The Coal Community Transition Fund is open to municipalities and First Nations affected as Alberta phases out coal-fired electricity by 2030 to focus on renewables and natural gas. Continue reading
The provincial government announced Monday that the east-central Alberta town of Hanna would be receiving $450,000 to help stimulate economic diversification. Continue reading
Kelly Knight Craft, U.S. president Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Canada, got little attention from senators at her confirmation hearing Thursday. Continue reading
Kelly Knight Craft – a wealthy Republican donor with family ties to the coal industry – is poised to become the 31st U.S. ambassador to Canada. Continue reading
The demand for oil and coal will hit its peak in 2020, before slowly succumbing to green technologies. Continue reading
Conservative think tank Fraser Institute says the concept of ‘dirty coal’ is out of date, and phasing out coal will do little to alleviate the burden on our environment and our healthcare system. Continue reading
A hand-painted sign on a bumpy road on the east side of Hanna says it all: “Hanna supports coal, cows, gas and oil.” Continue reading
The New Brunswick government will phase out coal as an electricity source under a new climate change plan that also puts a price on carbon. Continue reading
Alberta’s Opposition leader says he would repeal changes the NDP government is making in the electricity and fossil-fuel sectors if his party wins the next election. Continue reading
Two environmental groups are slamming last week’s agreement allowing Nova Scotia to use coal-fired electrical plants beyond the new federal deadline to phase them out by 2030. Continue reading