Seniors for Climate Action Now

New coalition targets $100M for Canadian carbon removal projects by 2030 Rather than capturing carbon from industrial smokestacks, carbon removal often refers to projects where CO2 is pulled directly from the air before it's locked away in rocks. But critics suggest the en...

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Canada’s first large-scale battery plant opens in Windsor Canada's first large-scale battery plant has already produced more than one million cells and created 1,300 jobs in its first months of operation — and is backed by nearly $16 billion in government su...

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Green energy organizations applaud Canada-India agreements on renewables Some of Canada's renewable energy organizations are applauding commitments Ottawa signed with India this week to advance development of solar, wind and hydrogen power.

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The Iran war is also a climate war At a time when civilization is hurtling toward irreversible climate breakdown, to overlook the climate consequences of three of the deadliest militaries on Earth going to war would be journalistic mal...

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The Bay du Nord offshore oil project takes a significant step forward The offshore field could produce hundreds of millions of barrels of oil over the coming decades.

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Phones, laundry machines and more: Canadians keep tossing valuable materials in the trash New research shows mobile phones last about 4.5 years, while laundry appliances last the longest at nearly 10 years. Yet many devices are replaced even when they still function.

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B.C. Doctors Flag Alarming Health Trends Near Fracking Sites Researchers met with the city of Dawson Creek in British Columbia to share insights about how fracking in the region is affecting public health.

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Canadian Provinces, Territories Pledge to Boost Grid Infrastructure A new National Energy Corridor Agreement commits 10 Canadian provinces and territories to break down longstanding barriers between provincial grids and enable a more connected, resilient and self-reli...

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Canadian Provinces, Territories Pledge to Boost Grid Infrastructure A new National Energy Corridor Agreement commits 10 Canadian provinces and territories to break down longstanding barriers between provincial grids and enable a more connected, resilient and self-reli...

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Bay du Nord Deal Sets Newfoundland Up for Failure, Critic Warns The Newfoundland and Labrador government and Norwegian state fossil Equinor are setting the province up for failure with an agreement to divvy up the rewards from a proposed deepwater oil project, whe...

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Build a People’s Power Grid We're calling on the Carney government to deliver a People’s Power Grid, an East-West Grid that provides affordable, reliable, renewable electricity to people from coast to coast to coast.

It’s time for a People’s Power Grid. Publicly-owned clean energy infrastructure that will bring clean, affordable, reliable energy to everyone. Sign the petition now: act.350.org/sign/ppg

Residents Rally to Keep AI Data Centre-Fueling Power Plant Out Residents in Olds, Alberta, are organizing to block a 1.4-gigawatt gas power plant slated for construction directly across from their homes.

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Tens of millions of people in Canada are worried about the climate crisis — they're just unlikely to confide those anxieties unless prompted, which conceals the issue beneath a blanket of silence.

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Residents Rally to Keep AI Data Centre-Fueling Power Plant Out Residents in Olds, Alberta, are organizing to block a 1.4-gigawatt gas power plant slated for construction directly across from their homes.

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'The new tobacco': The cities banning fossil fuel adverts Cities across the world are clearing their billboards of flight ads, SUVs, cruise ships and petrol cars in an attempt to cut emissions.

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Carney touts energy partnership after meeting with Indian PM Modi in New Delhi Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today, before the two announced a series of agreements, including a strategic energy partnership.

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Alberta's premier says conflict in Iran underscores need for new Canadian pipeline Smith says any disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil choke point at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, only underscores the need for a new pipeline that could bring her province’s exports to Pacif...

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The AI tipping point approaches As powerful AI approaches, the technology could push us over climate, economic and social tipping points.

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Fossil fuels will be collateral damage in Trump’s war on Iran Canada's oil and gas industry and the politicians in its thrall will use the US attack on Iran as a justification for more pipelines. In reality, it will actually erode the economic case for them.

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Canadian LNG out of step with Europe's clean energy shift: EU official Senior Brussels diplomat Belén Martinez Carbonell says renewables and nuclear power win out over fossil fuels to help meet EU economic and emissions reduction goals.

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Ford speeds up Ring of Fire roads as some First Nations warn of confrontation The Ford government is accelerating construction of four all-season roads to the Ring of Fire to unlock critical mineral deposits in Ontario’s Far North — a move that has divided First Nations, with s...

Divide et impera.
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Canada announces $12.1B in critical minerals deals with allied nations Thirty agreements ranging over production, processing and recycling of key industrial metals and minerals have been signed, with the aim of boosting the country's economic growth and energy sovereignt...

And free, prior and informed consent?
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The Tech Industry Is Spending Millions to Rebrand Data Centres With community opposition growing, data centre backers are going on a full-scale public relations blitz.

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Carney, Trump Discussed Plan to Revive Keystone XL Pipeline A U.S. company is proposing to resurrect part of the long-dead Keystone XL pipeline to carry Alberta bitumen from the Canada-U.S. border to Wyoming. And Prime Minister Mark Carney was aware of the pla...

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Carney Government Knew Carbon Capture Was ‘Very Limited,’ Docs Show Briefing notes obtained by DeSmog reveal the Carney government had major knowledge gaps about CCS even as it made the technology central to its climate plan.

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Made-in-Canada Renewables Boost National Security Survey by polling firm Opinium found that large majorities of Canadians “connect oil and gas dependence with instability." They “understand that energy security and national security are closely linke...

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Uranium, LNG, Heavy Oil on the Menu as Canada-India Trade Set to Double by 2030 A $2.6-billion uranium export deal, expanded trade in oil and gas, and a plan to double the two-way trading relationship to $70 billion per year by 2030 were centrepieces of a “new partnership” unveil...

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Middle East War Spotlights Stability of Renewables and Efficiency Iran attacked oil and gas facilities in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, oil and gas prices rose sharply, Donald Trump said the “hardest hits” were yet to come, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith made her fore...

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