New methane standards a step in the right direction for BC
Source: www.ecolog.com Daily News
Long-sought limits on methane emissions from British Columbia’s (B.C.’s) oil and gas sector will be phased in beginning January 1, 2020. That’s welcome, Maximilian Kniewasser, director of the B.C. Clean Economy Program at the...
1/18/2019 | Full Story
Market Reality Stands in Way of Relaxed Rules Helping Coal Plants
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Power utilities won’t simply start shoveling more coal into their plants in light of the EPA’s plans to leave in place or revoke toxic air pollution limits set by the Obama administration. Read more.
1/11/2019 | Full Story
A Cryin' Shame: Spilled Bud, Miller Beer Targeted to Clean Air
Source: www.ecolog.com Daily News
Dropping your beer on New Year’s Eve may have helped your hangover, but starting this month beer spills could be more than a headache for Colorado’s two biggest brewers, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and MillerCoors LLC. Read more.
1/4/2019 | Full Story
COMPANIES in the news...
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The Lake Louise Ski Area in Alberta was fined a total of $2.1 million after pleading guilty to two offences of removing and destroying a species at risk and damaging and destroying flora in a national park without the appropriate permit,...
12/18/2018 | Full Story
Googling Air Quality, One Block at a Time
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Finding out local air quality could be as simple as searching for an address—and it could use the same fleet of vehicles that maps your neighborhood. Read more.
11/30/2018 | Full Story
CANADA - environment legislation
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Cargo, Fumigation and Tackle Regulations. Subsections 155(2) and (3) are repealed. Effective November 2, 2018.
11/28/2018 | Full Story
New Ontario plan disappoints on climate, but offers a few surprises
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The much-anticipated environment plan released by the Ontario government on November 29, 2018 includes chapters on air, lakes and rivers, waste and litter, land and greenspace, and climate. But much of the attention has been focussed on the...
11/28/2018 | Full Story
Alberta hopes for payoff from methane reduction
Source: www.ecolog.com Daily News
Alberta is making up to $250,000 available annually, per small- and mid-sized facility in the oil and gas industry, to help reduce methane waste through leak detection and repair, energy-efficient equipment upgrades and other measures. The new...
11/2/2018 | Full Story
ALBERTA - environment legislation
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Directive 084: Requirements for Hydrocarbon Emission Controls and Gas Conservation in the Peace River Area. Latest version. Effective September 27, 2018.
10/29/2018 | Full Story
ONTARIO - environment legislation
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Guideline for Quantification, Reporting and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. New guideline under the Environmental Protection Act. Effective August 2018.
10/29/2018 | Full Story
