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‘Californication’ of B.C. Grid Cuts Off Indigenous, Other Local Suppliers, Dogwood Warns [Sign-On]
Dogwood BC has launched a petition campaign against what it calls the “Californication” of British Columbia’s power grid, decrying a provincial plan to buy ... -
BioenergyBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHydropowerSolarSub-National GovernmentsWaterWind
David Suzuki Foundation Fellow Brings Power to the People
A member of the Lubicon Cree First Nation, Melina Laboucan-Massimo has a master’s degree in Indigenous governance and is the founder of Lubicon Solar ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHydropowerJobs & TrainingOff-Grid
B.C. Coastal First Nations Begin Shift from Diesel to Local Hydro
Two of the 11 off-grid and largely diesel-dependent First Nations communities along the British Columbia coast are investing C$25 million in hydro power in ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionCoalElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHydropowerNuclearOil & GasShale & FrackingSolarUnited StatesWind
U.S. Analysis Busts Myths, Shows No Need for New Gas Plants
It’s time to bust some myths about gas-fired electricity, renewable energy, and the United States grid, writes David Wooley, executive director of the Center ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHydropowerJobs & TrainingSolarUnited StatesWind
U.S. Democrats Debate Climate Policy, Introduce Green Infrastructure Measures as Fall Election Approaches
With the U.S. federal election just 131 days away, climate and clean energy are poised to take centre stage in the campaign, with Democrats ... -
AfricaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBioenergyCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHydropowerNational Plans & ResponsesSevere Storms & FloodingSolarWind
Rwanda Emerges as Climate Leader with Updated 2030 Carbon Target
One of the world’s poorest countries became one of its more ambitious climate leaders last week, when Rwanda became the first African nation to ... -
Health & SafetyHydropowerLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Michigan Dam Failures Highlight Risks in Aging Infrastructure, Toxic Sites
Safety officials warn that last week’s double dam failure and resulting, massive flood in Michigan foreshadows a frightening future for aging dams throughout the ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridHealth & SafetyHydropowerSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Maine Approves New Transmission Line from Quebec to New England
Regulators in Maine have approved a 145-mile, US$950-million transmission line that will carry 1,200 MW of electricity from Quebec to New England. -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFirst PeoplesHydropowerSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Canada’s ‘Rich Carbon Sink’ Peatlands Need Urgent Protection, Story Map Shows
Northern peatlands—the richest carbon sinks on the planet and epicentres of biodiversity—are in urgent need of protection from human development, the Wildlife Conservation Society ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCitiesCollateral DamageFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHydropowerJobs & TrainingPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
COVID-19 Risks Prompts Calls to Shut Down Fossil and Hydro Man Camps, Pipeline Construction [Sign-ons]
From the Site C hydro megaproject to the Coastal GasLink and Trans Mountain pipelines, from the tar sands/oil sands in northern Alberta to the ... -
BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesCoalDemand & EfficiencyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentGeothermalHuman Rights & MigrationHydropowerNuclearSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
Week 14, April 6: Renewable Electricity
In 2017, the generation of electricity from fossil fuels produced 74 Mt (10.3%) of Canada’s emissions. Renewable energy has become the cheapest option for ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHydropowerSub-National Governments
Commissioner Scorches Newfoundland’s ‘Blind Trust’ in Troubled Muskrat Falls Megaproject
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball is calling in the police and the provincial justice department, following the release of a scathing report last ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesCoalEnergy Access & EquityEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeothermalHydropowerOff-GridResearch & DevelopmentSolarWind
Scandinavia Looks to Solar in ‘Land of the Midnight Sun’
Northern regions as far as the Arctic Circle are increasingly turning to the power of the midnight sun to keep their communities humming, feeding ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCitiesElectricity GridHydropowerShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Ontario Climate Hawks Join City Council to Oppose Fracked Gas Pipeline Through Hamilton [Sign-On]
The City of Hamilton and Ontario climate organizations are mobilizing against a 10-kilometre pipeline that would carry fracked gas from the United States and ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridHydropowerJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasResearch & DevelopmentSub-National Governments
Canada On Track to Hit Carbon Reduction Target for Grid Electricity
Be sure to sit down before you read this: Canada is in good shape to meet one of its national greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction ...
