Canadian Press CBC News Ottawa should not back a loan guarantee for the Muskrat Falls hydro megaproject in Labrador until it passes an independent regulatory review, say public spending watchdogs. The federal government says the proposed $7.4-billion project is viable and that it’s working with a financial adviser to finalize a loan
Penashue faces questions over family, business ties to Labrador hydro project
By Jorge Barrera APTN National News Calls are growing for an investigation into Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue’s family and business ties to a multi-billion dollar project in his home riding of Labrador. Penashue’s links to the $7.4 billion Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project have triggered questions about the Labrador MP and former Innu leader’s involvement
Bad day in court for anti-wind campaigner Sarah Laurie
By Mike Barnard on 27 November 2012 It’s rare that anti-wind lobbyists appear under oath. Dr Sarah Laurie, medical director of the anti-wind lobbying group The Waubra Foundation, was asked to testify on behalf of those opposed to a proposed wind farm before the Environment, Resources and Development (ERD) Court in South Australia from 13-14 January, 2011. She was examined
Behind the Numbers well worth examining
Behind the Numbers Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives CCPA’s national blog, Behind the Numbers, delivers timely, progressive commentary on issues that affect Canadians, including the economy, poverty, inequality, climate change, budgets, taxes, public services, employment and much more. Go behind the numbers with these latest posts: Implementing Budget 2012, by Kate McInturff Social Impact
Pacific islanders face major losses from climate change
Megan Rowling AlertNet DOHA (AlertNet) – The livelihoods of some 10 million people in Pacific island communities are increasingly vulnerable to climate change, which poses “unprecedented challenges” to the region’s economies and environment, a U.N.-backed report said on Friday. Incomes – in many cases already low – are at risk from sea-level
Climate Change: Methane and CO2 in thawing Arctic permafrost a climate tipping point
by Takver – Climate IMC indiebay.org A new report on permafrost slowly thawing in the Arctic creating methane and carbon dioxide emissions highlights an approaching dangerous climate tipping point. There is a huge amount of organic matter frozen in permafrost, estimated to contain 1,700 gigatonnes of carbon, twice the amount of carbon currently
What an Obama Administration “Climate Reset” Could Look Like
Climate Action Network usclimatenetwork.org “Conventional wisdom has held that, faced with a recalcitrant Congress, the Administration’s hands are tied with regard to making progress in the UN climate talks. While action by Congress is certainly required in some areas — such as ratification and/or implementation of any new treaty or other legal instrument
Britain on the ‘Cusp of an Energy Renaissance’
By Kelvin Ross, Deputy Editor, Power Engineering International November 30, 2012 | 1 Comment Wind power will be key beneficiary in new low-carbon initiative. LONDON – UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey Wednesday said “we are on the cusp of a renaissance in British energy” after unveiling the government’s long-awaited Energy Bill. Speaking to journalists after he had addressed
The New Newspeak
NDP environment critic Meghan Leslie understands how indebted the Harper government is to George Orwell. Rather than reading 1984 as a warning against tyranny, the Harperites have adopted the novel as a how to manual. Their messaging is thoroughly imbued with the principles of Newspeak. Those principles are particularly apparent when it comes to
