Renewable Energy

Citizens protesting pipeline expansion in Burnaby, BC/Mark Klotz
No quick or easy resolution to the Trans Mountain pipeline question
Mark Winfield | Sep 14, 2018 | in Renewable Energy
The Trans Mountain pipeline court decision will test just how long Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can maintain his energy-environment balancing act.
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Smoke blocks out the sun above a wildfire blaze in Colorado/DVIDSHUB CC BY
Policies on petroleum and pipelines move us closer to a ‘Hothouse Canada’
Simon Dalby | Aug 23, 2018 | in Renewable Energy
Propping up the old economy can only lead to 'Hothouse Earth'. But it's not a foregone conclusion.
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Belo Monte dam on the Xingu River/SAE 2015.
Belo Monte: there is nothing green or sustainable about these mega-dams
Ed Atkins | Aug 15, 2018 | in Renewable Energy
Hydroelectricity may appear clean. But when it comes to megadams, the veneer of sustainability can wear thin.
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Wind farm in southwestern Ontario/Michael Swan. 2015. CC BY-ND 2.0
Doug Ford’s energy shake-up could cost Ontario
Mark Winfield | Jul 29, 2018 | in Renewable Energy
Setting aside lawsuits from shuttering wind projects, Ontario is turning its back on unprecedented opportunities in the renewable energy and clean tech sectors.
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Data showing Canadian support for carbon pricing.
Ford’s illusory climate policy mandate
Matto Mildenberger | Jul 26, 2018 | in Renewable Energy
Ontario’s mostly pro-climate-pricing voters didn’t abruptly shift their thinking on fighting climate change on election day — only the PC leader did.
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Pickering nuclear plant from Frenchman's Bay. (JasonParis. 2011) CC BY 2.0
OPINION: Playing politics with Pickering nuclear in no one’s best interest
Shawn-Patrick Stensil | Jul 13, 2018 | in Renewable Energy
The Pickering nuclear plant will close sooner rather than later. Are we ready to transition the plant’s workers to a post-nuclear reality?
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Rooftop Solar Installation. (Oregon Dept. of Transportation. 2012) CC BY 2.0
$480B needed to avoid 1.5°C warming
Andrew Reeves | Jun 20, 2018 | in Renewable Energy
Latest modelling says US$480 billion needed to boost renewables and shift away from fossil fuels to keep planet from warming more than 1.5°C.
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people sit at tables in a cafe, actively engaged in discussion
Kitchener-Waterloo Blue Drinks: Conversation in Action!
Nicole McLellan | Jun 30, 2016 | in Renewable Energy
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The Missing Pieces in Canada’s Climate Change Mitigation Plan
Ryan Katz-Rosene | Dec 16, 2015 | in Renewable Energy
Canada needs to go above and beyond the Paris Agreement to make a decarbonized economy a reality
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Hopeful Caution
Naomi Roy | Nov 28, 2015 | in Renewable Energy
WWF-Canada's David Miller reminds us to temper our expectations as it pertains to COP21
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Will Bladeless Turbines Save Wind Power?
Stu Campana | Jul 22, 2015 | in Renewable Energy
The makers of a new oscillating wind power technology say it removes barriers to wind power. We’ll see.
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(Photo: a group of small plastic businessmen stand in discussion)
The Great Debate: Why It's Okay That The Environmental Community Isn't Unified
Stu Campana | Jun 1, 2015 | in Renewable Energy
The environmental movement is divided on two key battlegrounds: intensification and nuclear power.
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Leaky Faucet by Maarten van Damme
The Water-Energy Nexus
Stu Campana | Feb 3, 2015 | in Renewable Energy
A lot of energy goes into treating and distributing municipal water, so if you want to conserve energy, you need to conserve water.
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Wastewater Heat Recovery On the Rise
Stu Campana | Jan 5, 2015 | in Renewable Energy
The US flushes about 350 billion kilowatt-hours of heat energy down the drain every year. Enter wastewater heat recovery.
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Starry Night-inspired bike path.
Pet Architecture: Finding North America's Renewable Culture
Stu Campana | Dec 10, 2014 | in Renewable Energy
Why architectural principles hold the key to wind and solar acceptance.
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Preamplifier at the National Ignition Facility
What's Driving Nuclear Fusion?
Stu Campana | Nov 19, 2014 | in Renewable Energy
Once again, military advantage is fuelling nuclear technology advancements. This time, Lockheed Martin has announced a nuclear fusion breakthrough.
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Solar photovoltaic cell panels under sunny sky
Incredible Breakthrough Could Boost Solar Power Efficiency to Almost 100%
Stu Campana | Oct 29, 2014 | in Renewable Energy
New research out of Cambridge has game-changing implications for the future of energy production.
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Drop of water
500,000 Cubic Kilometres of Freshwater Beneath Oceans is Just a Drop in the Bucket
Stu Campana | Oct 1, 2014 | in Renewable Energy
Our increasing rate of consumption means that the huge reservoir found under the ocean floor won’t do much to change water scarcity.
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60 MW geothermal power plant in Iceland.
The Untapped Heat Beneath Our Feet
Stu Campana | Aug 19, 2014 | in Renewable Energy
Geothermal energy pays off – if you can front the cash needed to find it.
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Biomass wood pellets
Should We Give Biomass the Coal'd Shoulder?
Kyrke Gaudreau | Aug 14, 2014 | in Renewable Energy
What’s to blame for high emissions: biomass itself, or lax regulations?
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