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Neighbours for the Planet
Tackling Climate Change, One Action at a Time
And now for some
GOOD NEWS
The good news is we are making progress. There have been a lot of countries that are starting to recognize that climate change is real and we have to take Action.
Below are some highlights.
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California shakes up auto industry, says all vans and trucks must be electric by 2024
"California regulators have approved new rules that would see a massive shift from conventional gas and diesel trucks and vans to ones...
Jul 22, 20201 min read
Volkswagen factory produces last ever combustion engine car, shifts to EVs only
"A factory owned by Volkswagen in Germany’s “City of Cars,” Zwickau, has produced its last ever combustion engine vehicle, closing a...
Jul 13, 20201 min read
City of Sydney completes switch to 100 per cent renewable supply
"The City of Sydney has officially made the switch to 100 per cent renewable electricity, with its power supplies now flowing from wind...
Jul 13, 20201 min read
Solar canopy installations: bring shade and clean energy to your parking lot
"The financial and environmental benefits of solar are greater than ever, and companies looking to benefit can now install a solar canopy...
Jul 13, 20201 min read
UK electric buses boosted by innovative £20m battery deal
"One of Britain’s biggest battery companies has secured a loan to help increase the UK’s electric bus fleet by taking ownership of the...
Jun 29, 20201 min read
Vatican urges Catholics to drop investments in fossil fuels, arms
"VATICAN CITY — The Vatican urged Catholics on Thursday to disinvest from the armaments and fossil fuel industries and to closely monitor...
Jun 23, 20201 min read
Ethical investments are outperforming traditional funds
"Environmentalists cheered by huge improvements in air quality during the lockdown – and the collapse in coal power generation – have...
Jun 15, 20201 min read
New zinc-air battery is 'cheaper, safer and far longer-lasting than lithium-ion'
"A new type of battery is coming onto the market that can store multiple days’ worth of energy, that doesn’t degrade, can’t possibly...
May 27, 20201 min read
White River First Nation forges ahead with largest solar project in Yukon
"If you find yourself in rural Yukon, chances are high you’re in a community powered by diesel. Communities here aren’t connected to a...
May 16, 20201 min read
Exclusive: Tesla's secret batteries aim to rework the math for electric cars and the grid
"(Reuters) - Electric car maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) plans to introduce a new low-cost, long-life battery in its Model 3 sedan in China...
May 15, 20201 min read
Christiana Figueres on the climate emergency: ‘This is the decade and we are the generation’
"Christiana Figueres is a founder of the Global Optimism group and was head of the UN climate change convention when the Paris agreement...
Apr 24, 20201 min read
See Asia’s largest organic rooftop farm — located in busy Bangkok
"Could cities actually be designed to improve the environment? Bangkok, Thailand, landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom, a TED Fellow,...
Mar 18, 20201 min read
How heat pumps can help fight global warming
"These ultra-efficient systems could massively reduce our emissions from heating and cooling buildings. Many states have made ambitious...
Mar 4, 20201 min read
Is it possible to build wildlife-friendly windfarms?
"One of the greenest types of energy poses a conservation conundrum – wind farms can lead to collisions with birds and bats. Is there way...
Mar 4, 20201 min read
Citroën’s tiny Ami electric car can be driven by 14-year olds for $22 a month
"Citroën’s Ami, the tiny two-seater electric car that was first revealed as a concept last year, will be released this spring. The Ami is...
Mar 4, 20201 min read
Don't buy new, fix the old: The repair business is booming
"‘Repair cafés’, new businesses seek to serve waste-conscious consumers We've all heard the phrase, "They don't make things like they...
Mar 3, 20201 min read
Cash-strapped US farms are growing a new crop: Solar panels
"The Kominek family farm is a green expanse of hay and alfalfa in northern Colorado. The family has planted and raked crops for half a...
Feb 21, 20201 min read
Ontario Power Generation, Hydro One create Ivy electric vehicle charging network
"TORONTO - Two of Ontario's biggest utilities have formed a new company to create a province-wide fast-charger network for electric...
Feb 17, 20201 min read
A Group of Big Businesses Is Backing a Carbon Tax. Could It Be a Solution to Climate Change?
The long list of big companies backing a carbon tax as a solution to climate change grew this week with financial giant J.P. Morgan Chase...
Feb 17, 20201 min read
Feb 12, 2020 Big WIN for Climate Change in Richmond Hill
Councillor David West brought forward a motion "Richmond Hill Climate Change Actions" to the Richmond Hill Council Meeting on Feb 12,...
Feb 15, 20203 min read
Greta Thunberg to make new documentary series for the BBC
"BBC Studios has announced a documentary series about the teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg. The new show will follow Thunberg’s...
Feb 13, 20201 min read
David Attenborough to host new BBC series exploring our 'perfect planet'
"David Attenborough will host a “super-landmark” series for the BBC, A Perfect Planet, examining how forces including oceans and...
Feb 13, 20201 min read
Can we heat buildings without burning fossil fuels?
"To look at, the dark, dripping sewers of Brussels seem an unlikely place for anything particularly valuable to be hidden. But a wet day...
Feb 13, 20201 min read
Learning from Aloha: Hawaii’s Energy Transformation
"In March 2011, a massive 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Japan precipitated a cascading series of events that ultimately sparked...
Feb 12, 20201 min read
Alberta town aims to be first in Canada to rely solely on solar panels
"A small town in southern Alberta plans to power itself using only solar panels — believed to be a first in Canada. The Town of Raymond...
