Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Challenges to empower the planet launched for Earth Month
April is Earth Month and Arcadia Earth’s “Our Planet Challenge” offers some interesting and accessible options to make a positive difference and to celebrate planet…
Environment Journal
How much will you receive from the Canadian carbon rebate?
Canadians across the country are facing the effects of climate change, including more frequent severe weather, droughts, damage to critical infrastructure, and rising food costs…
Ontario’s budget aims to rebuild economy, but causes environmental concern
This week Ontario’s Minister of Finance, Peter Bethlenfalvy, released the 2024 Budget: Building a Better Ontario. There are mixed reactions to the province’s attempt at addressing…
Rainbow Lake community and E2E to pilot geothermal energy project
The Town of Rainbow Lake in a remote area of Alberta may soon become one of the first communities in Canada to be powered by…
Stantec selects leader for nature-based solutions practice
Dominic Kempson has been promoted to lead Stantec’s Nature-based Solutions (NbS) practice in Environmental Services (ES), overseeing strategic direction, technical development, and global growth. Kempson…
The largest battery energy storage system in New Brunswick is launched
Recently, representatives from Neqotkuk (also known as Tobique First Nation), Saint John Energy, and Natural Forces joined together for the inauguration of a large battery…
Which Canadian climate policies will have the biggest impact by 2030?
By Dale Beugin, Anna Kanduth, Dave Sawyer, and Rick Smith Debate about Canada’s climate policies has often been disconnected from their actual emissions impact. In…
Remembering one of Canada’s greenest prime ministers
Brian Mulroney was a lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993. He was also known…
New guide examines the environmental impact of the mining industry
Mining is well known to be an environmentally harmful practice, but despite this fact, it’s still a hugely profitable business across the globe. The Canadian…
Pioneering partnership to provide green hydrogen in Nova Scotia
EverWind Fuels Company, a pioneering developer of green hydrogen and ammonia production in Atlantic Canada, has signed of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nova…
New tech can remove microplastics from water with 94 per cent efficiency
University of Waterloo researchers have created a new technology that can remove harmful microplastics from contaminated water with 94 per cent efficiency. The amount of…
Report reveals challenges to cleantech adoption for manufacturing SMEs
Developed by the Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) in collaboration with Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen), a new report presents insights gleaned from extensive industry…
Climate adaptation funds proposed for Alberta communities
Alberta’s new Drought and Flood Protection Program will fund a new wave of projects to help communities from climate change. In recent years, many parts…
The balancing act of oil and clean energy investment
By Andrea Zanon Last year, both the United States and Canada have increased their oil and gas production, reaching record targets and profits. In fact,…
PFAS in Mining: How to manage potential impacts, risks, and challenges
By Tanya Shanoff and Justin Hains We see that PFAS—or per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances—are showing up around the world. In Canada, regulators looking for…
Market Watch: Feds continue to support clean fuel production projects
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada held its target interest rate at 5% on March 6, 2024. The Bank is continuing its policy of…
From Ambition to Action: Navigating the path forward for progress on climate change
The COP28 climate summit in Dubai brought together voices from nearly every country on the planet. In the end, they agreed on a resolute and…
Brownie Awards 2024 accepting nominations for outstanding projects and leaders
The 25th Anniversary of the Brownie Awards will feature a special anniversary award and a refresh of other categories to bring the qualifications up to…
IETA seeks collaborators for information hub on carbon markets
Without robust carbon markets, there’s arguably no net zero. A carbon market allows investors and corporations to trade both carbon credits and carbon offsets simultaneously. …
Yukon government to undertake remediation on the abandoned Minto mine site
The Yukon government is planning to spend three years remediating the Minto mine site, regardless of whether another company buys it. The Minto Mine, located north…
Transform Your Passion into Purpose with RRU’s Environmental Programs – Sponsored
[Sponsored Story] Are you passionate about making a difference in the environment? Do you dream of tackling climate change head-on and advocating for a sustainable…
Harnessing alternative structures for net zero carbon communities
As we deal with the serious problems of climate change and development, it is important to plan for healthy outcomes in cities. As a major…
Exploring alternative systems and cleantech for wastewater treatment
Many readers of Environment Journal will be familiar with the concept of distributed power generation, defined somewhat loosely as the usually small-scale generation of electricity…
Women’s Work: Influential female leadership impacting the environment industry
As an enthusiastic student, I became involved in the school council’s Women’s Issues Network, working with amazing young women who were collectively advocating for women’s…