Trudeau to sign Paris climate treaty at UN ceremony

By Catherine Cullen, CBC News, April 22, 2016  PM in NYC to put pen to paper with representatives from 160 countries, but Canadian plan months away Watch Live Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the United Nations at a ceremony in New York City this morning before formally adding his signature to the Paris climate agreement. CBCNews.ca… Continue reading Trudeau to sign Paris climate treaty at UN ceremony

Polar bear cam: Ontario habitat shows frolicking bears to the world

Sources: Taline McPhedran, CTV News, Katie Dangerfield, Global News, April 14, 2016   Polar bears snacking on meat popsicles and swimming in the pool are just some of the things you can see thanks to the Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat’s new EarthCams, broadcasting four live feeds. The Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat in northeastern Ontario has… Continue reading Polar bear cam: Ontario habitat shows frolicking bears to the world

Vote Compass: Sask. cool on carbon pricing, high on renewable energy

Source: Kevin O’Conner, CBC News, March 12, 2016 People in Saskatchewan are expressing their opinions on the big environmental questions of the day — including carbon pricing and whether there should be more money for renewable energy, a Vote Compass report says. The voter engagement tool lets people answer a series of questions to determine where they sit on… Continue reading Vote Compass: Sask. cool on carbon pricing, high on renewable energy

Canada, U.S. agree to cut methane emissions

Source: Meagan Fitzpatrick, CBC News, March 10, 2016 Agreement comes ahead of Oval Office meeting between Canada’s PM Trudeau and U.S. President Obama Canada and the United States have agreed to take joint steps to fight climate change, including cutting methane emissions from the oil and gas industry and signing the Paris climate deal “as… Continue reading Canada, U.S. agree to cut methane emissions

First ministers' climate deal easy to mock, harder to dismiss

Source: CTV News, March 4, 2016 VANCOUVER — If 80 per cent of life is just showing up, in politics the total is probably closer to 90. Canada’s first ministers emerged from two days of talks this week with an agreement on a plan to develop a framework for climate policy action. It would be… Continue reading First ministers' climate deal easy to mock, harder to dismiss