Environment
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Activists call on insurance firms to stop coverage of Trans Mountain pipeline
If an environmental coalition can convince insurers to bow out of covering the pipeline beyond an Aug. 31 renewal date, Ottawa will be forced to self-insure
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Feds go around Manitoba government to get carbon tax funds to schools
Manitoba wouldn’t agree to work with the federal Liberals to distribute the funds – $60 million – to local school boards
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Closing N.S. pulp mill would cost 2,700 jobs, decimate forestry industry: union
If Northern Pulp closes it will cripple sawmills, forestry contractors and private woodlot owners who are closely tied into the Abercrombie Point pulp mill’s operations
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Electric car sales climb in wake of new $5,000 federal rebate program
On May 1, Ottawa began offering rebates of up to $5,000 on the purchase of some electric vehicles. Sales are rising…just a bit
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States sue Trump administration over fuel economy penalties
Twelve states and the District of Columbia sued the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for replacing an Obama-era regulation
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Individual choice mitigation for climate change
Companies that are poised to decrease environmental impacts pass along the benefits to consumers. Examples abound, from meat processing to transportation and eco-technology
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U.N. chief: Data shows July equaled or surpassed hottest month
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that if all nations don’t take immediate action to tackle climate change, extreme weather events happening now “are just the tip of the iceberg”
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Alberta hires former journalist to devise fight back plan against energy foes
Claudia Cattaneo retired last year as the National Post’s western business columnist based in Calgary
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Justin Trudeau seeks to highlight climate policy in visit to Canada’s Far North
The PM is expected to drive home his campaign messaging on climate policy by highlighting his government’s commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, in part through carbon pricing
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Doug Ford is clear cutting Ontario’s environmental laws
Despite the rollbacks, these changes have received little attention in the mainstream media
