by Firas Khalifeh | Jul 28, 2016 | Climate Action, Energy Policy, Green Businesses and Economy
The shift towards fossil fuel divestment has been gaining momentum in recent years, particularly among large institutions such as universities, pension funds, and local governments. By withdrawing their funds from fossil fuel investments, these institutions are...
by Rebecca Black | Jun 29, 2016 | Community Power, Energy Policy
Rebecca Black is the Co-Chair of TREC. Read TREC’s recent report The Power of Community. Ontario has come a long way in just seven years. Back in 1999, seeing solar panels on a rooftop was a rare sight in this province. And finding one of the couple of dozen...
by Yvonne Ho | May 4, 2016 | Community Power, Energy Policy
The following is a guest post from Student Energy, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating the next generation of leaders that will help transition the world to a sustainable energy future. The article, written by guest blogger Nina Zholudeva, discusses...
by Yvonne Ho | Apr 12, 2016 | Climate Action, Energy Policy
The following is a guest post from CanWEA, the Canadian Wind Energy Association, is the voice of Canada’s wind energy industry, actively promoting the responsible and sustainable growth of wind energy. CanWEA believes that the federal government has an important...
by Yvonne Ho | Mar 11, 2016 | Community Power, Energy Policy
The following is a guest post from the Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCAA) written by Angela Bischoff, Outreach Director at OCAA, comparing prices of new wind power projects in Ontario to those of nuclear power. The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has...
by Yvonne Ho | Dec 16, 2015 | Energy Policy, Renewable Energy Co-ops
The following is a guest post from CanSIA and the Solar Canada Conference, which explores the increase in local, small scale renewable energy co-operatives in Ontario over the past few years, thanks to the start of the Feed-in-Tariff program back in 2009. Renewable...
