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February 13, 2019
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Ontario considers making large emitters pay for pollution if standards exceeded

It's a system critics say is the same as the federal carbon tax the government has railed against for months


Democrats seek Green New Deal to address climate change

The proposal calls for a dramatic restructuring of the U.S. economy to one fueled by clean energy, along with addressing health care, labour, education and housing


Small business lobby group sharpens criticism of Liberals’ carbon tax program

More than two-thirds of Canadian Federation of Independent Business members polled didn't support any kind of carbon pricing to fight climate change


Look south: Study finds comparisons for future climate of U.S., Canadian cities

By 2080, Toronto could feel like Secaucus, N.Y.; Winnipeg like Maplewood, Minn., Saint John, N.B., like Riverhead, N.Y.; Vancouver and Victoria like Seattle; and Ottawa like South Shore, Ill.
 
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Canada in 4th position on cleantech – Global Cleantech 100 list revealed

Companies considering a shift toward more digitized manufacturing practices may want to consider offering training programs aimed at employee retention » read more

Remote communities meet renewable energy solutions

There are many successful examples of renewable energy sources being integrated in remote communities to create hybrid microgrids, which use both diesel and renewables » read more
 
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AAA: Cold weather can cut electric car range over 40 per cent

Many owners discovered the range limitations when much of North America was in the grips of a polar vortex » read more
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Harrison Ford knocks Trump, others who ‘denigrate science’

The 76-year-old actor stressed the importance of acknowledging the effects of climate change on the world in a speech on the closing day of the World Government Summit in Dubai » read more
 
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Tesla knocks US$1,100 off price of the Model 3

Tesla cut 7 per cent of its workforce last month to trim costs and reduce the price of the car » read more

Bankrupt energy companies can’t abandon old wells, Supreme Court rules

An estimated 1,800 wells representing more than $100 million in liabilities have been abandoned since 2016 » read more