British Columbia's new climate plan earns praise
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British Columbia (B.C.) Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver calls the province’s newest climate plan “a pathway for B.C. to have a thriving low-carbon economy,” and yet it still will get the province only 75% of the way to its...
12/18/2018 | Full Story
Albertans may be hurtin' but they can't blame carbon pricing
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An analysis by Environmental Defence of the economic impact of Alberta’s carbon levy has found that many key economic indicators have improved in the province since the levy was introduced. That doesn’t necessarily mean that the...
12/14/2018 | Full Story
Incentives will drive emissions reduction under new BC climate plan
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British Columbia’s (B.C.’s) new climate plan will use carrots, not sticks, to get greenhouse gas emissions down to 40% below 2007 levels as required by its Climate Change Accountability Act. Accompanied by the beaming provincial...
12/7/2018 | Full Story
Saskatchewan will measure its progress toward 'Prairie Resilience'
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Saskatchewan’s “Prairie Resilience: A Made-in-Saskatchewan Climate Change Strategy” is as much about adaptation as it is about emissions reduction. The plan commits Saskatchewan to “track and report across all areas of...
12/7/2018 | Full Story
Ontario underwhelms with new environment plan
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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...
11/30/2018 | Full Story
QUEBEC - environment legislation
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Construction Code. Chapter II is replaced. Effective November 15, 2018.
11/28/2018 | 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 Subsections 155(2) and (3) are repealed.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
Planned retrofit code may hurt low-income households, northern residents, says Senate committee
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Incorporating energy efficiency and emissions reduction measures into new buildings is a practical measure because new buildings can be designed to be higher-performing from the outset, according to a November 16, 2018 report from the Standing...
11/23/2018 | Full Story
Ontario Bill 57 guts Environmental Commissioner's office
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That didn’t take long.
11/16/2018 | Full Story
Amazon Puts a Premium on Urbanism With New Headquarters Choices
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Amazon’s new headquarters in Long Island City, N.Y., and the Washington outskirts reflects a wave of businesses going greener with close-in urban neighborhoods over the far-flung suburban choices of decades past. Read more.
11/16/2018 | Full Story
