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It’s easy to grow weary of the excuses and the bullshit. In Canada, we pretend that nation is singular and unique, that it’s somehow harder for Canadians to cut their greenhouse gas emissions because...
View ArticleTying Bonuses to Carbon Emissions
In the wake of the AIG scandal, it’s refreshing to see that some companies are tying company bonuses to significant achievements for both the corporation and society. National Grid — a London-based...
View ArticleThe Vacuous Mr. Boehner and the Energy Act
On global warming and energy independence, President Obama’s team continues to make exceptional moves. This week, Rep Henry Waxman and Rep Edward Markey released a draft of a comprehensive energy bill...
View ArticleThe Road to a Better Place
Better Place began with a $200 million venture capital investment, and the company has easily garnered that much again in enthusiastic publicity. Since its founding in late 2007, barely a week goes by...
View ArticleGreenwashing and Whining
OK, here’s the basic story. Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice says that his government will not allow any new coal plants to be built in Canada without carbon capture and sequestration...
View ArticleTwo @ Triple Pundit
You Are the Light of the World The Holy Grail: Carbon-Capturing Cement Plus other writers on Shell, starting an ecodriving school, and much, much more.
View ArticleCutting Emissions with Biomass: Ethanol-Fueled Vehicles vs EVs
Researchers from the University of California, Merced and Stanford University have determined that EVs charged on biomass-fueled electricity emit far fewer GHG emissions than ethanol-fueled cars. The...
View ArticleThe Green Berets: Military Advisory Board & Climate Change
A new report from a dozen retired US military leaders warns that climate change poses significant risks to its national security. Dependence on fossil fuels and the vulnerable energy grid threaten the...
View ArticleRenewing Nova Scotia
Every week, as part of my job, I read hundreds of articles that show where the clean technology and renewable energy industries are heading. And every week, Canada lurches off in the opposite...
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