Power to the People – turning the page on energy policy in B.C.

...big energy issues. No LNG! No Kinder Morgan! No fossil fuels! No Site C! And while some may cheer these prospects, the reality of politics is that you cannot govern...
Posted On 10 Oct 2017
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Covid-19 is hurting but not halting growth in renewable power

...demand for gasoline and diesel also hurts biofuel consumption driven by policies requiring suppliers to blend a set amount of biofuels with fossil transport fuels. Production of...
Posted On 19 May 2020
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More harm than good with climate geo-engineering

...– the untested technofix that would permit the continued use of fossil fuels – could create more problems than it could solve. By masking sunlight with injections of sulphate aerosols...
Posted On 24 Nov 2017
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Carbon capture and storage: where should the world store CO₂

...on Earth should we store all that carbon? Different methods of carbon capture will take place at different sites. Some involve absorbing emissions immediately after burning fossil fuels in chimneys...
Posted On 07 Dec 2021
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Fighting Climate Change with Agriculture

...application, it can reproduce and pass the resistant gene onto its offspring, resulting in widespread resistant pest populations. Reduce Fossil Fuels The agricultural sector accounted for 11% of the total...
Posted On 15 Aug 2022
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Net Zero Needs a Greater Focus on Cutting Pollution

...fuels until green energy becomes more affordable. Rural countries will likely need fossil fuels for longer than some would like. These people still need and deserve electricity despite it coming...
Posted On 05 May 2023
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US solar industry is clouded by uncertainty

...US solar industry is losing its shine. Although solar power is seen as a key way to avoid the use of climate-changing fossil fuels, US solar companies are cutting investments...
Posted On 05 Mar 2018
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Warming soils bad for atmosphere

...stations and factory chimneys as humans burn fossil fuels, raise greenhouse gas levels and send the planetary thermometer ever higher. The conclusion is based on a set of experiments described...
Posted On 18 Oct 2017
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