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iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Apr 21, 2021 12:23pm The Lead U.S. President Joe Biden is set to virtually host a global climate summit on Thursday and Friday, where he will announce significant changes to current climate policies. Biden is expected reveal his goal of cutting American greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade, according to the New York Times. Biden’s target nearly doubles the pledge made by the Obama administration, which promised to cut emissions 26 ...

Federal budget gets good reviews in N.L., with bold child-care plan welcomed The federal government’s first budget in two years has pleased many — including Newfoundland and Labrador’s finance minister, business and labour leaders, as well as a child care advocate. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Apr 20, 2021 8:00 AM NT | Last Updated: April 20 Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers the federal budget in the House of Commons as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on in Ottawa on...

The Queen's representative in Newfoundland and Labrador uttered ominous words from the House of Assembly Thursday, outlining an era the lieutenant governor framed as both an impending disaster and an opportunity.

In a March 6 commentary, Sarah Leighton of Sierra Club Maine advocated for the electrification of our heating systems to reduce the use of fossil fuel, which is fine. However, this is the same Sierra Club chapter that is working side by side with the fossil fuel industry to stop New England Clean Energy Connect, […]

Maine lawmaker pushes for state to join Atlantic Loop negotiations Taryn Grant © John Woods/The Canadian Press Officials from Ottawa, the Atlantic provinces and Quebec have been talking about an interconnected grid for renewable energy since 2019. No detailed plans have been released. Lawmakers in Maine are discussing how the state could plug into a proposed Canadian electricity grid that is meant to make renewable energy more accessible and affordable for the Atlantic provin...

Lawmakers want Maine plugged into Canadian electricity project Mainers are still arguing about the plan to bring Canadian hydropower into the state through the CMP corridor, and a legislator now wants to get involved in another. Author: Erin Keller (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 8:00 PM EST February 18, 2021 Updated: 8:00 PM EST February 18, 2021 AUGUSTA, Maine — Mainers are still arguing about the plan to bring Canadian hydropower into the stat...

iPolitics By Roger Bill. Published on Dec 23, 2020 9:26am Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project (Photo: Nalcor Energy) Last Thursday, as bills for the Muskrat Falls behind-schedule and over-budget hydroelectric project were finally coming due, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the Federal government was deferring $844 million in payments from Newfoundland and Labrador. It was welcome news for Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey who faced the daunting task of borro...

Holiday Brief: Second COVID-19 vaccine approved By iPolitics. Published on Dec 23, 2020 12:06pm Shipments of initial doses of COVID-19 vaccines are arriving at selected ports of entry in Canada. (Canada Border Services Agency photo) Today’s Holiday Brief is brought to you by HealthCare CAN. “We must not fail to fund our future and ensure that Canadians have equitable access to quality healthcare services when and where they need them.” – HealthCare CAN, the national voice of...

Ottawa defers $844M in Muskrat Falls payments, almost all due by end of year The federal government again said it will take measures to make Newfoundland and Labradors Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project financially stable, including waiving $844 million in payments due from Crown corporation Nalcor Energy. But there are few details on how the project will affect the provinces ratepayers. Social Sharing

Canada December 15 2020 Under the Paris Agreement, Canada has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% below 2005 levels by 2030. The first policy steps taken to meet our Paris Agreement commitment were guided by the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (the Pan-Canadian Framework), which was adopted in December 2016. On December 11, 2020, the federal government released its Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy Plan (the Plan), which builds on th...