Gord Miller today released Building Momentum: Provincial Policies for Municipal Energy and Carbon Reductions, the latest volume of his annual Energy Conservation Progress Report. Continue reading Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner: Time for action on transit funding
Cities around the world can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by implementing aggressive but practical policy changes. Continue reading Toronto can reduce greenhouse gases by 70 percent, says U of T prof
Germany gets about 20 per cent of its overall annual electricity from renewable sources, including solar, wind, water, and thermal, and aims to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent from 1990 levels by 2020. Continue reading Germany shows that renewable is doable
Hosted by the Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) When: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM Facility VRCA … Continue reading Event: Workshop: “Your Company’s Carbon Footprint – what it is and why it matters” – June 6th
While it is encouraging that a path forward now exists for an international agreement on climate change, the deal completed Sunday in Durban, South Africa, will allow greenhouse gas emissions to continue rising until 2020, at which point we may well exceed the tipping point on global warming, Citizens Climate Lobby said Monday. Continue reading Durban climate deal will allow increasing emissions until 2020
Ottawa – With Canada’s international environmental reputation at rock bottom at the Durban climate negotiations, Friends of the Earth Canada has decided to donate its services to help Canada. Continue reading Friends of the Earth: ‘model regulation’ helps Canada save face in Durban
As the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions grows more evident each week, Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL), a US-based group, … Continue reading Citizens Climate Lobby proposes Save Our Climate Act in US
Calgary – Ecojustice and the Pembina Institute are taking the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) to court over its decision to grant Maxim Power Corp’s coal plant expansion interim approval without a public hearing. As the AUC itself made clear, the expedited approval was given in a blatant attempt to beat the federal government’s deadline for new […] Continue reading Alberta Utilities Commission faces court challenge over Milner coal plant expansion
Can a fossil fuel help us avoid the harmful effects of other fossil fuels? It’s a question that’s come up lately as natural gas is eyed as a cleaner alternative… Continue reading Natural gas is not a solution for climate change – Science Matters
Toronto – The Ontario government will not, with its current programs, meet its targets for reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs). This is just one conclusion from the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario’s recently released 2011 Greenhouse Gas Progress Report. Continue reading Ontario Has a Long Way to Go on Climate Change
Sea levels could rise up to 5 feet by the end of this century, driven by warming in the Arctic and the resulting melt of snow and ice, according to a new study by the International Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP). This is more than two and a half times higher than the 2007 projection of a half to two feet by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Continue reading Arctic melting faster than predicted: Sea levels to rise
By David Suzuki with Faisal Moola. Are we driving ourselves into oblivion? Or will new automobile technology save us from … Continue reading Our obsession with private automobiles is unsustainable – Science Matters
