Feds banning single-use plastics

June 12, 2019

News

Trudeau announces plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021

The details of how such a ban would be implemented remain unknown. The government will conduct research to determine a course of action » read more

Liberals reject most Tory amendments to environmental assessment bill

About 90% of the Conservative amendments to Bill C-69 will not be agreed to » read more

Thousands hear anti-Ottawa messages at pro-pipeline rally in Calgary

Organizers estimate 4,000 people attended the rally in support of the oil and gas sector » read more

Ontario wants anti-carbon tax gas pump stickers displayed by Aug. 3

It will cost taxpayers approximately $5,000 to print 25,000 decals, but that does not cover the cost to distribute them to the province's 3,200 gas stations » read more

Headlines

Single-use plastics ban not expected to hurt new petrochemical projects

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Alberta municipality fined $300,000 for federal environmental breach

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‘Cautionary tale:’ High DDT levels in New Brunswick lakes decades after ban

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Volkswagen to take stake in battery cell maker Northvolt

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Business Intelligence

Inside an Ontario manufacturer’s energy storage project

By shifting electric load to a battery storage system during peak demand periods, the facility reduces its annual GA rates and its energy costs by 20% » read more

Editor’s Pick

Threat or promise? E auto boom could cost industry jobs

As the shift toward electric cars creates job uncertainty the world over, one east German town is at the vanguard of this transition » read more

Last week’s big story

Small business set for $1.4B in carbon rebates to make energy efficient upgrades

They can get up to half their costs back if they buy energy-efficient equipment and appliances » read more