The NDP is weighing in on the story of a man who said he helped dump 50 drums of mercury and salt into a pit near Grassy Narrows First Nation. Kas Glowacki told the Toronto Star he helped dump the barrels near the Dry ...
Category: Energy and the Environment
Ontario can cut GHG emissions by producing more natural gas, industry group argues
The Ontario Petroleum Institute also argues that 'locally produced natural gas should receive additional carbon credits since minimal fuel and transmission is required to reach the end user.' ...
Ontario aims to ‘expedite’ approvals after feds tweak Rouge National Urban Park legislation
Ontario and Ottawa have been trying to work together on the Rouge National Urban Park since 2012, but the Wynne government and that of former prime minister Stephen Harper had been at loggerheads over the level of enviro ...
Op-Ed: Nuclear power – a key player in Ontario’s climate fight
John Barrett speaks to the nuclear industries role in offsetting climate change, helping Ontario meet its GHG reduction targets and providing clean energy to consumers. ...
Thibeault to bring northern touch to energy ministry
In one of the biggest moves of Monday’s cabinet shuffle, Premier Kathleen Wynne moved Bob Chiarelli into a standalone infrastructure ministry and Glenn Thibeault, a former NDP MP, into the energy portfolio. ...
‘A kinder, gentler Glen’: Murray stays put at environment and climate change
The environment and climate change minister has been blunt in prosecuting the government’s plans and says he has learned a few lessons along the way. ...
‘We’re going to act now’: Ontario’s $8.3-billion climate change plan unveiled
The 85-page action plan contains dozens of measures aimed at reducing greenhouse gas pollution, with its provisions estimated to cut 9.8 million tonnes of emissions in 2020. ...
Two more things to think about in Ontario’s new climate change action plan
QP Briefing has highlighted two items of note from Ontario's freshly-release climate change action plan. ...
Ontario’s David Suzuki climate change spot wouldn’t fly under old ad rules: Auditor General
The Liberal government released a new 30-second spot on Wednesday that features Suzuki talking to a theatre full of children about climate change. ...
Natural gas expansion hearing to proceed – with or without climate plan
When the climate change action plan will be released has not been confirmed, but the Toronto Region Board of Trade announced that Environment Minister Glen Murray would discuss the plan at an event on June 10. ...
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