Arnold Schwarzenegger, December 7, 2016 I see your questions. Each and every time I post on my Facebook page or tweet about my crusade for a clean energy future, I see them. There are always a few of you, asking why we should care about the temperature rising, or questioning the science of climate change. I want you to know…
Michael J. Coren, December 19, 2016, Quartz Media Ten years of effort finally paid off for Las Vegas this week when officials announced the city government will now be powered entirely by renewable energy. After a large solar array, Boulder Solar 1, came online on Dec. 12, the city was able to buy enough carbon-free electricity to power its 140…
Vancouver has a plan to be the greenest city in the world. How about it Victoria, do we have such a plan? Cities around the world must show continued leadership to meet the urgent challenge of climate change, and the most impactful change we can make is a shift toward 100% of our energy being derived from renewable sources. The…
Done Deal: Tesla, SolarCity Merger Approved By 85% Of Shareholders 1 day ago by Jay Cole 43Comments insideEVs Tesla receives its mandate to acquire Solar City after hours on Thursday In a result that will surprise no one, Tesla and SolarCity shareholders voted to approve the merger between the two companies, despite industry wide woes in the US solar industry…
Generate electricity, and sell some of it to BC Hydro Kathryn MacDonald, Jul 4, 2016 BC Hydro PowerSmart Story Idea: Marc Semail BC Hydro community rep Kathryn MacDonald drinks in the summer sun after writing about how owners of homes in B.C. equipped with solar panels can easily connect to the electrical grid and sell excess power to BC Hydro….
Canada, US, Mexico to focus on climate action at this week’s summit in Ottawa The United States, Mexico and Canada are set to announce that 50 per cent of North America’s electricity will come from clean power sources by 2025 at the Three Amigos summit in Ottawa this week. Currently 37 per cent of all of North America’s power comes from non emitting…
Last week, Ontario government announced its Five-Year Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) 2016-2020. In this CCAP, there are various Action areas such as : transportation, building and homes, land-use planning, industry and business, collaboration with indigenous communities, research and development, government and agriculture, forest & land. Ontario government to electrify its vehicle fleet Eric Carrière, June 13, 2016, Time to Electrify More details…
Germany: All new cars emissions free by 2030 Fred Lambert, Electrek, June 14, 2016 It looks like Germany is about to become the first major country to set an official deadline for a ban on gas-powered cars. India recently confirmed that it is evaluating a scheme for all its fleet to be electric by 2030 and both the Dutch government and the Norwegian government are…
Comox Glacier Expedition Kelvin Kedves Expedition Leader, Geologist and former RCMP officer. VEVC has appointed former RCMP officer Kelvin Kedves, MiEV owner to lead an expedition up to the Comox Glacier. Kelvin studied geology at the University of Saskatchewan and VEVC is proud to have him lead this investigation. The idea is to start with an exciting EV road trip to the…
