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Peter Kent Dismisses Durban Criticism As "Overreaction"

CBC | Posted 02.09.2012 | Canada Politics

Canada's Environment Minister Peter Kent has accused his Indian counterpart of "overreaction" after she made a speech to delegates that sh...

Canada, the Grave Digger of Kyoto

Martin Lukacs | Posted 02.09.2012 | Canada Politics
Martin Lukacs

Few issues have united delegates at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa. But if you mentioned the name of "Canada," the response would be unanimous -- a collective groan and lament. Canada dug the grave for the Kyoto Protocol so the United States could put a bullet in its body.

Vote For The Biggest Canadian News Story Of 2011

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 02.08.2012 | Canada

Earlier this week we asked you to tell us what were the biggest Canadian news stories of the year on Facebook, Twitter and our comments. We've rounded...

2015 Sound Like A Good Year For A Climate Deal?

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 02.07.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA -- Canada's environment minister would like to see a new global treaty that binds all the world's big polluters hammered out in the next few y...

HuffPost Canada's 2011 Losers

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 12.09.2011 | Canada

For many, 2011 was a year they wanted to get back. We look at some Canadians who could have done better this year. 1. RESEARCH IN MOTION In Nove...

Canada Officially Withdrawing From Kyoto

CP | Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.04.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Canada will not renew its commitment to the Kyoto protocol, despite a tempting climate-change offer from China, Environment Minister Peter Ke...

Desmond Tutu Gets On Harper's Case Over Climate Talks

CP | Posted 01.29.2012 | Canada

Canada has received a public scolding for its climate-change policy from several prominent South Africans, including anti-apartheid hero Archbishop De...

Extreme Weather In Canada Here To Stay: Experts

CBC | Posted 01.18.2012 | Canada

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was set to release a report Friday examining the risks posed by the extreme weather e...

Feds Spending Big On Plans For Climate Change

CP | Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.08.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The federal government has extended funding to help the country deal with the effects of climate change, even as it sends the world a sharp w...

Entire Ice Shelf Nearly Gone In Canada's Arctic

AP | Posted 11.30.2011 | Canada

Two ice shelves that existed before Canada was settled by Europeans diminished significantly this summer, one nearly disappearing altogether, Canadian...