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UMass Becomes First Major Public University to Divest from Direct Fossil Fuel Holdings BOSTON – The University of Massachusetts today became the first major public university to divest its endowment from direct holdings in fossil fuels. The decision was made by a unanimous vote of the Board of...

Alberta's oilsands industry is a huge source of harmful air pollution, study says Alberta's oilsands industry is one of the biggest sources in North America of harmful air pollutants called secondary organic aerosols (SOAs), a new Environment Canada study has found. SOAs are formed when...

US, China to publish fossil fuel subsidy peer reviews At the G20 summit in September China, the host country, and the US will present a peer review of each other’s fossil fuel subsidies, becoming the first two countries to do so under the G20. Following years of feet-dragging on the question...

It's a start. Should be higher through. Alberta introduces bill to implement carbon tax The typical Alberta household will pay an additional $70 to $105 each year in indirect costs for goods and services under the province's controversial new carbon tax. This figure, provided by...

Gord Downie, Tragically Hip singer, has terminal cancer Gord Downie, lead singer of iconic Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, announced this morning he has a form of terminal brain cancer. News of Downie's illness was posted on the band's website. Downie, 52, and his wife Laura Leigh...

You guys like war stuff, right? Groundbreaking "Companies Vs. Climate Change" Conference Launched FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Companies Vs. Climate Change (CvCC) announced today the launch of its Companies Vs. Climate Change Conference which will convene in Ft...

How social licence came to dominate the pipeline debate in Canada VANCOUVER — When Canadian mining executive Jim Cooney coined the term social licence in 1997, he was talking about building support for mines in developing countries, not resource projects at home. But nearly two decades later...

:lol: Trump slams Clinton for ‘stupidity’ in misspelled tweet Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump blasted Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton for her “stupidity” in a tweet Sunday morning, but misspelled the word “judgment” in the process. “Hillary Clinton is not qualified...

Looks like they didn't really like the other guy. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will urge fellow leaders at a Group of Seven summit next week to invest in their economies to boost growth rather than focus on cutting costs. Policy steps to address subdued global growth will be high on the...

C'mon guys, it's 2016. Conservatives must abandon opposition to same-sex marriage There’s a $30-billion budget deficit, we’ve abandoned our military allies, our energy sector is crumbling, and Alberta is literally aflame. Yet, at the Conservative Party of Canada’s annual convention next...

‘Fundamentally unstable’: Scientists confirm fears on E. Antarctica’s biggest glacier The Totten Glacier holds back more ice than any other in East Antarctica, which is itself the biggest ice mass in the world by far. Totten, which lies due south of Western Australia, currently reaches the...

Mississauga gives Uber one week to shut down Uber and other ride-sharing companies have until this coming Wednesday to shut down operations in Mississauga or else the city will pull the plug on a proposed pilot program to allow such businesses to compete with traditional taxis. “They...

Domestic violence involving weapons jumps 70% in Calgary, police cite economy as factor Domestic violence is becoming more common and more severe in Calgary, a problem police believe is likely related to the economic downturn. Police received 3,282 calls about domestic violence in 2015...

Finally. Ontario passes cap-and-trade legislation TORONTO — Ontario has passed legislation creating a cap-and-trade system to fight climate change, which the government predicts will add $5 a month to home heating bills and 4.3 cents to the price of a litre of gasoline, or $8 a month on...

The horror! The horror! Watchdog admits Liberals can balance books next year Ontario’s budget watchdog says Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals will be able to balance the books next year as they promised. But in a report to the legislature Wednesday, Financial Accountability Officer...

EXCLUSIVE| Trudeau government names Trans Mountain environmental review panel The federal government has announced the first of its promised additional environmental reviews of two pipeline projects that are already before the National Energy Board. The new, three-member panel will look into...

Those Eco fascists :lol: ‘There’s a new Canada rising’: Conservative leadership hopeful Michael Chong selling fresh policies Chong’s policy focus will be on the economy, environment and democratic reform, including progressive policies that might rankle true-blue Conservatives. He endorses...

Good for him. This is the Canada we were supposed to be. Justin Trudeau announces transgender rights legislation: 'We can and should do more' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in Montreal federal legislation about to be tabled, which will guarantee legal and human rights protection...

Good stuff. Ontario to spend $7-billion in sweeping climate change plan The Ontario government will spend more than $7-billion over four years on a sweeping climate change plan that will affect every aspect of life – from what people drive to how they heat their homes and workplaces – in a...

But failed remarkably, and now they are more splintered than every. Stephen Harper had plan to unite Alberta’s right as Conservative Party In the months after the NDP’s surprise victory in Alberta, then-prime minister Stephen Harper told his closest political associates that he planned to...