Sustainability
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Pollution kills 9 million people a year, according to landmark study
One out of every six premature deaths in the world in 2015 could be attributed to disease from exposure to toxins, making pollution more deadly than war, or AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined
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In waters off Scotland, world’s first floating wind farm starts generating power
Until now, offshore wind turbines have been restricted to particularly shallow waters. New ballasted technology has changed the rules of the game and is expected to open up a huge number of coastal regions to development
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Enbridge opts not to seize environment group’s assets to pay court costs
Enbridge was authorized by the courts to take and sell the assets of environmental group Forest Ethics, which was ordered to pay court fees after it lost a court case against changes to Line 9, an Ontario to Quebec pipeline
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Researchers develop new ‘air-breathing’ battery aimed at dethroning pumped hydro storage
Engineers first pumped water uphill to store energy a century ago. Today, the technology makes up most of the world’s storage capacity. But as wind and solar transform the power market, researchers are searching for the next breakthrough
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First nation asks Trudeau to help stop U.S. plans to drill in Arctic refuge
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Chief Bruce Charlie called ‘the Serengeti of the Arctic,’ which will likely be devastated by planned U.S. oil exploration and production
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Greenpeace report blasts top tech firms for toxic enviro impact
The report details the hidden climate costs behind consumer products that have defined the 21st century: mobile computing devices like smartphones and tablet computers
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Here’s why the U.S. is trying to kill dairy supply management
Dairy supply management blocks out foreign production from the Canadian market, and is a thorn in the side of trade negotiators as other countries look for freer access to Canada’s food markets, but there’s more to it…
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Canada, U.K. partner to reduce global coal-fired power proliferation
The International Energy Agency says the world’s reliance on coal has to start diminishing by 2020 if there is any hope of meeting the Paris climate change accord goals
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Manitoba appealing U.S. approval of North Dakota water diversion plan
The $244-million water diversion project would transfer water from the Missouri River to northwestern North Dakota, where rivers could carry disease and invasive species into Manitoba
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Husky Energy to restart pipeline after damaging 2016 oil spill
Husky has accepted full responsibility for a July 2016 pipeline leak near Maidstone, Sask. The oil flowed hundreds of kilometres downstream and forced three cities to shut off their water intakes for almost two months