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More than 13,000 evacuated as wildfires burn in Western Canada
Government officials declared a provincial state of emergency as more than 100 wildfires burned across Alberta on Saturday, with dozens still “out of control.”
Gillian Steward: Big Oil is singing a new tune about climate change
It was quite a turn around when Big Oil in Alberta openly supported the Liberal government’s plan to cut the petroleum industry’s carbon emissions.
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Edmontonians want climate change action now: Survey
The city's fifth annual Climate Change and Energy Perceptions Survey found 77 per cent of Edmontonians want the city to act on climate change right away.
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Possible damage is being downplayed in latest Alberta oil pipeline leak
Less than two months after a spill at an oil pipeline dumped 900,000 litres of contaminated water--so called "produced water"--in northwestern Alberta, there's been another spill in the oil-rich province.
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A Joe Biden win is likely to boost climate change action in Canada
Former Democratic vice president Joe Biden looks set to take over the U.S presidency. If he succeeds, one of the biggest shifts in the U.S./Canada relationship will involve climate change policies.
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Birth defects, cancer and disease among potential health risks from fracking for Canadians, doctors warn
A review on natural gas fracking by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment recommends a “rapid and just transition away from natural gas and oil extracted with fracking to clean and equitable renewable energy sources.”
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Farmers look to capture carbon as warnings of climate shocks grow louder
The UN report and others have targeted cattle production for its methane emissions, but Canadian farmers are finding ways to use regenerative practices to help the grazing grounds capture more carbon to help offset greenhouse gas emissions from that sector.
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