Mike De Souza

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16 oilsands companies allegedly broke environmental rules. Alberta kept it a secret for three years

16 oilsands companies allegedly broke environmental rules. Alberta kept it a secret for three years

At least 16 fossil fuel companies operating in Canada’s oilsands allegedly broke rules requiring them to pay for environmental monitoring...

Alberta placed fossil fuel insiders on board backing Danielle Smith’s renewables pause

Alberta placed fossil fuel insiders on board backing Danielle Smith’s renewables pause

Three out of seven members of a provincial board that backed Premier Danielle Smith’s 2023 decision to pause approvals of...

Trans Mountain paid McKinsey over $32M to save money as pipeline costs exploded

Trans Mountain paid McKinsey over $32M to save money as pipeline costs exploded

A Canadian government-owned energy company is defending paying over $32 million to a controversial global consulting firm to help it...

Canada never put a cap on carbon pollution from the oilpatch. New draft rules are ‘weeks’ away

Canada never put a cap on carbon pollution from the oilpatch. New draft rules are ‘weeks’ away

The Canadian government says it will unveil a draft of new rules to cap heat-trapping pollution from the oil and...

Canada paid McKinsey, flush with fossil fuel clients, $1.3M for clean tech advice

Canada paid McKinsey, flush with fossil fuel clients, $1.3M for clean tech advice

The federal government paid $1.35 million for advice on how to beef up Canada’s clean technology policies to a prestigious...