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Canada Stops Funding Some Fossil Fuels: A Milestone Worth Celebrating

Last week the Government of Canada delivered on a longstanding commitment to end fossil fuel subsidies, effective immediately. Though the new rules…+

Power companies more hopeful of Trudeau climate goal than Alberta premier

Aug. 3, 2023 – Reuters – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is aiming to turn Canada’s power grid net-zero by 2035,…+

Utility’s 20-year forecast puts time-of-use structure at top of to-do list

Aug. 3, 2023 – Winnipeg Free Press – ‘Trojan horse’ for Hydro rate hikes: critic.NEW seasonal, time-of-use rates and programs to…+

When it comes to EV chargers, Canada is way behind the U.S., analysis shows

Aug. 1, 2023 – CBC – N.S., Quebec, Ontario, B.C. and Alberta have less than 1 charger for each 100…+

As unprecedented fire year rages on, experts warn of longer, more destructive seasons

Aug. 1 – CBC – Large fires burning in Western Canada might last longer into fall, and even smolder through…+

Manitoba plans to use wind power to double or triple energy-generating capacity over next 2 decades

July 28, 2023 – CBC – Future hydro-electric dams likely too costly, despite growing demand for electricity.

This summer is what climate change looks like, scientists say

July 25, 2023 – Politico – July’s record temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere driven by climate change, new study finds.

Is It Hot Enough Yet for Politicians to Take Real Action?

July 11, 2023 – New Yorker – The latest record temperatures are driving, again precisely as scientists have predicted, a…+

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