Archive for ‘canada’
Canadian province plans comprehensive carbon tax
February 19th, 2008
Canada’s westernmost province said on Tuesday it plans to impose a comprehensive carbon tax, dismissing fears voiced by the federal government as well as some business and labor leaders that the fees to fight climate change will hurt the economy.
Popularity: 3%
Canadian provinces eye carbon-trading plan
January 30th, 2008
Many of Canada provinces are pursuing a carbon-trading plan to fight climate change, saying on Tuesday it was inevitable the country would adopt a such system, even if the current federal government is cool to the idea.
Popularity: 2%
Court won’t review pollution ruling
January 7th, 2008
The Supreme Court declined Monday to intervene in an unusual case in which a Canadian company was held subject to the U.S. Superfund law for polluting the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.
Popularity: 3%
Final document circulated at Bali climate talks: report
December 14th, 2007
Bali climate talks go down to ‘crunch time’
Popularity: 6%
US, Japan, Canada accused of obstruction at climateconference
December 5th, 2007
The United States, Japan and Canada are putting the brakes on progress in the fight against global warming, observers at a UN climate change conference charged Wednesday.
Popularity: 16%
Sinking Cruise Ship Evacuated Off Antarctica
November 24th, 2007
A Canadian cruise ship struck submerged ice off Antarctica and began sinking, but all 154 passengers and crew, Americans and Britons among them, were rescued safely.
Popularity: 2%
“Lungs of the World” need protection
September 26th, 2007
Rainforests are essential to civilization’s survival and allowing their devastation would be criminal, former prime minister Paul Martin said Wednesday.
Popularity: 2%
Pass overhauled clean air bill, Harper urged
March 30th, 2007
Environmental groups urged the Harper government on Friday to pass a bill rewritten by a special Commons committee because they say it takes real action on greenhouse gas emissions.
Popularity: 2%
‘Green’ budget falls short for environmental groups
March 19th, 2007
The federal budget’s $4.5 billion in environmental spending on green cars, clean water and renewable fuels didn’t impress opposition parties and did little to ease the concerns of environmental groups.
Popularity: 2%
Ambrose slams Liberals at UN climate summit
November 15th, 2006
Federal Environment Minister Rona Ambrose took a swipe at the former Liberal government’s environmental policies Wednesday at a United Nations conference on global warming in Kenya.
Popularity: 2%
