It will cost $515 billion annually through 2030 to wean the world off fossil fuels and create a low-carbon future according to a report released by the World Economic Forum. Onshore and offshore wind, solar thermal and photovoltaics, waste-to-energy, geothermal and next-generation biofuels were all identified as large-scale clean energy sectors that governments throughout the [...]
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As a progressive voter, it won’t surprise anyone to learn that I’m disappointed that Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper has once again taken the upper hand in Canadian political discourse, outmaneuvering Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff in the process. Not only did Harper manage to avoid a Vote of Non-Confidence that would have brought down his [...]
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Poster by Darrin White With one bold stroke, President Barack Obama has changed the game. If Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff are not paying attention, Canada’s economy will soon be in tatters. How do I know? Easy. Just this week, Environment Minister Jim Prentice said that his government will work closely [...]
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Clean Technology and Climate Change Solutions Even during the heady first days of Obama’s presidency, it’s easy to get that discouraged over the rapid pace of global warming, and the bad news that Mother Earth seems to be sending to us with each and every news cycle. Frankly, we have so much ignorance to overcome, [...]
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Posted in Clean Technology, Social Justice on Dec 17th, 2008
One of the things that I like best about about the fight to slow climate change is that it is intimately tied to social justice and recognizes that we need to fight every bit as hard to eradicate poverty and diminish suffering in less fortunate areas of the world. And so stories like this one [...]
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