Sustainability
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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
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Bayer sells Crop Science unit to BASF for US$7B to ease Monsanto takeover
In an effort to address overlaps in the product portfolios of Bayer and Monsanto, Bayer is selling to BASF its field crop seeds businesses and the Liberty herbicide brand
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Oil giant Shell makes electric vehicle play, scoops up charging firm
The company plans to buy NewMotion, an EV charging company with 30,000 charge points across Europe
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Manitoba Premier Pallister sees wiggle room in carbon tax fight with feds
Brian Pallister cited a legal opinion suggesting he would likely lose a a direct court challenge against Ottawa’s plan, but there may be a work around
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Interprovincial hydro ties will come, even as other renewables see price drops
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr said building a more integrated Canadian electricity grid will become a priority as Canada moves away from fossil fuels