Ontario is that much closer to completely phasing out coal from its energy mix. Recently, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced that the Lambton Generating Station and the Nanticoke Generating Station are both closing at the end of this year, a full year ahead of schedule. The two coal-fired power plants are [...]

Environment Canada has released its top 10 weather stories of the year. And according to the agency, “go big” seemed to be the theme for Mother Nature in 2012 across North America. On Environment Canada’s website, the agency describes Super Storm Sandy as one of the most powerful and biggest [...]

We can be certain that a cache of old electronics will suddenly crop up by the end of this holiday season as millions of Canadians receive new electronic toys for Christmas. But according to a new survey from Samsung, many Canadians still don’t know what to do with their old [...]

After a lengthy campaign spanning 8 long and tiring years, the Tahltan First Nation and their fellow environmental advocacy groups can finally rest in peace. On December18th, the government of British Columbia announced that gas drilling is officially banned from that area, and that Shell has consequently opted to withdraw [...]

The Canadian government has pledged funding to clean up contaminated sediment at Randle Reef in the Hamilton Harbour. Environment Canada says it will lead the cleanup project in partnership with various regional governments — including the provincial government of Ontario, the City of Hamilton, and the Hamilton Port Authority. Speaking [...]

In a new report, the Conference Board of Canada predicts that Canada’s natural gas sector could bring in as much as $386-billion in investments by 2035 and, in turn, create 131,460 jobs annually. “There are similar numbers on the total investment… in general we see a lot of demand for energy,” [...]

Northern Gateway is responding to a high-profile study regarding the cost of a potential oil spill off the B.C. coast. The company says the study, by the UBC Fisheries Centre and funded by World Wildlife Fund Canada, is deeply flawed. The study states that the financial costs of a worst-case [...]

A well blowout that spewed nearly 500 barrels of oil and water onto a central Alberta field last January was caused by a company fracking a well too close to an adjacent one. The Associated Press (AP) reports that the announcement came from the Energy Resources Conservation Board, and that [...]

Canada’s Supreme Court has sided with newsprint maker AbitibiBowater, in a case examining a corporation’s responsibility to clean up an environmental mess. The nation’s high court ruled that AbitibiBowater is not in fact responsible for the clean-up of its mill in Newfoundland. Back in March 2009, the company shut down [...]

Wednesday marked a great day for local farmers in Ontario, as the plan to built a “mega quarry” in Melancthon Township was dropped. The company behind this controversial project, The Highland Companies, has abandoned its attempts and president John Lowndes stepped down as well. Highland principal John Scherer stated that the [...]