Climate Change

• What happened to.. acid rain

  On the episode of the Global News podcast What happened to…? Erica Vella revisits the big environmental crisis of the late 1980s, acid rain.

  Canada

  Jun 17
• $986M electric bus transition gets go-ahead from Ottawa’s transit commission

  Ottawa's transit commission unanimously approved a plan Wednesday to being transitioning OC Transpo's entire bus fleet to electric vehicles by 2036.

  Environment

  Jun 16
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• NDP to help Liberals get net-zero emissions legislation to Senate faster

  The net-zero legislation sets legally binding greenhouse gas emission reduction targets over the next three decades, culminating in net zero emissions no later than 2050.

  Environment

  Jun 9
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• City of Vancouver investigating road tolls for trips to downtown core

  The city has issued a request for proposals to conduct a feasibility study on a "road use fee" in the city centre.

  News

  Jun 5
• Canada could see more ‘zombie fires’ as winters shorten, climate warms: experts

  The Fort McMurray fire in Alberta and several fires in Northwest Territories were considered zombie fires.

  Canada

  Jun 5
• Increased concern for drought and wildfires in B.C.: How climate change could be playing a role

  As our climate changes, there is great concern for drought and wildfires around the world in he years to come and B.C. is no different.

  Weather

  Jun 3
• Lack of GHG reduction targets in Saskatchewan makes progress hard to measure, advocates say

  'One thing that was missing and that I really want to know is: how are our total provincial emissions doing?'

  Environment

  Jun 3
• Rain barrel demand spikes through Fredericton fundraiser

  'By having a rain barrel, it's a great way to use some of that water on your property and help your lawn, your gardens, your flower beds, your native plants and shrubs.'

  Environment

  Jun 3
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• June a critical month for Enbridge’s Line 3 oil pipeline

  June will be a critical month for Enbridge's Line 3 crude oil pipeline as the company resumes construction and opponents mobilize for large-scale protests and civil disobedience.

  Environment

  May 28
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• Climate Change: Oil sands producer aims at net zero with carbon capture

  The oil industry is at crossroads on climate change. Farah Nasser spoke to the head of a leading oil company that hopes to utilize carbon capture to achieve net zero by 2050.

  Canada

  May 28