Category: Canada
New research shows that a particular kind of tree can act as a natural barrier against wildfires
As Canada is once again in the midst of a harsh wildfire season, a new study out of McGill University has shown that aspen trees can act as effective barriers … Continued
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Is Canada the wildest place on earth?
Nearly every year, I make a long journey north from Vancouver to the 55th parallel, where I bought an old homesteader’s shack just to prove the adage about fools and … Continued
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EVs And The North American Auto Industry — A Canadian Perspective
A tidal wave of tidbits infiltrates my email inbox every morning. Today I found an interesting story in something called The Walrus, which bills itself as “Canada’s Conversation.” Whether the title is an homage to the Walrus and the Carpenter scene in Alice in Wonderland or a reference to a … [continued]
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Alberta’s Million-Barrel Pipeline Needs Missing Barrels
Canada has made a proposed one-million-barrel-per-day west-coast pipeline more politically real just as the barrel case has become harder to defend. The official project now has a route concept from the Edmonton region to southern British Columbia, Trans Mountain as the public-sector builder and operator, and an ownership structure involving … [continued]
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Line 5 Tunnel Permit Jeopardizes Safety of the Great Lakes
Today, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) approved the permit application for Enbridge, a multibillion-dollar Canadian oil giant, to run the Line 5 oil tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac. This decision ignores the years-long opposition to the proposed tunnel project from Michiganders and people across the Great … [continued]
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