Tag: Environment
Alberta government creates Indigenous Wisdom Advisory Panel
Panel will meet with Chief Scientist to discuss ways to apply Indigenous wisdom in environmental monitoring The Alberta government has announced the creation of an Indigenous advisory panel to incorporate Indigenous perspectives and traditional ecological knowledge into environmental monitoring, according to a press release. “First Nations and Metis are vital to Alberta’s resource economy, but have […]
Coal, solar stocks drop as Trump set to ditch Paris Climate Agreement
If Trump ditches deal, US, Syria and Nicaragua world’s only non-participants in the Paris Climate Agreement On Wednesday, after media reported the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, renewable energy stocks fell and coal stocks continued to underperform the broader market in the States. Despite encouragement from several large coal companies, Reuters sources […]
Industry group gets Alberta gov’t loan to clean up abandoned wells
Number of abandoned wells spiked in 2014 The government of Alberta will loan the industry-funded Orphan Well Association (OWA) $235 million to clean up abandoned wells in the province. Premier Rachel Notley said the loan could help create up to 1,650 new jobs in reclamation work in the coming three years and reduce by about one-third […]
Two Republican governors urge Perry to keep US in Paris accord
Nearly 200 countries signed 2015 Paris accord The United States staying in the Paris accord would demonstrate the leadership required to help states reduce their carbon emissions, was the message two Republican governors sent to US Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Wednesday. Vermont Governor Philip Scott and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker urged Perry to ensure […]
Senate rejects Trump administration bid to revoke Obama methane rule
Resolution would have made regulating methane waste difficult in the future In a surprise move on Wednesday, the Republican-run US Senate rejected the Trump administration’s resolution to revoke an Obama-era rule to limit methane emissions from oil and gas production on federal lands. The rejection is a blow to President Trump’s efforts to free the […]
Trump executive order expands offshore drilling
Trump executive order could lead to reversal of drilling bans in US Gulf, Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic oceans A newly signed Trump executive order could extend offshore oil and gas drilling to areas that were previously deemed off limits. The move is an effort to increase domestic production, however, industry demand for acreage is close to […]
Trump signs executive order to review national monuments
National monuments may be rescinded or resized On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order which could see over two dozen national monuments either rescinded or resized. The move is part of the Trump administration’s push to open up more federal lands to drilling, mining and other development and has industry cheering and environmentalists […]
Trump to sign new executive orders on environment, energy this week
Executive orders would make it easier to develop onshore, offshore energy President Donald Trump will sign executive orders later this week which will be on energy and the environment, making it easier for the US to develop energy on and offshore, according to a White House official on Sunday. “This builds on previous executive actions that have […]
White House Paris climate deal meeting postponed: WH official
Paris climate accord would see US reduce emissions by 26 to 28 per cent from 2005 levels According to a White House official on Tuesday, the meeting involving President Donald Trump and some advisers about the possible withdraw of the US from the Paris climate deal has been postponed. Reuters reports Trump was to meet with […]
Trump, advisers meet Tuesday to discuss possible withdraw from Paris Climate Accord
Paris Climate Accord signed by nearly 200 countries in 2015 President Donald Trump will meet with his advisers on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of the United States withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord, according to a White House official. The Paris agreement was signed by nearly 200 nations in 2015. It works to limit […]
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