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Ottawa cancels popular EV rebate after funds run out ahead of schedule

January 14, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 13, 2025. By Mitchell Beer The federal government is pausing its $5,000 rebate for drivers who buy battery-electric vehicles ahead of the March 31 deadline [Read more]

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Fish or cut bait on carbon capture, Wilkinson tells oil sands consortium

January 7, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 7. 2025. By Mitchell Beer 2025 will be the year for oil sands companies to “fish or cut bait” on the C$16.5-billion carbon capture hub [Read more]

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MPs give Freeland, Guilbeault 30 days to report back on climate-aligned finance

December 3, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 3, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Two senior Cabinet ministers in Ottawa are facing down a 30-day deadline to report back on what they’re doing to [Read more]

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Alberta’s ‘pointless’, ‘performative’ sovereignty act move won’t see court anytime toon: Expert

December 3, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 2, 2024. By Jody MacPherson Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has introduced a government motion under the Alberta Sovereignty Within A United Canada Act that legal experts say [Read more]

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Canada invests $76 million to help electrify York region transit fleet

July 18, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on July 18, 2024. A transit authority in the Greater Toronto Area will get C$76 million in federal funds to expand its electric bus fleet and infrastructure. [Read more]

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Ottawa’s office conversions aim to tackle housing and climate, but challenges loom

May 9, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 9, 2024. By Gaye Taylor The rising trend of converting Ottawa’s underused office buildings to apartments could aid the city with its housing and climate [Read more]

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Pembina Institute letter to Minister Steven Guilbeault on 2035 emissions reduction target

April 10, 2024 Energi Staff

Dear Minister Guilbeault, On behalf of the Pembina Institute, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to provide input into Canada’s 2035 emissions reduction target. With this letter, I am summarizing our position, which calls for an ambitious 2035 target that enables [Read more]

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Program in chaos, layoffs have started as advocates urge Wilkinson to restore Greener Homes Grants

March 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 5, 2024. By Mitchell Beer With Canada’s home retrofit industry in chaos, consumers abandoning ship, and emissions in housing still falling far too slowly, two [Read more]

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Heidelberg Materials, Canadian gov’t partner on first global net zero CCUS facility in the cement industry

April 10, 2023 Energi Staff

Heidelberg Materials and the Government of Canada have completed a Memorandum of Understanding in support of Heidelberg Materials’ project to develop the cement industry’s first global full-scale carbon capture and storage facility in Alberta. The [Read more]

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Canada invests in Alberta geothermal exploration project

June 24, 2022 Energi Staff

The Government of Canada is investing $5 million in the Latitude 53 geothermal energy project located in Hinton, Alberta. According to the Novus Earth website, the company spearheading the project, Latitude 53 “will combine geothermal [Read more]

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Alberta needs a Plan B

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Oil finally has a competitor (electricity) Alberta already has a Plan A. It’s called the Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan. To understand how risky it is, you need to understand OPEC’s “Oil and Gas [Read more]

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