September 1, 2010
The debate took place this evening. Please come back after noon on Wednesday for access to a transcript of the event and to post any followup questions you may have. Candidates have been invited to visit this site and answer questions. Stay tuned.
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August 30, 2010
A new report from Friends of Earth is taking aim at several companies — including Canada’s Kimminic Corp. of Mississauga — for buying up land in Africa and clearing...I meant to review Joe Romm’s most recent book Straight Up a few months ago but didn’t really dig into it until I started research for my own book. Also, I’ve been regularly following his blog, www.climateprogress.org, since it was started and much of the content in...
My Clean Break column for this Monday acknowledges Home Depot for selling the first sub-$20 LED lightbulb for a standard household light socket. It was only months ago — weeks, even — that the...
August 27, 2010
August 26, 2010
Ontario’s solar market is boomin’ baby.California-based market research firm iSuppli came out with a...
August 23, 2010
ZENN’s third-quarter earnings aren’t looking good, and neither it seems is its relationship with EEStor. I can only speculate, of course, because the company is saying squat, but the language of the press release gives us a few hints:
The company is “developing high-voltage drivetrain solutions that can best take...
Last week I spent a few days in Halifax, Nova Scotia as a guest of Nova Scotia Power, which covered the cost of my trip. There I spoke with several N.S. Power executives, N.S. Premier Darrell Dexter, and toured a number of electricity...
August 20, 2010
Where do Toronto’s mayoral candidates stand on green government, green energy, green jobs, climate change and the role of municipalities? We’re about to find out on Aug. 31. I’ll be moderating a debate between the candidates at the National Club on 303 Bay St. between 6:30 and 10:00 p.m., an event put together by Toronto Greenhouse...