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Buckle up, Canada, the Canadian govt’s new ‘energy vision’ looks to be a wild ride

June 29, 2018 Markham Hislop

4 transition pathways to a low-carbon economy: energy efficiency, clean power, renewable fuels, and cleaner oil and gas The Canadian government released the Energy Future Council’s report Thursday, claiming it’s a new “energy vision” for the [Read more]

Why the poor value proposition of electric cars should deep six Canada’s zero-emission vehicle policy

December 18, 2017 Markham Hislop

Electric cars are expensive, have limited range, and generally provide low value compared to gasoline-powered vehicles This spring the Canadian government announced that a zero-emission vehicles policy would soon be forthcoming, but is this a [Read more]