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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 ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesHydropowerSolarUnited States
Corporate Renewables Procurements Surge, But 24/7 Reliability is Essential
Daimler’s late January signing of a 100% renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) with Norwegian hydropower firm Statkraft offered momentum and a cautionary tale to ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionCoalElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHydropowerNuclearOil & GasSolarUnited StatesWind
U.S. Agency Sees Renewables Surging But GHG Emissions Nearly Unchanged Through 2050
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is changing its tune on the rise of renewable energy, projecting for the first time in its Annual ... -
Bellingham, Washington Considers Natural Gas Heating Ban
The town of Bellingham, Washington has become the latest U.S. city to consider banning natural gas for home heating as a way to combat ... -
AsiaAustraliaBioenergyBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionChinaDrive to 1.5Energy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydropowerIndiaPathways to 1.5SolarSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWind
Mixed Results for 2019 Show Slight Rise in Renewable Energy Investment
World renewable energy investment hit US$282.2 billion last year, slightly higher than 2018’s total of $280.2 billion, with investment declining in China but hitting ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHydropowerSolarSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWind
TerraForm Buyout Would Lift Toronto-Based Brookfield Renewable’s Asset Base to 22 Gigawatts
Toronto-based Brookfield Renewable Partners is pitching a US$1.5-billion offer to buy out the remaining shares of TerraForm Power Inc., a move that would boost ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHydropowerJobs & TrainingMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasShale & FrackingSoil & Natural SequestrationSolarUnited StatesWind
Fracking Undercuts Colorado Coal Community’s Shift to Organic Farming, Renewables, Tourism
A rural Colorado community that turned to organic farming, renewable energy, and tourism to help it break its dependence on coal mining is now ...
