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West Coast Climate Pact Will Give EVs a Jump

The recently signed Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy includes a commitment to accelerate the growth of zero emission vehicles. Under the pact, at least 10 percent of all fleet vehicles...

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...

Green Bonds: An Investment To Write Home About

This week the Premier of Ontario said that her province will be the first Canadian jurisdiction to issue “green bonds.” The revenue raised will finance public-transit improvements and related...

Analysis: Why the Pacific Coast Action Plan Matters

You wouldn't know it from the lacklustre media response, but Monday’s signing of the Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy, by the elected leaders of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon,...

The Three Ingredients of a Smart Energy Community

How do smart energy communities get that way? They find the best and highest use of a given energy source, plan for people, not cars, and make the most of what they have to work with—like sewage....