority to protect its own environment can include interfering in a federal project
Manitoba premier Pallister plans to discuss carbon tax with Trudeau
He’s hoping for some flexibility, especially after poor Liberal election results on the Prairies last fall
Environmental issues top worries at World Economic Forum
A survey of hundreds of key decision-makers finds global warming and extinction of animal species are ahead of risks such as cyberattacks, recession and nuclear proliferation
Group cleaning up old oil wells says Alberta government rules inadequate
The industry-funded Orphan Well Association made the criticism in a letter to Alberta’s energy regulator
Climate is changing. Investing needs to, too, says BlackRock
BlackRock will cut out investments in some coal producers from some of its portfolios
Hamilton scientists find way to dissolve, recycle rubber from car tires
The McMaster University team was working with chemicals to make new silicones when they tried it on the rubber used in tires, and found it successfully broke down the sulphur-to-sulphur bonds in the material
Feds work on new policies to stop illegal shipments of garbage
Environment Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency are looking at what can be done
Superfund cleanup considered for Detroit ‘green goo’ site
An evaluation of the Electro-Plating Services Inc. site will be completed this spring
More shippers and shipping companies promise to avoid Arctic routes
The impact of shipping on Arctic ecosystems, animals such as beluga whales, narwhal and walrus, as well as Indigenous communities is largely unknown
