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It’s Against The Law In Canada To Call Hydrogen Buses Zero Emissions

It’s Against The Law In Canada To Call Hydrogen Buses Zero Emissions
19 min read

In the middle of 2024, I documented the remarkable disappearance of claims of environmental virtue from the websites and social media of Canadian oil and gas companies and the lobbying groups they employed. Overnight, the degree of factual accuracy on their public sites went up by a remarkable amount. Why? … [continued]

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Owen Sound Sun Times

Loughead named Green candidate for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound

Loughead named Green candidate for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound
3 min read

Joel Loughead has been named the Ontario Green Party candidate for the riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound in the next provincial election.  Loughead, a Municipality of Grey Highlands councillor, was selected as the candidate at a nomination meeting held by the party in Owen Sound on Monday. Natasha Akiwenzie of Neyaashiinigmiing was also running for the […]

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BYD Continues To Go After Europeans’ Hearts, & Enters Estonia

BYD Continues To Go After Europeans’ Hearts, & Enters Estonia
4 min read

Earlier this year, I noted that BYD was really going after Europeans’ hearts by sponsoring the Euros, a massive football (soccer) tournament in Europe that is similar to the World Cup and goes well beyond the normal football fanbase. BYD branding was all over that tournament, and while it may … [continued]

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Clean Technica Climate change Climate Crisis

Hurricanes Were Extra Disruptive to US Energy Infrastructure in 2024 — I’m Shocked

Hurricanes Were Extra Disruptive to US Energy Infrastructure in 2024 — I’m Shocked
5 min read

After warnings for years from climate scientists that hurricanes were going to get bigger and more destructive, I’m absolutely shocked to learn that hurricanes this year were bigger and more destructive than normal in the US. Sarcasm aside, I lived through a couple of serious hurricanes, including going through the … [continued]

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A 6 MW/48 MWh Energy Storage Project Is Coming To Camp Pendleton, & Will Be Expanded Later

A 6 MW/48 MWh Energy Storage Project Is Coming To Camp Pendleton, & Will Be Expanded Later
5 min read

Here at CleanTechnica, we have written previously about Camp Pendleton several times, and of particular note was the large solar power installation. Now comes another big story, although it’s about energy storage, not photovoltaics. Typically in the US, energy storage projects that use batteries provide backup and pulses of electricity … [continued]

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BYD Enters Peru

BYD Enters Peru
5 min read

Continuing the trend of rolling out its electric vehicles in a new market every week (or, at least, that’s what it feels like), BYD has entered Peru with 5 plugin vehicle models (“new energy vehicle” models as they call them in China). The 5 models BYD is initially launching in … [continued]

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London Free Press

What’s behind booming London Catholic school board’s budget deficit

What’s behind booming London Catholic school board’s budget deficit
6 min read

The London region’s Catholic school board is planning for a nearly $900,000 deficit as it pays for portables and extra school buses to handle “extreme growth” in its student population. The London District Catholic school board is expecting a shortfall of about $883,000 in its 2024-25 budget year, down from the approximately $1.9 million shortfall […]