Shawn McCarthy
National Observer
Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Past articles by Shawn:
What Trudeau needs to do to win the West
Trudeau has to address two realities: the urgent need to reduce emissions, and the uneven cost that effort imposes across the country. → Read More
How free money could get us out of climate jam and usher in wave of new jobs
Green economy focused business group offers up plan to suit all political stripes → Read More
Federal election 2019: Where the four main parties stand on climate policy
The Liberals, Conservatives, New Democrats and Greens differ widely on what needs to be done to address climate change. Here is a detailed look at the different plans → Read More
Conservatives, Liberals joust over climate-change platforms, carbon tax
The Liberal government will unveil an election platform promising greater action to combat climate change, but which will be silent on a plan for the carbon tax after 2022, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said on Monday → Read More
McKenna backs off earlier plan to freeze carbon tax at $50 a tonne
In June, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said the Liberals planned not to increase the tax once it hit $50, which equates to roughly 11 cents a litre of gasoline → Read More
Nebraska court upholds state’s approval of Keystone XL route
Move clears a major hurdle for TC Energy as court rejects challenges → Read More
Trans Mountain tells contractors to get ready for restart of pipeline construction
The company said it has it has all the permits needed to begin construction and gave its major contractors 30 days to prepare → Read More
Oil sands CEOs urge voters to support energy industry in October federal election
In an open letter, presidents at Cenovus Energy, MEG Energy and Canadian Natural Resources urged Canadians to ‘help our country thrive by supporting an innovative energy industry’ → Read More
Ontario court upholds federal government’s carbon-pricing law
In a 4-1 decision, the court rejected Ontario’s claim that the federal government had exceeded its jurisdiction by applying a tax on greenhouse gas emissions → Read More
Ontario court upholds federal government’s carbon-pricing law
The court rejected the province’s claim that Ottawa exceeded its jurisdiction by applying a tax on greenhouse gas emissions → Read More
Ottawa to work with California on rules to cut greenhouse gas pollution from vehicles
Agreement between the federal government and the state comes as California battles the Trump administration over its plan to roll back existing regulations → Read More
Controversial environmental-review bill receives royal assent
Senate votes 57-37 to pass Bill C-69, despite bitter opposition from the oil industry → Read More
Senate passes Liberal government’s contentious environmental assessment bill
By a vote of 57-37, senators passed Bill C-69 with 99 amendments, but Alberta vows to launch constitutional challenge against it → Read More
Liberal government re-approves Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
The federal government owns the existing pipeline and has pledged to finance the twice-delayed expansion project → Read More
Potential Trans Mountain pipeline investor wants Ottawa to assume construction risk
Delbert Wapass, executive chairman of the Project Reconciliation group and former chief of Thunderchild First Nation, has formed a company called Project Reconciliation to buy a 51 per cent stake in Trans Mountain Pipeline on behalf of First Nations. Kayle Neis/The Globe and Mail A First Nations-led group that wants to buy a 51-per-cent stake in Ottawa’s Trans Mountain oil pipeline says the… → Read More
Canadian Natural buys assets for $3.8-billion as Devon Energy exits Canada’s oil patch
CNRL said Wednesday that acquisition would immediately add to earnings per share and free cash flow → Read More
Blueberry River First Nation back in court to fight B.C. over forestry, oil and gas impact
The first nation says it is facing an environmental crisis on its traditional land, and accuses the NDP government of caving to oil and gas producers → Read More
Power shift: Renewable energy is cheaper than ever, and investors are taking notice
Utilities are pressing ahead with green energy as prices have dropped to the point of viability that no amount of political pushback can stop → Read More
Grits pledge $4.7-billion in funds to address Indigenous issues
The Liberal government has made a priority of Indigenous issues in its past three budgets and continued that practice on Tuesday with a range of measures aimed at improving health and social services and boosting Indigenous-led businesses → Read More
Canadian crude production flattening out on tight pipeline capacity: IEA forecast
Oil sands outlook has ‘significantly deteriorated’ over the past year as as pipeline projects are stalled and crude-by-rail has failed to fill the void, agency says in report → Read More