Trans Mountain pipeline expansion finally open, but energy experts warn it’s not enough to boost Canada’s languishing economy
The bigger pipeline now provides Canadian oil shippers with nearly 600,000 barrels per day of new capacity. But the delayed and costly project raises major climate concerns for environmental advocates.
Humans should not be exposed to deadly radioactive poisons: Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility
The word “clean” has many definitions, but only two apply to energy production facilities: a) not polluting and b) not radioactive. On both counts, nuclear energy is not clean. Every nuclear reactor emits dozens of radioactive materials into the environment during routine operations. Each reactor also leaves behind a stash of high-level radioactive waste, dangerous for more than a […]
‘Crisis of radioactive waste management in the Ottawa River watershed’: advocates
We are writing to alert Hill Times readers to what we see as a crisis of radioactive waste mismanagement in the Ottawa River watershed. Components of the crisis include: A giant, above-ground landfill for one million tonnes of radioactive waste at Chalk River Laboratories, less than one kilometre from the Ottawa River. According to the […]
Oil and gas emissions on the rise again: a federal emissions cap is our best chance to rein them in
Canadians are doing their part to reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions; it’s time for the oil and gas sector to do the same.
Nuclear energy never will be ‘clean,’ write Jones and Edwards
The 2024 federal budget contains many references to nuclear energy as a “clean” source of electricity. In our view, referring to nuclear electricity as “clean” is the height of absurdity. The nuclear fuel chain begins with the mining of uranium from rock underground where, without human intervention, it would remain safely locked away from the biosphere. Uranium […]
First Nations and the right to say yes
The Trudeau government needs to start hearing ‘yes’ when First Nations say it.
Environmental groups urge an end to fossil fuel subsidies in two reports outlining Canada’s oil and gas financing
The government gave at least $18.553-billion in financial support in 2023 to fossil fuel and petrochemical firms, including $8-billion worth of loan guarantees for the TransMountain pipeline, $7.339-billion in public financing through Export Development Canada, and over $1.3-billion for carbon capture and storage projects, according to the reports.
A cap on emissions will actually hinder Canada’s environmental, social, and economic efforts
The path to accelerating emissions reduction is not by adding more regulation.
Budget 2024 is critical to the future of made-in-Canada biofuel projects
Canada has enormous potential to be a global leader in biofuels production.
We need more natural infrastructure, and fast
While natural infrastructure alone could not have prevented the Red River spill, a well-funded hybrid system of grey and natural infrastructure will help mitigate the impacts of such disasters, and help prevent them happening again in the future, as well as support the Canadian environment, and the economy.
