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Tesla overtakes Ford in market value as traditional carmakers sputter

The electric vehicle and energy company has become the U.S.'s no. 2 auto firm, leapfrogging another of the Detroit giants


Ontario scraps new gas plant, will build battery to power Toronto light rail project

The lithium-ion back-up system will be capable of powering the Eglinton Crosstown LRT for four hours during an outage and reduce both operating costs and emissions


U.S., China and India responsible for half the world’s clean energy investment

The world’s three largest electricity markets were responsible for $348 billion in energy investment in 2016. And the cost of solar and wind continue to fall as more jobs open up in these fields, Clean Energy Canada reports


Construction firms aim to land, lampoon contract for Trump's border wall

Some bidders for the wall included solar panels and nuclear waste trenches in their designs, others touted ballistic-grade concrete or scenic viewpoints for tourists
 
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Officials can’t determine size of Mexico sewage spill enraging California residents

Investigators couldn't pinpoint the source of foul odours that infuriated residents and caused beaches to close in the San Diego suburbs » read more

Scientists grow potatoes in simulated Martian environment

Researchers say the experiment, which began in 2016, may also benefit arid regions already feeling the impact of climate change » read more
 
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Trump tosses Obama climate plan and cozies up to coal

The executive order initiates a review of the Clean Power Plan, a move Trump boasts is an "historic effort to massively reduce job-crushing regulations" » read more

University of Toronto researchers inch printable solar toward reality

A Canadian team has eliminated one of major obstacles to commercializing a new type of solar cell that can be printed using a simple inkjet process » read more