Our "Global Innovator of the Year" Announces Nevada Gigafactory
Nevada hit the clean-energy-economy jackpot yesterday when Tesla Motors revealed that it will build its gigafactory—one of the most anticipated assembly plants of all time—near...
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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...
Media Statement: Energy Strategy Communiqué from the Council of the Federation
Statement from Clare Demerse, senior policy advisor, on the updates principles of a Canadian energy strategy released today by the Council of the Federation in Prince Edward...
An Energy Strategy for Canada: Why it Matters, What’s Next
Premiers have been working on collaborative energy strategies in one form or another since 2007, and their energy conversation now looks like it’s poised to continue for another year. But despite...
Analysis: A Strong Energy Strategy For Canada Is Worth the Wait
The annual Council of the Federation meeting of premiers kicked off yesterday in P.E.I. and It appears premiers may be giving themselves some extra time to craft a Canadian energy strategy. That...
Quebec and Ontario Cozy Up On Clean Energy and Climate
The heads of Canada's two most populous provinces agreed to work together on a range of clean-energy opportunities including, potentially, Quebec sending more of its squeaky-clean power over the...
Five Things You Need to Know about British Columbia’s LNG Report
A new government report examines how proposed LNG plants could impact public health and ecosystems on British Columbia's North Coast. It's an important piece of a vital public-policy debate, but it...
On Location: ElectraFest 2014
From classic California road trip tales with modern electric twists to labour-of-love projects like sprucing up a Porsche with an electric motor, there was no shortage of stories to illustrate how...
We can kick the carbon habit. Here’s how.
A heavyweight team of experts, headed by economist Jeffrey Sachs, produced the new Pathways to Deep Decarbonization analysis. The UN-backed project asked research teams from 15 countries to come up...
B.C. Carbon Tax Doesn't Hurt Agricultural Sector: Study
Despite industry claims to the contrary, British Columbia's carbon tax has not hurt the province's agricultural sector, a new Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions study concludes. Further, the...
Deep in the Heart of Texas: A Wind Energy Maverick Takes an Alberta Field Trip
At a recent Calgary luncheon, Texas Renewable Energy Association cofounder Michael Osborne shared the story of how his conservative, oil-and-gas state came to lead the nation in wind power and blast...
Media Statement: Provincial Study Assessing Air Quality Impacts of Proposed LNG Developments on Kitimat Airshed
The provincial government says the impacts of the proposed LNG plants will be manageable, but the reality is that burning natural gas to make LNG elevates levels of air pollutants that create acid...