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Oil Sands Monitoring Program Stalled as Ottawa, Alberta Debate Details
Posted by Canadian Press: Heather Scoffield on February 19th, 2013
Canadian Press: The revamping of environmental monitoring of the oil sands was supposed to be the federal government's defence against suspicions of widespread damage.
Now, a full year after Alberta and Ottawa unveiled a three-year plan to set aside their differences and keep a closer watch on the air, water and habitat in northern Alberta, there are still no formal results.
The Conservatives are striving to shore up their environmental credentials in the wake of a public chiding from the federal environmental...
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Extreme weather on the rise, but Ottawa cuts imperil research
Posted by Canadian Press: Heather Scoffield on November 19th, 2011
Canadian Press: A United Nations-led assessment of the environment is warning that extreme weather is on the rise around the world, and critics warn federal government cuts are eroding Canada's ability to cope.
Scientists with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change say flooding, droughts, storms and devastating heat waves are becoming more and more frequent, hitting the health and the pocketbooks of Canadians.
"We see a vulnerability in ways most of us never think about," said Gordon McBean of the Institute...
Canada’s environmental record takes hits
Posted by Canadian Press: Heather Scoffield on October 5th, 2011
Canadian Press: Canada’s environmental record was dealt a double blow on Tuesday, with a scathing federal audit and a European Commission decision to blacklist oilsands products.
Environment Commissioner Scott Vaughan tabled a report saying the federal government’s knowledge about greenhouse-gas emissions and oilsands pollution is so spotty that key decisions are made without fully understanding the environmental consequences.
Reports said the European Commission has decided to treat exports from Alberta’s...