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Smoke From Canada Wildfires Expected to Reach Norway

Smoke From Canada Wildfires Expected to Reach Norway

Earlier this week, officials predicted that Canada is facing its worst wildfire season on record. Hundreds of fires are already burning around the country, with many concentrated in the Quebec province. Officials in Norway are now expecting the smoke to reach the country. Climate scientists at the Norwegian Climate and Environmental Research Institute (NILU) used […]

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    Atmospheric Rivers Continue to Flood Pacific Northwest

    Atmospheric Rivers Continue to Flood Pacific Northwest

    Two atmospheric rivers dumped even more rain on Washington and British Columbia over the (American) Thanksgiving weekend, and another is expected to pummel the already-widely-flooded region today. Some areas have been deluged by more than 2 feet of rain in the last 30 days. Less than two weeks ago as many as 18,000 people were […]

    Greta Thunberg Urges Norway and Canada to Honor Climate Commitments

    Greta Thunberg Urges Norway and Canada to Honor Climate Commitments

    When you want a seat on the UN Security Council, the last thing you need is a teenage activist, practiced at the art of shaming government officials, working against you. However, that’s just what Norway and Canada have. Canada, Norway and Ireland are vying for the two available seats on the UN Security Council. Enter […]

    Alberta Energy Minister Calls Pandemic ‘a Great Time’ to Build Pipelines Due to Protest Restrictions

    Alberta Energy Minister Calls Pandemic ‘a Great Time’ to Build Pipelines Due to Protest Restrictions

    Anti-pipeline protests work. That’s the implication behind comments made by Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage Friday on how coronavirus social distancing requirements could ease the construction of Canada’s controversial Trans Mountain Expansion project. “Now is a great time to be building a pipeline because you can’t have protests of more than 15 people,” Savage said, […]

    Construction Begins on Keystone XL Pipeline in Montana

    Construction Begins on Keystone XL Pipeline in Montana

    Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has restricted the ability to gather in peaceful assembly, a Canadian company has moved forward with construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, according to the AP. As EcoWatch reported, last week Canada-based TC Energy said it would start construction despite the climate impacts of the pipeline and the […]

    Canadian Police Break up Indigenous Solidarity Blockade, Arrest 10

    Canadian Police Break up Indigenous Solidarity Blockade, Arrest 10

    An indigenous rail blockade that snarled train travel in Canada for more than two weeks came to an end Monday when police moved in to clear protesters acting in solidarity with another indigenous community in British Columbia (B.C.), which is fighting to keep a natural gas pipeline off its land. Ten members of the Tyendinaga […]