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Nuclear fusion start-up plans new high-tech reactor with backing of oil supermajor

Chasing fusion's "Kitty Hawk moment" an MIT spinoff plans to employ cutting edge electromagnets to revolutionize clean power production


What went wrong on Trump and Tillerson’s bumpy ride

Environmentalists found an unlikely ally in the former Exxon chief in the doomed push to keep Trump in the Paris climate accord. It's one of the many issues that eventually led to the president's break up with his secretary of state


Farm manure could be viable renewable energy source, Ontario researchers say

A crappy idea? University of Waterloo scientists don't think so. They are developing technology to produce renewable natural gas from manure, which could be used to power homes, businesses and even replace diesel fuel for trucks


Federal Environment minister says Saskatchewan will have carbon tax

Catherine McKenna says in a letter to her Saskatchewan counterpart, Dustin Duncan, that the province will be subject to a federal carbon tax if it doesn't come up with its own plan by Sept. 1. The opposition NDP says a made-in-Saskatchewan plan would be preferable
 
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Driving the future of electric vehicles through standards

With seemingly infinite opportunities for integrating EVs with the grid and renewable power sources, vehicle and charging equipment manufacturers are working to quickly produce and launch their products. Creating and harmonizing standards in such an environment is no easy task » Learn More
 
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Bill Nye the Science Guy calls out Trudeau on Kinder Morgan pipeline

Nye, best known as the host of the 1990s PBS show, cited a study that concluded Canada could live entirely without fossil fuels if it fully embraced renewable energy sources. Trudeau responded by praising the future of renewables but said Canada needs pipelines now » read more
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How Canada’s oil capital can become a climate leader

Calgary is aiming for an 80 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Two University of Leeds researchers look at the various strategies, both conventional and unorthodox, the Western Canadian city has at its disposal to make this ambitious goal happen » read more
 
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Canada will meet climate targets despite emissions gap, says Environment minister

The Paris climate accord commits Canada to reducing annual greenhouse gas emissions to 517 megatonnes by 2030. In December 2017, the government delivered a report to the United Nations outlining progress on reaching that target, and we are expected to come up short » read more

Edmonton mayor tells UN conference cities can fight climate change alone

Don Iveson, the mayor of Alberta's capital, said that Canadian municipalities have influence over half of Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions » read more