Environment
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Nova Chemicals becomes first Canadian-based company to participate in OCS Blue
OCS Blue is an international product stewardship program aimed at the prevention of plastic pellet, flake and powder leakage to the environment
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Liberal staffers removing anti-carbon tax stickers, minister charges
The stickers show the federal carbon tax adding 4.4 cents per litre to the price of gas now, rising to 11 cents a litre in 2022
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Pressure for climate action mounts on Liberals as activists organize
Twenty-seven youth with the group Our Time were arrested in the House of Commons on Monday morning after attempting to stage a sit-in to demand a Canadian “green new deal”
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Beverage companies aim to get bottles recycled, not trashed [UPDATED]
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Keurig Dr. Pepper are investing US$100 million to improve recycling collection and processing
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Nova Scotia legislature committee told new climate targets don’t go far enough
The government’s proposed Sustainable Development Goals Act would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 53% below 2005 levels by 2030 and move the province to a net-zero carbon footprint by 2050
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Anti-carbon tax gas stickers staying: Rickford
Ontario’s PC government has been waging a legal and public relations battle against the carbon tax since taking power last summer
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Alberta budget weakens environmental, climate monitoring: Opposition
The province has not provided an explanation for cuts imposed on the office of science and monitoring within Alberta Environment
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Automakers side with Trump in legal fight with California
General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota say one standard applied universally might be the surest way to reduce emissions in a timely manner. Other automakers disagree
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Energy demands will change with 13.2M electric vehicles on the road by 2030
Rapid adoption, with EVs representing 30% of Canada’s vehicle stock, would reduce domestic oil consumption by roughly 252k barrels per day
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EU, Germany welcome ‘continuity’ on climate change with Liberal minority win
Diplomats from the EU and Germany were careful not to wade into the partisan fight that unfolded on the Canadian campaign trail
