Ottawa investing $250K for green economy hub in Peterborough to improve businsses’ sustainability
By Greg Davis Videographer/Online Journalist
A hub in Peterborough aims to help businesses achieve sustainability targets. Continue reading
Energy
Keystone XL pipeline opponents again seek to block construction
Opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline asked a judge to again block construction of the project after U.S. President Donald Trump issued it a new permit. Continue reading
Alberta oil and gas CEOs say combination of high dividend yields and sliding shares are spooking investors
Mid-sized Alberta oil and gas producers say their share prices have fallen so low that investors are starting to worry their rising dividend yields are becoming unsustainable. Continue reading
Plains Midstream proposes expansion of pipeline system that leaked 7 years ago
A pipeline company that was fined $1.3 million in 2014 after pleading guilty in two separate Alberta oil spills is announcing plans to expand its Canadian system. Continue reading
Ontario to compensate White Pines wind turbine developers for cancelled contract
The Ontario government would not confirm how much it would pay the developer, who, last year, estimated it would cost $100 million to back out of the contract. Continue reading
Edmonton prefers province runs renewable energy home improvement program
By Scott Johnston Reporter
A new report heading to Edmonton City Council’s executive committee says the city itself could take the lead role in administering a new program that would help to make people’s homes or businesses become more energy efficient. Continue reading
Ottawa won’t rush into sale of Trans Mountain pipeline to Indigenous groups: Sohi
Canada’s natural resources minister says the government is willing to consider bids from Indigenous groups for a stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline. Continue reading
Alberta natural gas producers getting tax relief
By Tom Vernon Provincial Affairs Reporter
Struggling natural gas producers in rural Alberta will see some property tax relief this year, in an effort to stabilize an industry struggling to make ends meet due to low commodity prices. Continue reading
New lawsuit challenges U.S. approvals of Keystone XL pipeline
Environmentalists asked a federal judge on Monday to cancel approvals issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, opening another front in the legal fight over a long-delayed energy project that U.S. President Donald Trump has tried to push through to completion. Continue reading
Montana governor says he’s open to idea of supporting Keystone XL pipeline
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said Monday during an online meeting about climate change that he’s open to supporting the Keystone XL pipeline “if it’s done right,” a departure from other Democratic presidential candidates who condemn the proposed oil line from Canada as an environmental threat. Continue reading