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U.S. Declared ‘Climate Criminal’ as ‘Stalemated’ COP 25 Limps to a Close

December 13, 2019

Primary Author Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer

December 13, 2019

Reporters on the ground described two weeks of stalemated United Nations climate negotiations limping to a close, a diplomat branded the United States a “climate criminal” for its stance on ...

Ottawa Won’t Confirm Trans Mountain Timeline or Budget as Cost Estimate Balloons to $12 Billion [Petition]

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Chevron to Dump 50% Share in Kitimat LNG, Writes Off $10 Billion in Oil and Gas Assets

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Canada Pledges Net Zero by 2050 as Major Emitters Dig In to Block COP 25 Progress

December 11, 2019

Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
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December 13, 2019

The newly-constituted parliament in Switzerland, elected in a fall vote in which the climate crisis took centre stage, may soon instruct the country’s central bank to drop all fossil fuel ...

U.S. Heat Waves Cause 25,000 More Premature Births Per Year

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District Energy Systems Gain Ground Despite High Up-Front Cost, Low Gas Prices

December 13, 2019

Community-based district energy systems are spreading across Canada despite steep up-front costs and tough competition from cheap natural gas, with innovative examples popping up in Vancouver, Yellowknife, Charlottetown, and more ...

Rural Municipalities Take the Hit as Alberta Cuts Taxes for Gas Producers

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Ontario Town Counts on Transit, Urban Design to Protect Rural Flavour, Prevent Sprawl

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U.S. Solar+Storage Rivals Utility-Scale Installations as California Power Shutoffs Hit Home

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Decision on Teck Frontier Mega-Mine Will Test Canada’s Climate Action Commitment

December 13, 2019

The massive Teck Frontier tar sands/oil sands mine in Alberta is emerging as an early test of the re-elected Trudeau government’s climate commitment, with a cabinet decision due in February ...

Alberta Launches ‘Hopeful, Uplifting’ War Room After Kenney’s Ottawa Visit Fizzles

December 13, 2019

Primary Author Compiled by The Energy Mix staff
December 13, 2019
Ottawa Won’t Confirm Trans Mountain Timeline or Budget as Cost Estimate Balloons to $12 Billion [Petition]

December 13, 2019

December 13, 2019
Chevron to Dump 50% Share in Kitimat LNG, Writes Off $10 Billion in Oil and Gas Assets

December 13, 2019

December 13, 2019
Harbour Air Completes First Test Flight for Battery-Powered Seaplane

December 13, 2019

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Alberta Launches ‘Hopeful, Uplifting’ War Room After Kenney’s Ottawa Visit Fizzles

December 13, 2019

Primary Author Compiled by The Energy Mix staff

December 13, 2019

The Alberta government has officially launched its C$30-million “war room” to counter what it claims is misinformation about the province’s fossil industry.

Swiss Parliament May Instruct Central Bank to Divest Fossil Assets

December 13, 2019

December 13, 2019
Chevron to Dump 50% Share in Kitimat LNG, Writes Off $10 Billion in Oil and Gas Assets

December 13, 2019

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Minority Communities Face Greatest Risk as Atlantic Coast Pipeline Pushes Into Rural America

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Canada Pledges Net Zero by 2050 as Major Emitters Dig In to Block COP 25 Progress

December 11, 2019

Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
December 11, 2019

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Navajo Coal Plant Closure Opens Door for Solar+Storage, Distributed Power

December 9, 2019

The recent retirement of Arizona’s massive Navajo coal-fired generating station, one of America’s largest, has opened up considerable space for solar+storage, and a new frontier for Indigenous entrepreneurs seeking to ...

100-MW Power Purchase Shows Unsubsidized Offshore Wind Taking Off in Europe

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U.S. Solar+Storage Rivals Utility-Scale Installations as California Power Shutoffs Hit Home

December 4, 2019

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Rickford Rolls with Climate-Denying Trolls to Justify Cancelled Renewables Contracts

November 29, 2019

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November 29, 2019

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