All government — indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue and every prudent act — is founded on compromise and barter. Lord Acton (John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton), historian […]
The new normal: leadership in the climate crisis
Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency and UK Commissioner to the Global Commission on Adaptation. Speech delivered on:31 October 2019. Thank you. – Your Royal Highness, ladies and […]
Seattle mayor proposes heating oil tax to push electrification
Dive Brief: As part of the city’s climate plan, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has proposed a tax on heating oil providers that would help transition homes from oil heaters to electric heat. The […]
Phoenix: No Chance of Rising from the Ashes, Ever
Dr. John Hollins, past chair, CACOR, reviews the civil service pay system. It is clear from the report of the Senate Committee on National Finance that the Canadian federal pay […]
Doug Ford: Ontario cancelled 227 clean energy projects
“On the day Premier Doug Ford pulled Ontario out of an international clean energy trading market, it spelled the end for 227 emissions-reducing projects across the province, reveals a leaked […]