A professor taking the University of Regina to court to find out who’s funding research into oil and gas as well as climate change says a dangerous precedent could be set if the information stays secret. Emily Eaton, who teaches in the university’s geography and environmental studies department, is researching the influence of the fossil […]
Patrick Moore will not be speaking at the 2020 Reimagine Conference this spring in Regina. Mike O’Donnell, who serves on city council and as co-chair for the conference, provided the announcement from Regina City Hall on Friday afternoon. O’Donnell told reporters Moore will not be replaced with a different speaker, adding they want the public […]
A researcher at the University of Regina says climate change has had an impact on farming over the last 50 years in Saskatchewan. Professor Dave Sauchyn says climate change is difficult to detect in this province because of the extensive range of weather. But overall, he says the temperature is 5 degrees warmer in winter […]
A report from Agriculture Canada says the Canadian prairies will be one of the few regions of the world where crop yields will benefit from global warming. The report says prairie crops like canola and wheat will benefit from improved water use efficiency with elevated carbon dioxide levels. Global warming is also expected to boost […]
Farm Credit Canada is suggesting farmers keep watch on three key market factors in 2020. FCC chief agricultural economist, J.P. Gervais, says climate change, protectionism and automation could promote or inhibit farm income growth in the coming year. He says a new trade deal between the U.S. and China may improve farm income this year […]
Saskatchewan residents are jumping on board the call to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The ten year trend ending in 2014 indicated personal environmental conservation increased about three percent. The Energy and Emissions Officer at the University of Saskatchewan says that is much more top of mind today. Kevin Hudson points to global warming demonstrations and […]
The average Canadian family will pay up to an extra $487 for food next year, according to an annual report that highlights climate change as a big culprit for rising prices, especially in the produce department. Unexpected snowstorms, droughts and other weather events have impacted crops and food prices in the past, said Simon Somogyi, […]
Three of Canada’s premiers will announce they’ll fight climate change by working together on small nuclear reactors, a company that’s developing the technology says. New Brunswick-based ARC Nuclear Canada says in a news release that its president will attend a signing ceremony Sunday between the provinces of New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan to work in […]
Premier Scott Moe will chair a meeting of the Premiers next week in Toronto to discuss territorial, provincial and federal relations. The Council of the Federation meeting will begin Sunday and continue into Monday, where the Premier will address provincial jurisdiction on climate change policy. Moe said there will also be a focus on equalization […]
EDMONTON — An Edmonton man says he defaced a mural of teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg because he wanted to take a stand peacefully. James Bagnall says he wrote “stop the lies” and “this is oil country” on the portrait of the 16-year-old girl against a bright-blue background. He says he wasn’t taking shots at […]
