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Pipeline Protestors Partner to Launch Campaign to Fight Oil-Friendly National Budget
For Canadians that keep up with news-specifically, the federal budget-it should come as no surprise that a coalition made of the country's largest environmental groups is mounting a campaign. Since the Conservative party has won a majority government a year ago, cuts to environmental research, groups and federal departments have been plentiful. In March, the budget proposed sweeping changes to environmental laws that typically would garner public consultation-but not this time. The response? Increased media attention and growing online communication from environmental groups about being targeted as enemies of the state. It doesn't help t...
All STORIES in Climate Change
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Canadian Oil Sands Discourse: Bad or Good for Business - Depends on Who's Talking
With the news that TransCanada Corporation would reapply for a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline from the oil sa...
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Canadian Government Threatens EU with Trade Action Over Oil Sands
Canada's Oil sands are once again in the news. This time, it is Canadian diplomacy at its worse: threats of trade compl...
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The Global 500 Tackles Climate Change: Low Carbon Growth Central to World's Largest Companies
"Managing carbon emission and protecting the business from climate change impacts is fundamental to achieving sustainab...
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Imported Goods are Hidden to Alter Real Carbon Emission Stats
Carbon emissions that are related to imported goods in many developing countries are on the increase according to two n...
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Climate Politics: Canadian Edition
I've recently devoted more than a few words to describing Republicans' dishonesty about climate change. That's only sur...
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New Zealand Companies Crack Down on Illegal Timber
Companies that illegally log tropical forests in Indonesia may in future find it harder to sell their product on the in...
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Forests Ability to Absorb Carbon may be Better Than First Thought
New research suggests that woodlands, forests and other terrestrial ecosystems are able to sequestrate up to 40% of th...
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New Poll Pits Canadian Against American Perceptions of Climate Change
America versus Canada might conjure up images of hockey. However, the Brookings Institution put out a new study that lo...
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Shale may be More Damaging to the Climate Than Coal
Shale gas may be more significant in altering climate change than burning coal according to a new study that was carri...
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Cloud Whitening Could be a Black Day for Global Warming
A study unveiled at the European Geosciences Union has revealed that whitening clouds by using drops of sea water in o...
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Climate Change Hampers Tree Growth, Says New Study
The National Science Foundation has released a study that suggests climate change is having an impact on tree growth an...
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Phytoplankton Under Threat From Climate Change
Tiny planktonic plants known as phytoplankton that are of crucial importance to the Arctic ecosystem could be under...
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Ethiopia Moves Toward Carbon Neutrality
As part of its latest program to reduce carbon emissions, the Ethiopian government announced last week that it plans to...
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House Republicans and the Never-Ending Stream of Climate Nonsense
Lately, Republicans in the House of Representatives have been derided for their attitudes for climate change here. This...
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Plant Pores Indicate Growing Carbon Dioxide Levels
Carbon dioxide levels have risen so much in the last 150 years that plant pores, which plants effectively breathe thr...
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The Winter Wonderland Could be a Thing of the Past
A NASA funded satellite study has revealed that ice sheets in Greenland and the Antarctic are melting three times fas...
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Arctic Ice Cover at Near-Record Low
Findings from the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado show maximum ice cover in the Arctic...
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Earth Hour: Still Not the Right Approach to Climate Change and Development
Last year, I wrote an article coming out against Earth Hour, pegging it as a regressive way of showing your support f...
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Is Japan a Global Warming Ticking Time Bomb?
After the devastating earthquake in Japan, many people are questioning whether global warming was a factor behind t...
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Flood Experience Increases Acceptance of and Action on Climate Change
How would Noah of Biblical fame feel about climate change if he were around today? Would he see floods as an act of G...
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