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PICS Climate News Scan

Global climate news analyzed for British Columbia

April 17, 2014

Energy

Methane can leak before fracking begins

Fracking operations cause even more methane emissions than are reported to government...


society

Shareholder activism gains momentum

Investors are increasingly demanding that large companies disclose and improve their...


policy

Kitimat rejects Northern Gateway

The citizens of Kitimat this week rejected the Northern Gateway pipeline in a plebiscite...


solutions

Renewables investment is down, reflecting solar’s price plunge

A new report from the United Nations and Bloomberg New Energy Finance shows...


Science

IPCC report fires opening shots in next round of international climate negotiations

Working Group III has released the third and final portion of the IPCC’s Fifth...


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  • Ami Kingdon (PICS)
  • Justin Bull (ISIS)

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