Feb 12, 20201 min read
Church of England Devises an Index for Climate-Conscious Investing
"Many investors would like to use their money to help tackle climate change, but figuring out how has not always been easy. Now a fund...
Feb 5, 20201 min read
'This Is History': Big Ten University Students Unanimously Pass Resolution Calling On Schools to Div
"Student body presidents of the Big Ten universities are calling on their schools to divest from the fossil fuel industry after a...
Feb 3, 20201 min read
Microgrids Up and Running Despite Earthquake and Massive Power Outage in Puerto Rico
"With a large swath of Puerto Rico in the dark as a result of this week’s earthquake, there is some good news from the Rocky Mountain...
Feb 3, 20201 min read
‘RARE, HAPPY NEWS’ FROM CLIMATOLOGISTS: WORST-CASE WARMING NOW ‘INCREASINGLY IMPLAUSIBLE’
"It doesn’t make the climate crisis any less urgent, but there’s a growing view among scientists that humanity’s decarbonization efforts...
Feb 3, 20201 min read
$3.6 Billion Energy Storage Project Rising From Ashes Of Coal Power Plant
"Whelp, that was fast. No sooner does the notorious coal-fired Navajo Generating Station shut its doors, when a massive renewable energy...
Jan 28, 20201 min read
A Fundamental Reshaping of Finance
"Dear CEO, As an asset manager, BlackRock invests on behalf of others, and I am writing to you as an advisor and fiduciary to these...
Jan 23, 20201 min read
Work starts on world’s ‘largest offshore wind farm’ that could power 4.5 million homes
"Construction work for a huge offshore wind farm in the North Sea is underway. In an announcement Friday, energy firm SSE said that...
Jan 19, 20201 min read
Edmonton not-for-profit making ‘huge, positive impact on the environment’
"A not-for-profit in west Edmonton is seeing tremendous growth. Since 2017, the Goodwill Impact Centre and Outlet Store has gone from 14...
Jan 19, 20201 min read
Living Concrete Lays Foundation for 'New Discipline' in Sustainable Development
"Cement is a remarkable building material; it's cheap, durable and readily available. However, its production is a leading source of...
Jan 19, 20201 min read
OPINION: Geothermal exchange systems a vital tool in fight against climate change
"Geothermal exchange systems, electric vehicles key to eliminating Ontario's biggest greenhouse gas sources, writes Peter DeVita The...
Jan 15, 20201 min read
Drawdown Newmarket-Aurora encourages town to declare climate emergency
"A climate emergency has to be more than a declaration. It was a clear statement made by Debbie Fletcher-Queen, on behalf of the...
Jan 15, 20201 min read
Newmarket Declares a Climate Emergency! by Liz Couture, Drawdown RH
Newmarket council chambers had a “fabulous first” today, on Monday January 13th, the first Committee of the Whole meeting back from the...
Jan 13, 20202 min read
Energy Storage 2020: It’s Not Just About Lithium-Ion Batteries Any More
"Many of us have tunnel vision on the subject of energy storage. We think lithium-ion batteries are the beginning, middle, and end of the...
Jan 8, 20201 min read
Floating Wind Farm Starts Generating Power Off Portugal’s Coast
"A wind turbine floating off the coast in northern Portugal began transmitting electricity to the grid, a crucial step for a technology...
Jan 8, 20201 min read
Why You Need to Know About Regenerative Agriculture
"Maybe it’s the year-end double punch of consumerism and self-reflection—what holiday meals are we making, what are we buying for people,...
Jan 8, 20201 min read
Shampoo Packaged in “Bottles” Made of Soap
"Product designer Jonna Breitenhuber has come up with an interesting way to get rid of plastic shampoo and body wash containers: by...
Dec 20, 20191 min read
Petro Canada finishes coast-to-coast EV charging network
"Petro Canada has completed a string of 50 electric vehicle fast chargers that stretch across Canada from Nova Scotia to British...
Dec 18, 20191 min read
Good news for climate change: India gets out of coal
"In the often grim world of climate reporting, there is at least one upbeat story: India has been aggressively pivoting away from...
Dec 18, 20191 min read
Hungry north of the GTA: Thornhill woman uses Facebook to fight food waste, help those in need
"Danielle Morris was tired of offering perfectly good food and being rejected. She would discover through online Facebook groups that...
Dec 14, 20191 min read
All systems go: 1st all-electric commercial seaplane takes flight in B.C.
"It was a short but historic moment on the Fraser River on Tuesday morning as Vancouver-based Harbour Air completed the debut test...
Dec 13, 20191 min read
Greta Thunberg: TIME's Person of the Year
"Greta Thunberg sits in silence in the cabin of the boat that will take her across the Atlantic Ocean. Inside, there’s a cow skull...
Dec 11, 20192 min read
Suncor going ahead with $300MM new Alberta wind farm
"Suncor Energy is significantly expanding its position in Canadian wind power, announcing on Monday it will go ahead with a the first...
Dec 9, 20191 min read
Canada’s second-largest pension fund has made big changes.
"Canada’s second-largest pension fund has made big changes. The result? New investments in coal or oil companies are very unlikely "As...
Dec 9, 20191 min read
Newmarket receives a grant for over $500,000 from Environment Canada through the Low Carbon Economy
"NEWMARKET, Ontario, December 5, 2019 – The Town of Newmarket is proud to be a recipient of a grant from the Low Carbon Economy Fund...
Dec 5, 20191 min read
Audi accelerates electric vehicle plans with $12 billion investment
"Audi has announced an acceleration of its electric vehicle plans with an updated investment schedule, including €12 billion in electric...
Dec 4, 20191 min read
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