Posted by Arden Henley | Jan 22, 2018 | international news, lifestyle, opinion, policy
Report says workers exploited to ensure steady supply of cheap goods that make billionaires wealthier. In its report ‘Reward Work, Not Wealth,’ Oxfam says billionaires saw their wealth increase by $762 billion US last year. The confederation of charitable... 
Posted by Arden Henley | Jan 22, 2018 | e-vehicles, energy, international news, news, sustainability, technology
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co’s plan to double its electrified vehicle spending is part of an investment tsunami in batteries and electric cars by global automakers that now totals $90 billion and is still growing, a Reuters analysis shows. That money is... 
Posted by Arden Henley | Jan 22, 2018 | climate change, energy, international news, news, policy, sustainability, technology
Canada can stimulate or lead markets in the direction of low-carbon goods and services through green procurement policies. The headlines today are full of stories on the North American Free Trade Agreement, and rightly so. But while NAFTA rules the front pages, other... 
Posted by Arden Henley | Jan 22, 2018 | climate change, energy, international news, news, policy
VICTORIA—Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s release of draft legislative proposals for the federal carbon pricing system: “The federal government has laid out a comprehensive... 
Posted by Arden Henley | Jan 15, 2018 | e-vehicles, energy, international news, news, sustainability, technology
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co (F.N) will significantly increase its planned investments in electric vehicles to $11 billion by 2022 and have 40 hybrid and fully electric vehicles in its model lineup, Chairman Bill Ford said on Sunday at the Detroit auto...