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Alberta’s Solar Surge

| April 12, 2013
Alberta’s Solar Surge

Alberta’s solar potential is measured as high as any other community its size anywhere else in the world.

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David Suzuki: Does selling off our resources make us an energy superpower?

| March 28, 2013
David Suzuki: Does selling off our resources make us an energy superpower?

Energy is on everyone’s minds these days. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is determined to make Canada an energy superpower, fuelled mostly by Alberta’s tar sands.

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BC’s Upper Lillooet Hydro Project given “conditional” approval

| January 13, 2013
BC’s Upper Lillooet Hydro Project given “conditional” approval

Despite wide-ranging opposition from local residents and environmental groups, the BC Environmental Assessment Office has announced its “conditional” approval of the Upper Lillooet Hydro Project.

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Opinion poll shows strong support for green energy in Ontario

| December 9, 2012
Opinion poll shows strong support for green energy in Ontario

The survey conducted by Oraclepoll Research found that 83 percent of Ontarians believe it is important to have more renewable, green energy in Ontario.

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Nearly half of British Columbians oppose increased US coal shipments through BC ports

| December 9, 2012
Nearly half of British Columbians oppose increased US coal shipments through BC ports

Amid growing controversy over two proposals to expand coal exports through Vancouver, a new poll finds many residents are largely unaware of plans to increase US coal shipments through BC.

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IESO releases an interactive wind map for Ontario

| November 27, 2012
IESO releases an interactive wind map for Ontario

Mapping the variable nature of wind and the amount of wind energy available throughout any given day in Ontario.

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Company interests trump public interest in Kinder Morgan toll application ruling

| October 28, 2012
Company interests trump public interest in Kinder Morgan toll application ruling

BC residents have been barred from participating in regulatory hearings about a proposed pipeline expansion project that will run through their backyards.

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Peaceful
 act 
of 
civil 
disobedience
 planned 
for 
October
 to 
defend
 Canada’s 
west 
coast
 from 
tar 
sands 
pipelines 
and
 tankers

| September 13, 2012
Peaceful
 act 
of 
civil 
disobedience
 planned 
for 
October
 to 
defend
 Canada’s 
west 
coast
 from 
tar 
sands 
pipelines 
and
 tankers

Declared to be the largest peaceful
 act 
of 
civil 
disobedience ever in Canada! Over 80 influential leaders from the business, First Nations, environmental, labour, academic, medical and artistic communities across Canada today announced an upcoming mass sit-in in front of the provincial legislature in Victoria, British Columbia on October 22. The sit-in will oppose tar sands pipelines and tankers and the threats they would pose to the west coast.

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What’s the fracking problem with natural gas?

| September 13, 2012
What’s the fracking problem with natural gas?

It’s not unexpected that shooting massive amounts of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure into the earth to shatter shale and release natural gas might shake things up. But earthquakes aren’t the worst problem with fracking.

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Thousands sign petition to urge Alberta’s Premier to meet the public for an independent pipeline review

| September 6, 2012
Thousands sign petition to urge Alberta’s Premier to meet the public for an independent pipeline review

Over 5,000 people sign a petition asking Alberta Premier Alison Redford to meet with the public for an independent review of pipeline safety in Alberta.

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