By mid-Monday morning, storms sweeping north from the Gulf Coast had left more than 1.3 million out of power in the U.S. Under normal circumstances, this would have called for the mass mobilization of crews to get the lights back on. But not this time. For years, when the power went out in one region due […]
Ontario homebuyers and builders to benefit from EnerQuality’s new Net Zero Energy Technology Adoption Program
For over two decades many Ontario homebuyers have benefited from EnerQuality’s advancement of innovative energy efficiency programs. The new decade starts with the launch of a new program, Net Zero Energy Technology Adoption Program (NZETAP) designed to embed emerging energy saving technology into new homes faster. NZETAP is all about overcoming barriers to net zero energy homes technology […]
GM unveils a new electric vehicle platform and battery in bid to take on Tesla
General Motors laid out its electric vehicle strategy on Wednesday, showcasing roughly a dozen products as part of a broader attempt to convey to investors how serious it is about embracing its electric future. In addition to showing off some of its upcoming vehicles, GM revealed an all-new modular electric vehicle platform with an improved […]
How the oil industry pumped Americans full of fake news
The world has known about the dangers of climate change for decades — so why are oil and gas companies still drilling for crude as if there’s no tomorrow? There’s no simple answer. But any explanation would have to give some credit to the wizards of public relations. For more than a century, these spinmasters […]
Between COVID-19 and a price war, Canada’s oil patch is on life support
In the face of an economic crisis triggered by the global spread of COVID-19 and worsened by the Saudi Arabia-Russia price war, the outlook for new projects in Alberta’s oil patch – even those already approved – is bleak. The federal government announced a major economic aid package Wednesday, as the country “teeters on the […]