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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 […]

    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 […]

    42 Nobel Laureates Urge Trudeau to Act With ‘Moral Clarity’ and Stop Climate-Wrecking Teck Frontier Mine

    42 Nobel Laureates Urge Trudeau to Act With ‘Moral Clarity’ and Stop Climate-Wrecking Teck Frontier Mine

    By Jessica Corbett In an open letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, 42 Nobel laureates implored the federal government to “act with the moral clarity required” to tackle the global climate crisis and stop Teck Resources’ proposed Frontier tar sands mine. “The importance of leadership in the coming […]

    Pipeline Protestors Are Still Blocking Railways in Canada, Paralyzing the Nation’s Rail System

    Pipeline Protestors Are Still Blocking Railways in Canada, Paralyzing the Nation’s Rail System

    Tensions are continuing to rise in Canada over a controversial pipeline project as protesters enter their 12th day blockading railways, demonstrating on streets and highways, and paralyzing the nation’s rail system The arrest of dozens of people, including some Wet’suwet’en Nation leaders, earlier this month for blockading railways in protest of the $4.6 billion TransCanada […]