05/03/2008
Targets met, emissions not reduced
Alberta’s top polluters have reached their greenhouse gas reduction targets, according to the province, but many of them did so without actually cutting emissions. |
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05/03/2008
No EIAs for power lines
New lines around St. Albert not subject to environmental impact assessments
New power lines such as those proposed for construction around St. Albert will be exempt from environmental impact assessments, the province said this week, a change activists and opposition critics say is an insult to Alberta landowners. |
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04/30/2008
Lifestyle has to change now
We’re living peak oil
Welcome to peak oil. |
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04/12/2008
New poll shows western concern about environment
More Albertans rank protection as priority than in 2003
Four out of 10 Western Canadians say their governments should cut greenhouse gas emissions even at the expense of the economy, says a major survey. |
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04/12/2008
Project Porchlight launches locally
Approximately 70 volunteers hoping to distribute 17,000 compact fluorescent bulbs throughout city
Scores of volunteers are now roaming the streets of St. Albert hoping to get one free fluorescent bulb into every home. |
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03/26/2008
Biofuels may not be the best climate change answer
Canada needs to rethink its biofuels policy because new research suggests these green fuels may be a lot of buck for their bang. |
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03/15/2008
Save water now, report suggests
Warm winters, dry summers predicted
Albertans can expect warmer, wetter winters and drier summers in the next few years, says a new report, and should start saving water now if they want farms and the oilsands to survive a climate change future. |
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03/12/2008
Federal green plan focuses on carbon capture rules
Better alternatives available, Green candidate argues
New federal climate change rules announced this week mean that all oilsands and coal plants in Canada will have to pipe their greenhouse gases underground by 2018. Industry officials say the rules are doable, while one local politician has denounced them as "pathetic." |
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03/08/2008
Report blasts successive government’s failure to address ecological initiatives
Feds falling short on environment
The federal government is all talk and little walk when it comes to the environment, according to the federal environment commissioner, and is now decades behind on many major ecological initiatives. |
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03/05/2008
Oilsands target of rally
Stephanie Courtoreille holds just one of the many signs at this rally at the Alberta Legislature Saturday. Hers shows the face of her cousin Grant, who died last month of sarcoma cancer just days after his 28th birthday. |
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03/01/2008
Green grants to boost 12 groups
A St. Albert group has received a grant that could start a national movement to turn paper into wood. |
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02/27/2008
Province ignores lobby
Ten major forestry and oil companies want the province to temporarily stop oilsands development around Fort McMurray, but the provincial government has refused. |
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02/27/2008
Poll suggests new approach to oilsands
Pembina Institute candidates’ poll shows consensus
Albertans can expect big changes to the way the government manages the oilsands, no matter who they vote for, suggests a recent poll. |
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02/27/2008
Residents, cities asked to turn off all lights for one hour on March 29
Get ready to flip a switch
The World Wildlife Fund is challenging St. Albert to turn off its lights this March to help stop climate change. |
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02/16/2008
Red dot campaign taking off
Project would help curb waste, emissions from annual delivery of 16.6 billion pieces of junk mail
A B.C. woman is urging Canadians to put a stop to junk mail using a big red dot. |
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02/16/2008
Engineer pumps wind power for province
Alberta gets only one per cent of power from the wind
Alberta’s next government should pay more money for wind power to fight climate change, says an energy analyst. |
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02/02/2008
Water for Life established in 2003 to protect water supplies for the future
Council wants action on water
Alberta needs to speed up Water for Life by accelerating its protection of lakes and rivers, says a provincial council. |
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02/02/2008
CCS technology could keep 600 megatonnes of emissions out of the air
Carbon capture needs cash
The government should immediately invest $2 billion to start piping carbon emissions from the oilsands underground, says a federal task force. |
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01/30/2008
Treaty Six nations, province ready to tackle environment
First agreement ever between First Nation and province
Treaty Six and the provincial government have inked a new deal to co-operate in their management of the environment. |
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01/30/2008
Critics pan green plan
Government defends environmental plan as realistic and achievable
Premier Ed Stelmach introduced his new plan to address greenhouse gas emissions last week, but critics have already said it doesn’t go nearly far enough. |
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01/26/2008
Geothermal systems are starting to catch on in Alberta
Earth power
The power of the Earth rests just below Michael Coe’s feet. |
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01/26/2008
Godo Stoyke’s new book tells homeowners how they can save money and reduce carbon footprint
Efficiency can be profitable — author
Albertans can cut their greenhouse gas emissions in half and save $17,000 through energy efficiency, a local author said at a recent talk. |
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01/23/2008
Group helped promote dialogue with industry
STAMP disbands after four years
A local group that brought five years of peace between oil companies and city residents has dissolved. |
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01/19/2008
Feds take aim at efficiency standards
The federal government should aim higher when it comes to setting national fuel-efficiency standards, say observers. |
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01/19/2008
Emissions down, but nobody’s carpooling
Albertans have cut pollution from their cars over the last decade, according to a local air quality group, but have stalled when it comes to carpooling. |
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01/19/2008
Carbon tax is not just a "Liberal idea"
Industry won’t change its practices if it can continue polluting for free
Canada needs a carbon tax to get greenhouse gas emissions under control. |
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01/09/2008
Climate change could reverse role of forests
Trees might emit carbon dioxide instead of store it
Canada’s trees might lose their ability to fight climate change because the world is getting warmer, according to a new study. |
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