Media Release: Respected Energy-Policy Expert Joins Our Growing Team
We’re pleased to announce we’ve added a new face to our growing team. Dan Woynillowicz has joined Clean Energy Canada at Tides Canada as director of policy and...
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Report: Renewables Produce More Bang for Our Buck
A new BlueGreen Canada report suggests that the money the federal government currently spends on oil subsidies could create between 18,000 and 20,000 jobs in clean...
Rising Sun: The Quiet Force Behind Japan's Renewables Revolution
Tetsunari Iida directs Japan's Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies, an influential think tank. He has proven a political force to be reckoned with in the post-Fukushima...
Hurricane Sandy and Our Rapidly Closing Window
There is still time to shift the way we live, work and play, and slow the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, but the window is...
The Wonder Down Under: Tim Flannery in Conversation
Recently, we had the chance to sit down with Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers—one of the most influential books on global warming ever to see print. Flannery now serves as the chief...
City of Prince Rupert Rallies Behind a Clean Energy Future
On the day that Prince Rupert citizens joined a province-wide action to oppose proposed new and expanded oil pipelines, their local government passed a resolution to support for a positive,...
"Defend Our Coast" Underscores Desire for Clean Energy
If it wasn't obvious for our elected leaders before today, it should be now: The time for bold leadership on clean energy and the transition to a low carbon future is...
Saudia Arabia Charts Zero-Carbon Path
The nation with the world's largest proven reserves of conventional crude oil wants to be 100 percent powered by zero-carbon energy sources so that it can save its oil for other future...
Report: Canada's $60 Billion Opportunity
Canada's share of the growing global market for low-carbon goods and services—such as wind turbines, solar panels, efficient vehicles, and efficient buildings—is worth about $8 billion today,...
CBC Reveals Horrible Truth About Wind Turbines
"Some call windmills an important part of our sustainable future," the program's investigative reporter deadpans to kick off the segment. "Others call them monsters that ruthlessly hack away at the...
Surprise, Surprise: Northern B.C. Supports the Carbon Tax
Plenty of Vancouver's latte-sipping, seawall-jogging condo dwellers support the carbon tax. But so does everyone else in British Columbia keen to secure a better future for his or her...
Norway Doubles Carbon Tax, Funds Climate Solutions
How's this for leadership: Norway will double its carbon tax, set up a CAD$1.5 billion mitigation fund, develop renewable energy, and advance food security in developing...