UBC's board of governors has voted against selling off its $85 million stake in fossil-fuel businesses.
environment
Novembre 26, 2015
10:48AM
During the recent election campaign, the new federal government committed to pursuing evidence-based public policy.
Septembre 18, 2015
2:51PM
Alberta’s environmental performance, much like any other Canadian province, has been one of continuing environmental improvement.
Juin 26, 2015
9:00AM
As pretty much everyone in the world knows by now, Pope Francis published an encyclical recently On Care for Our Common Home, which discusses all things environmental—climate change, of course, but also air pollution, water pollution, sustainable development, the precautionary principle…the list goes on through 184-pages.
Avril 24, 2015
7:00AM
A new report from the government of Canada, on Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2013, is making news. And as usual, the bad news leads.
Mars 12, 2015
2:00PM
Four recent oil-train derailments—two in the United States and two in Canada accompanied by yet another drive-by rhetorical smear of the Keystone XL pipeline by U.S. President Barack Obama—have re-invigorated the debate over how Canadians and Americans transport oil.
Mars 3, 2015
4:00PM
On Feb. 24, President Barack Obama vetoed Senate Bill 1, a.k.a. “The Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act.” Mr. Obama’s action was not only predictable, it was virtually inevitable given a) the political polarization in the United States; b) unrelenting environmental opposition to the pipeline; and c) a certain amount of congressional over-reach.
Février 21, 2015
12:00PM
With a call-for-comments, Ontario released its Climate Change Discussion Paper on Feb. 12. The plan is essentially a laundry list of public policies that have been sought by environmentalists and allies for decades.
