Regenerative organic agriculture goes beyond sustainable to improve soil health, animal welfare, and social fairness in farm systems. Importantly, regenerative practices also have huge potential to capture carbon from the atmosphere and store that carbon in the soil where it belongs. In this Tedx talk, regenerative organic farmer Gillian Flies explains the carbon cycle, and […]
Cities banning gas in new homes because of climate change
A growing number of U.S. cities are taking a stand against gas stoves, long-billed as a more convenient way to cook, because of their contribution to climate change. Since June, a dozen cities have banned natural gas equipment in new buildings. Berkeley, California, was the first, followed in the state by San Jose, Mountain View, […]
Harbour Air makes history with electric-powered Beaver flight
Aviation history was made in Canada today (2019-12-10) as the world’s first electrically-powered commercial passenger aircraft flew at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). In a marriage of old and new technology, a 63-year-old de Havilland Canada Beaver floatplane, powered by an advanced MagniX electric propulsion system, lifted off from the airport’s floatplane terminal for its first […]
Petro-Canada opens the coast-to-coast Canada’s Electric Highway
On December 17, 2019, Petro-Canada opened the westernmost stop on Canada’s Electric Highway™, completing its coast-to-coast network of electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers. Now one can charge up at sites in cities and towns from Victoria, BC to Stewiacke, NS. Petro-Canada has the newest charging technology and the fastest available EV chargers. Its charging stations […]
Going green: renewable energy projects at mines around the world
By Umar Ali Mining is one of the most energy-intensive industries on the planet, but it is also one of the most important, with commodities from base metals to rare earths in high demand. Many mining companies have however begun incorporating renewable power sources into their operations, offsetting some of the carbon costs of mining. Umar […]