Solar Power Isn’t Perfect, But It’s the Best We’ve Got
You can almost set your watch to it: Every time a new and disruptive technology begins to take hold, the backlash follows. So it is with “The Darker Side of Solar Power“–an article...
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Take it from B.C. The Carbon Tax is Something to Get Pumped Up About
I don’t want to brag or anything, but I paid my carbon tax the other day. I’d just tanked up my vehicle — I don’t yet have an electric car — with 30-odd litres of regular unleaded, near my...
Five Signs of Hope on Climate Change
Climate disruption jumped to the fore of the global political agenda in 2014 and a series of developments cemented both renewable energy and carbon pricing as lead solutions to the crisis.Here are...
Debunking the "Clean Energy Jobs Vs. Oil Sands Jobs" Controversy
For years, the story of energy in Canada has been the story of fossil fuels — so much so that in this country, at least, the terms are typically used interchangeably. Last week my team flipped...
Why Canada Should Make Clean Energy the "Next Oil Sands"
It took a critical mass of innovation, commercial viability and political will to make Alberta’s oil sands the focus of Ottawa’s energy policy. The same factors are converging now to make clean...
Why Texas Beats Alberta With Wind Energy
Were Alberta and Texas separated at birth? How Texas has manages to beat Alberta on wind energy....
Cleanest LNG Needs Teeth
We’re catching our first hints of whether or not British Columbia’s liquefied natural gas companies intend to make good on the province’s promise to produce “the cleanest LNG in the world.”...
Plugging into China’s Clean Energy Future
Ask a Canadian what’s going on over in China these days, there’s a good chance they’ll cite the country’s off-the-charts smog. Yet, this has led China to implement a wide range of policies...
Provinces Should Think Beyond Pipelines
If a collection of states can link up with one province with a bold plan to address carbon pricing, electric vehicles, high-efficiency buildings, and more, why can't the Council of Federation follow...
Canada Must Follow Path to Energy Innovation
A Canadian energy strategy has the potential to do far more than simply help us secure new markets for our petroleum resources. It could unleash the necessary transformation of our...
A Bold Canadian Energy Strategy for a Stronger Canada
Kudos to Dalton McGuinty and Alison Redford for mending fences. The leaders of what are respectively Canada’s most populous and resource-rich provinces both now agree that a Canadian energy...