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ACFN Chief Allan Adam demands feds clean up deadly contamination, replace infrastructure in Fort Chipewyan

December 3, 2024 Energi Staff

Ahead of his testimony to the House of Commons Transportation Committee, Chief Allan Adam called for the government of Canada to live up to its legal obligations to maintain water navigability in the region and [Read more]

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Parks Canada counters Smith’s teary claim on Jasper wildfire response

August 13, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Aug. 12, 2024. By Jody MacPherson With Jasper residents due to return home beginning Friday, cracks are beginning to appear in Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s claim [Read more]

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Jasper fire highlights the risks climate change poses to Canada’s world heritage sites

August 1, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on July 31, 2024. By Ali Asgary Climate change and extreme weather events pose a real risk to the world’s heritage sites — a stark reality laid bare by the recent [Read more]

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Jasper wildfire to burn for months as mayor voices ‘shared heartbreak’

July 30, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on July 29, 2024. By Gaye Taylor This story includes details on the impacts of climate change that may be difficult for some readers. If you are [Read more]

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Opinion: The 2024 Jasper Fire is a grim reminder of the urgency of adopting a Canadian national wildfire strategy

July 29, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on July 26, 2024. By Edward Struzik In what is becoming an unfortunately common occurrence, the town of Jasper, Alta. has been ravaged by a wildfire of unprecedented [Read more]

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These tips can help keep you safe during a potentially severe 2024 wildfire season

May 29, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on May 23, 2024. By Stephanie Cleland The 2023 wildfire season was Canada’s worst on record. High temperatures and widespread drought fuelled over 6,600 fires, burning a record-breaking 18.4 million [Read more]

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Drought fuels wildfire concerns as Canada braces for another intense summer

May 2, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 2, 2024. By Gaye Taylor As widespread drought raises expectations for a repeat of last year’s ferocious wildfire season, response teams across Canada are grappling [Read more]

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Utilities risk ‘catastrophe’ by neglecting fire prevention: Experts

April 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 4, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Experts warn that utilities in the United States are not investing enough in technologies that can reduce the odds of [Read more]

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In Texas, as in California, big fires lead to big lawsuits

March 14, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on March 13, 2024. By Jake Bittle As firefighters contained the largest wildfire in Texas history last week, the electricity provider for the state’s Panhandle region, Xcel Energy, announced some [Read more]

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How climate change primed Texas to burn

March 7, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on March 7, 2024. By Naveena Sadasivam The dry, dusty rangeland of the Texas Panhandle could not have been more perfectly suited to burn. Temperatures were 25 to 30 [Read more]

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COP28: How 7 policies could help save a billion lives by 2100

December 4, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Nov. 29, 2023. By Joshua M. Pearce In a recent review of more than 180 peer-reviewed articles — which I conducted with fellow researcher Richard Parncutt — we found [Read more]

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The Canadian energy conversation is stuck in the wrong century

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Find Energi Media journalism in video, audio, and essays YouTube Channel: Video energy news Substack Essays: Thoughtful Energy Journalism Energi Talks Audio Podcast Real story of this energy crisis is not supply disruption, but demand [Read more]

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