Christopher Adams
National Observer
Toronto, ON, Canada
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Catherine McKenna steamrolls ahead with plans to move Canada to cleaner fuels
"We stand at the dawn of the clean growth century," said Canada's Environment Minister Catherine McKenna. President-elect Donald Trump is poised to take the U.S. in the opposite direction. → Read More
Ontario Liberals should do more to protect species, curb climate change impact, commissioner says
Ontario's environmental watchdog warns the government "needs to walk the walk" to protect the province's biodiversity, control invasive species, and enact better forest fire management. → Read More
Important global warming pollutants excluded from ‘historic’ aviation pact
Aircraft have impacts other than CO2 that contribute to climate change, but those impacts are not covered by the recent agreement → Read More
As Haiti death toll rises to 842, Hurricane Matthew slams into Florida
The Category 3 hurricane skidded along the Florida coast Friday morning, and has turned its attention northward toward Georgia and the Carolinas after killing nearly 300 in Haiti earlier this week. → Read More
UN aviation agency brokers first-ever global climate deal
The first-of-its-kind industry-wide deal will cap international aviation emissions at 2020 levels and mandate that member states offset growth in emissions by investing in environmental initiatives. → Read More
NEB suspends Energy East hearings. Minister not ready to step in
As the NEB suspends the remainder of its Energy East hearings in Montreal, Minister Carr said the NEB should decide what to do with its 'Charest affair' panelists. → Read More
NEB postpones Energy East hearings in Montreal after protests and arrests
Day two of the Energy East hearings in Montreal have been postponed, after protesters caused an abrupt cancellation of presentations on Monday morning. → Read More
BREAKING: NEB cancels Energy East hearing in Montreal as protesters storm the room
The National Energy Board has cancelled Monday's hearings on the controversial Energy East pipeline project after a slew of protesters stormed the room. → Read More
Is he still here? Harper to resign his seat by next week at the latest, says report
Former prime minister Stephen Harper's new consulting firm has already met with potential clients from the U.S. and Middle East, the Huffington Post reports. → Read More
Federal Competition Bureau investigating Volkswagen Canada over dieselgate scandal
With multiple government agencies investigating the German automaker, Canadian TDI owners are still looking for answers, with many expecting they'll be held "hostage" until the Fall. → Read More
Motorists decry Canada's "powerless" response to Volkswagen scandal as US nears settlement
With court dates scheduled for October and December, VW owners are months away from a settlement after the 2015 diesel vehicle emissions cheating scandal. → Read More
Alberta's climate change plan gets bouquets from top UN official
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said a shift to a low carbon economy was inevitable and that the time for climate change denial was over. → Read More
Teachers investigate whether University of Calgary is in bed with Big Oil
Some University of Calgary professors say they are "downright scared" to speak out about oil and gas companies. "It's hard when you live in a company town to throw stones at the company." → Read More
Canadians could school Americans on carbon pricing and climate, says new research
Newly-published research shows, riding-by-riding, that Canadians widely believe climate change is happening, is at least partly caused by human activity, and overwhelmingly support cap and trade. → Read More
All kinds of climate records were smashed in 2015, says U.S. agency
In 2015, several markers like land and ocean temperatures, sea level and atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations broke records, setting new benchmarks for climate change's planetary impact. → Read More
Pipeline whistleblower calls for public inquiry after Husky alters oil spill report
Husky Energy submitted an altered incident report that states they detected a pipeline spill last Thursday morning, 14 hours later than they initially claimed. → Read More
Brad Wall doesn't want to talk about pipeline safety after Husky spills oil in river
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall dodged questions about pipeline safety, said we should focus on the response to the Husky spill while iterating that the company should be held financially responsible. → Read More
A new kind of denial? Pembina hopes to dispel myths surrounding carbon tax
The Pembina Institute has released a series of FAQs dispelling myths and misinformation about Alberta's carbon tax, what some say are being used to "attack the carbon tax for being a carbon tax." → Read More
Deep Throats claim Canada's nuclear watchdog withholding info that could prevent Fukushima-sized disaster
Whistleblowers penned a letter to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission claiming the energy watchdog withheld information that could protect Canadians from a nuclear disaster. → Read More
Every summer, there's a chance the Calgary Stampede's chuckwagon races will end tragically
From the birds-eye-view in the nosebleeds to the infield where you can see the strain in the horses eyes and hear the crack of the reins on their hides, it's hard not to imagine the race ending tragic → Read More