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Why was Southwestern Ontario left out of Ottawa’s high-speed rail plans?

9 min read

Talked about for decades, high-speed rail passenger service is suddenly back in play, but Southwestern Ontario is left out. Why? Some observers say the region, which includes London, one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, lacks the political clout to make that happen and has been voting the wrong way for federal and provincial […]

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Manufacturers Continue To Move To Renewable Energy-Powered Production

7 min read

The conversion to renewable energy-powered production has been remarkable over the last few years. At least 160 clean energy manufacturing facilities or expansions have been announced since August 2022, driven by tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act, with 47 declared in 2024 alone. Collectively, these facilities are expected to … [continued]

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US Cultural Revolution: Gutting of National Science Foundation & Its Climate Research

10 min read

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) is a storied organization. Literally storied, as it’s integral to the setting, characters and plot points of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Science in the Capital trilogy, one of his many works of climate fiction. Instead of the triumph of science and peace he envisaged in … [continued]

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Hydrogen Hype Meets Hard Costs: Europe’s Pipeline Plan in Trouble

10 min read

The molecules for energy industry has been working hard for years to make it seem as if transporting hydrogen by pipeline is going to be cheap and easy, cheaper and easier than moving electrons in fact. I’ve been tracking this set of bad studies and assessing realities for years. Three … [continued]

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