By Bob Weber in Edmonton Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has written a letter to his Alberta counterpart to correct what he calls errors in Jason Nixon’s recent newspaper column. Earlier this week, an Alberta newspaper published an op-ed by Nixon...
By Amanda Stephenson in Calgary Ottawa is urging oil and gas companies to move quickly to take advantage of a major new tax credit for carbon capture and storage — a pricey technology that proponents say could play an important role in reducing this...
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has warned Canada’s biggest oilsands producer that its planned mine expansion may not meet climate targets. In a letter released Wednesday to Mark Little, the head of Suncor Energy Inc., Guilbeault says the...
By Sarah Smellie in St John’s Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has approved a controversial new oil project off the coast of Newfoundland with what Ottawa is calling the strongest emissions rules ever imposed. His decision released Wednesday by the...
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — As Newfoundland and Labrador awaits word from Ottawa on a proposed new oilfield off the coast of St. John’s, Shears Mercer says he’s not worried — he’s frustrated. Mercer is the mayor of Brigus, a picturesque town on...
