OTTAWA — A Greek politician visiting Canada to talk about the EU’s climate policies will pay his own travel costs, says a spokeswoman for Climate Action Network Canada, which co-ordinated the trip. The coalition of Canadian environment, labour and faith-based […]
OTTAWA – “It is valid to want to protect jobs in Canada and choose the way you want to grow, but nobody should try to stop another sovereign state from protecting its citizens from catastrophic climate change,” Mr. Arsenis said […]
Ottawa — Le gouvernement conservateur a accusé une fois de plus le Nouveau Parti démocratique de trahison dans le dossier des sables bitumineux. Cette fois, il reproche à l’opposition officielle d’avoir rencontré un député grec au Parlement européen qui se […]
OTTAWA- A member of the European Parliament says he’s surprised the Canadian government is lobbying on behalf of oil companies in Europe. Kriton Arsenis, a Greek member of the Social Democratic Alliance, says he expected to hear from oil companies who […]
Clean Air Alliance This updated factsheet summarizes the Ontario Power Authority’s spending on new supply sources compared to its spending on efficiency and conservation methods. OPA has entered contracts for 18,137 megawatts (MW) of electricity supply yet its conservation and […]
Clean Air Alliance OPG is seeking permission from the Ontario Energy Board to raise its rates commencing March 2011 to start paying for the Darlington Re-Build project. According to OPG, its proposal to extend the operating life of Darlington by […]
United Nations Environment Programme The last two years have seen the idea of a “green economy” float out of its specialist moorings in environmental economics and into the mainstream of policy discourse. It is found increasingly in the words of […]
Environmentalists around the world are fighting Canada’s attempts to export oil from Alberta’s oil sands. Now, Canada is fighting back. Read more….
Pembina Institute This Renewable is Doable report outlines how Ontario could save money by replacing the retiring Pickering nuclear station with green energy options such as wind power, solar and biogas. Last summer, Ontario suspended its purchase of two new […]
