The PC leader says he takes the issue 'seriously' and it should be addressed with tangible projects. 'It's one thing to establish a target, but if you're not going to meet it, then what is the point of being an environme ...
Category: Energy and the Environment
NDP support remains high as party sounds off on Hydro One sale
NDP finance critic Catherine Fife wouldn't comment on the Forum Poll numbers, but said her party sees the partial selloff of Hydro One as the 'tipping point' for the Liberals. ...
Heard: Work begins on $43-million Niagara wastewater project
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In signing climate action statement, Wynne stresses ‘flexibility’
After giving a fiery speech Wednesday, Wynne's tone shifted Thursday to one that emphasized co-operation – particularly with Alberta and its need to ship oilsands crude ...
New inspection, maintenance system for Bruce Power unveiled
A new 'state-of-the-art tooling system' for upkeep during planned outages at Bruce Power will soon be shipped to the nuclear generator ...
Ottawa seeks public input on phosphorus levels in Lake Erie
Federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq says public can comment on government's proposed targets until end of August ...
At climate summit, an unlikely troika against the ‘troglodytes’
The premiers of Ontario and Quebec and the California governor promote their joint cap-and-trade program as a model for subnational climate change action (while taking potshots at the conservative opposition). ...
No comeback tour for residential debt retirement charge
The Liberal government has rejected a recommendation from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce that keeping the DRC on residential hydro bills will reduce costs for all customers. ...
Don’t worry, Murray insists, Ontario will meet emissions target
The disagreement between the environmental commissioner and the environment minister comes down to how quickly cap-and-trade and new infrastructure will have an effect by 2020. ...
Province set to miss 2020 emissions target, watchdog warns
Acting environmental commissioner Ellen Schwartzel's first report singles out the transportation sector and the slow adoption of electric-car use as a big stumbling block to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. ...