Green government procurement can help companies compete
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 ...
Federal policy protects competitiveness, ensures pollution priced across Canada
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 ...
Ford plans $11 billion investment, 40 electrified vehicles by 2022
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 ...
The wait is over. The battery revolution is here.
Plunging prices and soaring reliability mean the battery's time has come On an industrial site in Toronto's Port Lands, not far from Google's planned new urban experiment, are two warehouse-sized ...
As electric cars turn transportation upside down, Canada is looking the other way: report
VICTORIA—The global shift to electric cars is well underway, bringing with it big changes for drivers, industries and governments around the world. But as our peers accelerate, Canada is coasting—on ...
In a Global First, Shenzhen Steers Toward 100% Electric Bus Fleet
From a small collection of fishing villages 40 years ago to a metropolis on track for a global milestone, Shenzhen has come further, faster than most cities. Already home to ...
One in Six New Cars in the World Will Be Electric By 2025
Almost every sixth car sold in the world will be electric by 2025, according to a UBS global autos survey released Tuesday. And if things go the way they have ...
First fast-charge station for all electric vehicles on Calgary-Edmonton corridor announced
The first of three fast-charging stations for all-electric vehicles traveling in the corridor between Alberta's two largest cities was announced in Calgary on Tuesday. The province lags behinds Quebec, Ontario ...
Continental envisions swarms of autonomous electric BEEs as public transport
A major automotive manufacturing company, Continental AG, released its vision of "the mobility of the future," which includes fleets of driverless electric vehicles. Although its 19th century roots are in ...
Letter from Thomas Merton to Rachel Carson in Silent Witness: Letters in Times of Crisis
Silent Spring is perhaps much more timely even than you or I realize. Though you are treating of just one aspect, and a rather detailed aspect, of our technological civilization, ...
