3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (466+ words) Jiri Rezac / Greenpeace The federal government is taking criticism for assigning environmental reviews for pipelines, in situ oil sands projects, fossil-powered power plants, transmission lines, and offshore renewable energy projects to an agency that may lack the expertise to assess…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1077+ words) The federal government is extending the suspension of federal fuel excise taxes until the new year to help Canadians feeling the pressure from higher energy costs caused by instability in the Middle East. “For Canada, it means practical relief at…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1603+ words) Scott Lee/Public Domain Pictures This is a Build Canada Better briefing by Adamant, one of a five-part series documenting nation-building projects that will make Canada work better and secure our economic future for generations. The Canadian Climate Institute calls…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (311+ words) Coal draglines in Southern Saskatchewan / Citizens for Public Justice Set to become the last coal-dependent province in Canada, Saskatchewan is choosing the most expensive electricity option out to 2050, one that stands to squeeze household and business budgets just as Canada…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1078+ words) Even as she insists Meta’s massive new artificial intelligence data centre north of Edmonton won’t raise electricity prices, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is advising concerned Albertans to “lock in a price” on their power bills before the U.S.-based…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (574+ words) Two Innu band councils in Quebec have rejected last week’s non-binding agreement between Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and the federal government to hugely expand hydroelectric generation along the Churchill River and build regional transmission capacity, saying they were never consulted....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (926+ words) A new map of data centres in Alberta shows proposed AI facilities demanding more than 100 times the electricity used by existing ones in the province, a spike that comes with significant emissions impact. The Alberta Data Centre Watch website and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (640+ words) Alberta’s technology minister faced yet another firing line of community fury at the government’s second town hall on its plan for artificial intelligence (AI) data centres. Nate Glubish was peppered with profanity from audience members at the Thursday event in…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (562+ words) This story was produced by Montana Free Press/Mountain Journal in collaboration with Grist as part of the Report for America Local News Initiative.​ The Bridger Pipeline Expansion project has been moving through the permitting process with unusual speed. If…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (274+ words) Alberta’s oil sands facilities on average will pay less than $2 per barrel under an updated carbon pricing schedule, effectively making the much-maligned “carbon tax” a marginal cost for producers, finds a new report. The research is “relevant now because of…...