Natasha Bulowski
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News, Politics, Ottawa Insider
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January 13th 2025
The federal government’s successful incentive program for zero-emissions vehicle purchases is running out of money and not slated for renewal, much to the dismay of environmental and industry groups.
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Energy experts and advocates are welcoming the Ford government’s huge new energy efficiency initiative but question its partnership with Enbridge Gas, warning the initiative may contain measures to keep Ontarians on fossil fuels.
A key part of the program funds the switch to heat pumps, which can save energy costs. But the program doesn’t specify which kind — and some, known as hybrid heat pumps, rely on gas to boost their power.
Abdul Matin Sarfraz
News, Energy, Climate Solutions Reporting
| January 13th 2025
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The year is barely underway and the paradoxes are already bleak. Climate fires exploded in LA just after Trump’s certification as winner of the US presidential election and the same day he confirmed his two-pronged approach to energy: more fossil fuels, no more renewables.
Chris Hatch
Opinion
| January 13th 2025
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A Nova Scotia landfill is “reinventing” tens of thousands of tonnes of waste to be used again as plastics, fuels and fertilizers, instead of being landfilled.
Evert Lindquist
News, Climate Solutions Reporting
| January 13th 2025
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Sonia Vinogradova is helping small farmers gain more energy independence. This 25-year-old woman from Montreal and her business partner, Joe Workentin, broke new ground, persuading regulators to allow solar panels on the BeetBox Co-op Farm’s barn. The panels will supply 20 per cent of the farm’s electricity.
Patricia Lane, Sonia Vinogradova
Opinion, Climate Solutions Reporting
| January 13th 2025
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The Los Angeles wildfires show how blazes can spread in the most urban landscapes, too.
Li Zhou
News, US News
| January 13th 2025
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Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is bowing out of the race to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader — making her the second cabinet minister to choose their current job over a chance to become prime minister.
Kyle Duggan
News, Politics
| January 10th 2025
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Last year's global average temperature easily passed 2023's record heat and kept pushing even higher. It surpassed the long-term warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit ) since the late 1800s that was called for by the 2015 Paris climate pact, according to the European Commission's Copernicus Climate Service, the United Kingdom's Meteorology Office and Japan's weather agency.
Seth Borenstein
News
| January 10th 2025
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The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have killed at least 10 people and burned more than 10,000 homes and other structures, officials said as they urged more people to heed evacuation orders after a new blaze ignited and quickly grew.
Jaimie Ding, Julie Watson, John Seewer
News, US News
| January 10th 2025
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