Stephen Harper will be the only G-7 leader to arrive in Copenhagen without a major national program to support renewable power.  New data from Natural Resources Canada reveal that the federal government's support for renewables will effectively end as of January 2010.

Representatives from four BC First Nations and the Pembina Institute will kick off a week-long "pipeline road show" to help prepare communities along the proposed Enbridge Gateway pipeline route for the impacts of oil and gas development in northern BC.

Today, the Pembina Institute launched its "Wind Powered PCs" program, an initiative that aims to power 20,000 computers with wind and help move Canada towards a more sustainable energy future.

At the second of a series of oilsands public consultations, in Peace River today, Simon Dyer representing the Pembina Institute will highlight the impacts of and propose solutions for deep oilsands development. Solutions are designed to protect the boreal forest and wildlife, both threatened by oilsands development.

Today, the Pembina Institute released its blueprint for an effective oilsands, oil and gas royalty reform process to ensure that Albertans fully benefit as owners of these resources.

The oilsands rush is exceeding the ability of the environment and society to absorb the impacts. As lead author of the Pembina Institute's report Troubled Waters, Troubling Trends, Dr. Mary Griffiths will represent Pembina in the first of a series of province-wide public input sessions on oilsands development. Griffiths will highlight some of the issues relating to the use of fresh water for oilsands extraction.

The federal government’s proposed system for greenhouse gas “offsets” would lead to a massive overstatement of emission cuts if the proposal is not strengthened, according to a new analysis released today by the Pembina Institute.

On August 3, The Mikisew Cree First Nation and environmental groups will hold a media conference together for the first time to express their concerns publicly. The groups will outline their recommendations for protecting the river.

The Pembina Institute congratulates the Alberta government for its recent announcement to strengthen the province's bioenergy sector but to realize the full potential of bioenergy and other renewable energy sources within the province more action will be necessary.

Alberta's growing demand for electricity can be entirely met by tapping into the province's vast renewable energy resources, creating new jobs and opportunities in the clean energy industries of the future.

The Alberta government could lead the province into a more sustainable future, by improving the accounting procedures it uses to measure progress and well-being.

An Alberta court has rejected Ecojustice's challenge, launched on behalf of the Pembina Institute, of the Alberta Utilities Commission's (AUC) approval of a controversial coal-fired power plant expansion.

Alberta, along with Newfoundland and Labrador, were the strongest opponents to setting targets for energy efficiency and conservation at a recent meeting of the Council of Energy Ministers.

Today the Government of Alberta released its plan to consult with Albertans about oilsands development. This long overdue consultation will solicit Albertans' views on the oilsands...

On April 30 the Government of Alberta announced the results of the first year of its targets to reduce industrial greenhouse gas "intensity." The preliminary results indicate that only about half of the mandatory reductions were actually achieved.

The Alberta government is poised to grant approval to a new coal-fired power plant without even holding a public hearing. The proposed 500-megawatt power plant near Grande Cache, Alberta would emit over 3 million tonnes of greenhouse gas pollution each year for its 45-year lifespan, equivalent to adding 590,000 vehicles to the road.