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'First of its kind': Dow invests $9 billion on Alberta net-zero petrochemical project

'First of its kind': Dow invests $9 billion on Alberta net-zero petrochemical project

FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. — Dow Chemical has announced plans to invest nearly $9 billion in a net-zero petrochemical project northeast of Edmonton.
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Lawsuit alleges negligence in train derailment and chemical fire that forced residents from homes

Lawsuit alleges negligence in train derailment and chemical fire that forced residents from homes

LOUISVILLE, Ky.
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Canadian oil and gas execs look to talk up emissions reduction plans at COP28 summit

Canadian oil and gas execs look to talk up emissions reduction plans at COP28 summit

CALGARY — Executives and senior leaders from Canada's oil and gas sector are heading to Dubai for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks, eager to tell the world they are doing what they can to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Proposed NewRange copper-nickel mine in Minnesota suffers fresh setback on top of years of delays

Proposed NewRange copper-nickel mine in Minnesota suffers fresh setback on top of years of delays

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The proposed NewRange Copper Nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota suffered a fresh setback this week when an administrative law judge recommended that state regulators should not reissue a crucial permit for the long-delayed proje
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Barcelona may need water shipped in during a record drought in northeast Spain, authorities say

Barcelona may need water shipped in during a record drought in northeast Spain, authorities say

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tighter water restrictions for drought-stricken northeast Spain went into effect Wednesday, when authorities in Catalonia said that Barcelona may need to have fresh water shipped in by boat in the coming months.
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Climate contradictions key at UN talks. Less future warming projected, yet there's more current pain

Climate contradictions key at UN talks. Less future warming projected, yet there's more current pain

The world is heading for considerably less warming than projected a decade ago, but that good news is overwhelmed by much more pain from current climate change than scientists anticipated, experts said.
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US agency ends use of 'cyanide bomb' to kill coyotes and other predators, citing safety concerns

US agency ends use of 'cyanide bomb' to kill coyotes and other predators, citing safety concerns

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S.
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Coal power, traffic, waste burning a toxic smog cocktail in Indonesia's Jakarta

Coal power, traffic, waste burning a toxic smog cocktail in Indonesia's Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Against the backdrop of smokestacks from a nearby coal power plant, the sky above Edy Suryana’s village stays grey for months at a time, while ashes and the stench of smoke hang in the air.
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Alaska landslide survivor says force of impact threw her around 'like a piece of weightless popcorn'

Alaska landslide survivor says force of impact threw her around 'like a piece of weightless popcorn'

WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Christina Florschutz was dressing after stepping out of the shower of her upstairs bathroom when she heard “a horrible noise, a very loud noise.
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Conservative motion seeks support to order senators to pass carbon pricing bill

Conservative motion seeks support to order senators to pass carbon pricing bill

OTTAWA — The Conservatives dialed up the pressure on the Senate on Tuesday to vote in favour of a carbon-pricing bill, all the while accusing the Liberals of trying to intimidate senators into delaying the bill.
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