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  1. When green labels mis-LEED

    There was an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, assessing the performance of so-called “green” schools—that is, schools built in compliance with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards. The ...

  2. Climate change a weak reason to reject Keystone XL

    President Obama has finally rejected the Keystone XL pipeline. This comes after the U.S. State Department on Wednesday rejected a request by TransCanada to delay the permit review. According to Amy Harder of the Wall Street Journal, the ...

  3. Notley cheers oilsands while climate panel plans future without it

    Appeared in the Financial Post, August 19, 2015 The government of Alberta has released its Climate Leadership Discussion Document, which is supposed to inform citizens about climate change and prepare them for a public opinion survey on the subject. Every ...

  4. A tax grab cloaked in green

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, Calgary Sun, Edmonton Sun and Ottawa Sun With Alberta’s economy sinking rapidly, the new Alberta government has decided to throw the province a few new anchors. First, Premier Rachel Notley announced her plan to follow through ...

  5. Pope’s enviro-encyclical fallible in so many ways

    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 ...

  6. Putting the 'con' in consensus; Not only is there no 97 per cent consensus among climate scientists, many misunderstand core issues

    In the lead-up to the Paris climate summit, massive activist pressure is on all governments, especially Canada’s, to fall in line with the global warming agenda and accept emission targets that could seriously harm our economy. ...

  7. Ontario's 'carbon tax' offers no benefit

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun 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: smart ...

  8. Watch Kenneth Green debate climate change on CBC

    oliver's blog The latest UN report on climate changes says its “irreversible” and again calls for massive government intervention and subsidies to eliminate the use of fossil fuels. Is that realistic for Canada? Watch Kenneth Green, senior director ...

  9. Obama’s joint announcement with China on GHG emissions an early Christmas present for environmental activists

    Appeared in the Huffington Post Environmentalists received an early Christmas present on November 12, when President Barack Obama and China’s President Xi Jinping issued a “joint announcement” over the control of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the ...

  10. Climate Change: It’s Not the Science, It’s the Policy

    Appeared in VancouverSun.com The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released its latest “Synthesis Report” drawing together the findings of the most recent three-volume set of the Fifth Assessment Report. The Assessment Report is ...