Carbon & Sustainability
Ralston returns as B.C. energy minister
Monday, November 30, 2020, 6:46 AM MST
Bruce Ralston has been appointed as minister of energy in B.C. once again, as Premier John Horgan late last week…
China power giant makes foray into Mexican renewables with Zuma
Thursday, November 19, 2020, 6:35 AM MST
China’s State Power Investment Corp. is expanding in Latin America’s clean-energy market by acquiring Mexico’s largest independent renewables company. The…
Enbridge Gas to blend hydrogen with natural gas for consumers in Markham
Thursday, November 19, 2020, 6:26 AM MST
Consumers in the Markham area of southern Ontario will soon be receiving a little hydrogen to go with the natural…
Bank of Canada governor urges Canadian firms to step up urgency on climate risks
Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 7:08 AM MST
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem called on the country’s banks and businesses to act more quickly on disclosing their…
Feds launch nuclear waste strategy review amid elusive solutions for toxic waste
Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 6:15 AM MST
The federal government has launched a new initiative aimed at finding long-term solutions for the growing quantity of radioactive waste…
Go see the biggest glacier in France before it all but disappears
Tuesday, November 17, 2020, 6:41 AM MST
France’s largest glacier once looked so mighty sliding down the granite slopes of the Mont Blanc, Western Europe’s tallest peak,…
Numbers show we’re not as addicted to fossil fuels as you think
Tuesday, November 17, 2020, 6:30 AM MST
The way we think about how much fossil fuels contribute to our energy mix overplays its utility. That’s because much…
Report suggests Alberta students want more education on climate change
Monday, November 16, 2020, 6:38 AM MST
An Alberta non-profit organization says there's a gap between the education students receive in schools and the information they want…
Ontario Power Generation resumes planning for new nuclear reactor
Monday, November 16, 2020, 6:20 AM MST
Ontario Power Generation announced it's resuming planning activities for a new nuclear power reactor at its Darlington site on Friday.…
Work starts on biggest U.K. project to use Tesla batteries
Friday, November 13, 2020, 6:57 AM MST
Work will start this month on the biggest energy storage project in Britain to use giant Tesla Inc. batteries. The…
The sky’s the limit for methane monitoring start-up
Friday, November 13, 2020, 6:09 AM MST
A Quebec City-based start up has some high hopes for its new methane emissions monitoring technology. Very, very high. Bluefield…
U.S. nuclear lab partnering with utility to produce hydrogen
Thursday, November 12, 2020, 6:24 AM MST
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded just under $14 million for an attempt to build a hydrogen-energy production facility…
