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Canada

Canada abandons Kyoto Protocol
The Independent | 13 Dec 2011
Canada is to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, its government announced last night. It will become the first signatory to pull out in a move that will undermine the world's most significant climate change treaty.

Former State Dept envoy backs Keystone pipeline
Reuters | 31 Mar 2011
The energy security benefits of a proposed pipeline that would transport Canadian crude to the U.S. Gulf Coast outweigh the environmental concerns about the project, a former official at the agency that will decide the fate of the pipeline said on Thursday.

Rare dinosaur found in Canada's oil sands
Reuters | 25 Mar 2011
The Canadian oil sands, a vast expanse of tar and sand being mined for crude oil, yielded treasure of another kind this week when an oil company worker unearthed a 110-million-year-old dinosaur fossil that wasn't supposed to be there.

Canada nuclear plan gets environmental OK
Reuters | 22 Mar 2011
Canadian regulators see no big environmental impact from a plan to expand a nuclear power station 70 km (45 miles) from Canada's biggest city, Toronto, but Greenpeace activists halted a second day of hearings with pleas for a delay while Japan unravels its nuclear mess.

Canada | Economy | Energy Production | Health | Initiatives

Low radioactivity seen heading towards North America
Reuters | 17 Mar 2011
Low concentrations of radioactive particles from Japan's disaster-hit nuclear power plant have been heading eastwards and are expected to reach North America in days, a Swedish official said on Thursday.

Canada | Japan | United States | Disasters | Health

Water checks deficient at Canada oil sands: report
Reuters | 09 Mar 2011
A government-sponsored scientific committee studying water monitoring in Canada's oil sands has backed assertions that multibillion-dollar energy developments are polluting waterways and it urges more stringent oversight.

Canada | Climate Change | Energy Production | Industry

Senator pushes for oil sands pipeline approval
Reuters | 16 Feb 2011
A leading Republican Senator on Wednesday called for the White House to approve the Keystone pipeline that would transport crude from Canadian oil sands to the Gulf coast.

Ontario puts moratorium on offshore wind projects
Reuters | 11 Feb 2011
The Canadian province of Ontario said on Friday it will not approve any offshore wind projects and will not accept new applications until there is further scientific research on the industry.

Canada | Energy Production | Renewable Energy

Alberta charges Statoil for oil sands water use
Reuters | 10 Feb 2011
Norwary's Statoil ASA faces charges in Canada of diverting water for use at its oil sands operations in northern Alberta, the province's government said on Thursday.

Canada | Norway | Climate Change | Energy Production | Industry

Polar bear births could plummet with climate change
ScienceDaily.com | 08 Feb 2011
Researchers have studied the reproductive ecology of polar bears in Hudson Bay and have linked declining litter sizes with loss of sea ice.

Tar sands are a blot on Canadian politics
Guardian Unlimited | 07 Feb 2011
Here in Canada our prime minister, Stephen Harper, seems hell-bent in exploiting our natural resources for economic gain, regardless of the environmental consequences. Having oil or gas reserves, such as Canada's tar sands, often brings a questionable benefit to the producer nation's economy or...

Canada | Economy | Energy Production | Government and Climate Change

Pacific Northwest warned of climate change dangers
Reuters | 03 Feb 2011
Washington state and the province of British Columbia launched a joint effort on Wednesday to warn residents of North America's Pacific Northwest about the danger that climate change poses to coastal communities.

Pacific Northwest warned of climate change dangers
Reuters | 02 Feb 2011
Washington state and the province of British Columbia launched a joint effort on Wednesday to warn residents of North America's Pacific Northwest about the danger that climate change poses to coastal communities.

Canada-U.S. pipe would cut Mideast oil imports: study
Reuters | 01 Feb 2011
A proposed pipeline from Canada's oil sands to refineries along the Gulf of Mexico would help "essentially eliminate" U.S. oil imports from the Middle East in a decade or two, according to a new study commissioned by the Department of Energy.

Canada | Climate Change | Economy | Energy Production | Industry

Trade talks could wreck climate change measures, campaigners warn
Guardian Unlimited | 31 Jan 2011
Protests staged in London during attempt to promote Canadian tar sands as energy source. Trade talks between Europe and Canada could leave the door open to companies suing states for losses incurred by efforts to fight climate change, campaigners claimed today. The warning, backed by an MEP and a...

Canada | United Kingdom | Climate Change | Climate Change Mitigation | Government and Climate Change

Former TransCanada boss to co-lead oil sands panel
Reuters | 28 Jan 2011
The former head of TransCanada Corp, a company that seeks to build a $7 billion oil pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast, has been named to co-lead the Alberta government's new oil sands environmental monitoring panel.

Western Canadian province sees major spring floods
Reuters | 25 Jan 2011
The western Canadian province of Manitoba, a key producer of wheat and canola, will see major spring flooding if weather conditions continue as expected, the provincial government said on Monday.

Canada | Agriculture and Fisheries | Climate Change | Extreme Weather

Baffinland iron mine construction may start in 2013
Reuters | 24 Jan 2011
The difficult job of constructing Baffinland Iron Mines vast iron ore project in the harsh conditions of the Canadian Arctic could begin in early 2013, the company says.

2010 hottest year on record for Canada: report
Reuters | 11 Jan 2011
Canada had its warmest year on record in 2010, according to the country's environmental agency, with the biggest impact seen in the Arctic region.

Canada | Extreme Weather | Global Warming | Research

Canadian study sees global warming for centuries
Reuters | 09 Jan 2011
Carbon dioxide already emitted into the atmosphere will keep contributing to global warming for centuries, eventually causing a huge Antarctic ice sheet to collapse and lift sea levels, Canadian scientists said on Sunday.

Canada | Climate Change | Climate Change Science | Research

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