Eco warrior turned Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, picked by Justin Trudeau five months ago to guide Canada's climate policy, will soon face his first major test in deciding on a new offshore…
Signatories say the project would not only emit significant carbon into the atmosphere but threaten the natural environment of the Flemish Pass Basin and go against Canada's climate goals.
Days before the federal government is set to make a decision on a $6.8-billion oil project off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, environmentalists are poking holes in the company's environmental claims and urging Ottawa to reject the proposal.
In terms of where Equinor missed the mark, the review said many of the company’s conclusions on effects from the project were taken from areas away from the site.