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Billions of bottles: Canadian statistics paint grim picture of plastic litter problem
OTTAWA — New Canadian data suggest that over a nine-year period between 2012 and 2020, the equivalent of more 15 billion plastic bottles and as many as 14 billion plastic grocery bags became litter in Canada's environment.
Apr 25, 2024 10:20 AM
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Talks under way in Ottawa on curbing global plastics pollution
Delegates from 174 countries are in Ottawa this week for the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution.
Apr 23, 2024 7:00 PM
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B.C.’s net-zero ambitions adding to energy security anxiety
British Columbians are currently more worried about affordability than the environment
Apr 23, 2024 4:00 PM
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Failure to clean up B.C. oil wells nets company $45K fine
B.C. Green MLA says fines have become the 'cost of doing business' and do little to deter the expansion of abandoned oil and gas wells.
Apr 22, 2024 7:30 PM
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Can Canada have an effective climate action policy without a carbon tax?
Carbon taxes may be unsustainable tools as political and price realities begin to sink in — and they aren’t the only policy option at politicians’ disposal.
Apr 22, 2024 9:00 AM
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Cap on plastic production remains contentious as Ottawa set to host treaty talks
OTTAWA — Negotiators from 176 countries will gather in downtown Ottawa this week for the fourth round of talks to create a global treaty to eliminate plastic waste in less than 20 years.
Apr 21, 2024 3:00 AM
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Opinion: The next phase of CleanBC can reshape the green economy
What's next for British Columbia's ambitious climate journey?
Apr 19, 2024 9:00 AM
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'No immediate risk' from 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from B.C. fibreboard plant
QUESNEL, B.C. — British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from a fibreboard factory in Quesnel doesn't pose any immediate risk to public safety.
Apr 18, 2024 3:02 PM
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B.C. snowpack lowest in 50 years
The snowpack is averaging 63 per cent of normal across the province as of April 1 — the lowest average since 1970. The data comes as the Ottawa warns of a potentially devastating wildfire season.
Apr 10, 2024 1:03 PM
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B.C. doesn't know where all its groundwater is going. Experts worry as drought looms
VANCOUVER — Growing up on a ranch in the Columbia River Valley, water has always been part of Kat Hartwig's life, and over the years, she's noticed changes.
Apr 10, 2024 12:59 PM
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