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Aggressive protection plan for caribou ranges in northern and central Alberta
2016-06-21 05:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Phys.Org: The Alberta government recently announced an aggressive protection plan for caribou ranges in northern and central Alberta. The new plan includes adding 1.8 million hectares of protected land for a total of 4.9 million hectares across Alberta. Stan Boutin, University of Alberta professor (biological sciences) and Alberta Biodiversity Conservation Chair, will oversee the advisory panel implementing and monitoring the new plan. "The caribou...
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Canada's clean energy spending retreats, Alberta eyed for growth
2016-06-16 03:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Spending on clean energy projects in Canada fell 16 percent in 2015 compared with the record investments of the prior year and a renewed push to cut emissions may not lead to a rebound until 2018, an advocacy group said on Thursday. Companies and governments spent C$10 billion ($7.7 billion) on wind, solar, hydro, biomass and biogas projects in Canada last year, Clean Energy Canada said in a report, while total clean energy capacity rose 4 percent to just under 100 gigawatts. More than half...
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Alberta Energy Regulator issues order to ConocoPhillips Canada over pipeline failure at gas plant
2016-06-15 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has issued an environmental protection order to ConocoPhillips Canada in response to a pipeline failure at the companys Resthaven gas plant located 65km northeast of Grande Cache, Canada.
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Gas Stations Close as Fire Rages Near Alberta Oil Sands
2016-06-14 04:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Triple Pundt: The wildfire that roared through Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, last May has been called the worst fire in Canadian history. Its devastation is staggering: More than 100,000 residents and nearby workers were evacuated at different stages of the fire, and more than 2,200 square miles of land and 2,400 structures burned in two provinces: Alberta and its eastern neighbor, Saskatchewan. With the fire only 70 percent contained to date, its economic impact is yet to be tallied. And the environmental...
Canadas NEB approves Nova Gas $986m system expansion project in Alberta
2016-06-02 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
Canadas regulator the National Energy Board (NEB) is recommending that the federal government approve Nova Gas Transmissions (NGTL) C$1.29bn ($986m) system expansion project in northern Alberta.
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