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January 20th, 2012, No Comments

Articles about energy and environmental matters happening around the world.
Ottawa Looks to Asia After U.S. Rejects Keystone Pipeline Project
The federal government says it will renew efforts to ship Canadian oil to Asian markets after the White House rejected plans for a $7 billion pipeline to move Alberta crude into the U.S.
4 Tips on Guiding Employees [...]

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December 28th, 2011, No Comments

Articles about energy and environmental matters happening around the world.
Canada Hits Bottom with Withdrawal from Kyoto
Withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol marks Canada’s lowest point in the 40-year history of modern global environmental diplomacy. According to this article, Stephen Harpers Conservative Government has never really tried to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Good News for Building Energy Retrofits
President [...]

Happy Holidays from energy exchange!

December 21st, 2011, No Comments

Congratulations to the Greening Greater Toronto “Race to Reduce” Award Winners

December 14th, 2011, No Comments

By: Brian Plumb
I’d like to congratulate the first annual “Race to Reduce” award winners for their commitment to reduce energy use in commercial office buildings of all sizes across the Toronto region. The Race is a unique initiative spearheaded by the Greening Greater Toronto Civic Action Alliance that brings together commercial landlords and tenants in [...]

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November 10th, 2011, No Comments

Articles about energy and environmental matters happening around the world.
TransAlta Admits Power Price Manipulation
TransAlta Corp. faces paying the highest penalty in Alberta’s history after admitting to manipulating power prices last year but critics say the $370,000 fine is a pittance compared to an estimated $5.5 million consumers paid in inflated costs.
World Headed For Irreversible Climate [...]

BC Hydro Power Smart Forum | A Recap From Energy Advantage

October 28th, 2011, 1 Comment

By: Luke Ferdinands
On October 17th-19th, 2011 more than 1500 delegates gathered for the annual BC Hydro Power Smart Forum in Vancouver, British Columbia. With a theme of Climate Change: Mitigation or Adaptation, experts from across Canada and beyond gathered to talk about the changes necessary to reduce energy consumption in their sectors.
Myself, along with other [...]

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October 18th, 2011, No Comments

Articles about energy and environmental matters happening around the world.
3 Common Pitfalls of Sustainability Initiatives
This article discusses the pitfalls that can undermine sustainability initiatives — and offers advice on how to avoid such snares.
Why Oil isn’t Behaving Like Other Commodities
Commodities have been getting the crunch treatment as the euro zone debt crisis spun out of [...]

Greenhouse Gas Protocol Releases New Standards for Corporate Value Chain and Products

October 12th, 2011, No Comments

By: Tiffany Richmond
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol launched two new standards that aim to give companies a comprehensive view of the life cycle impacts of their products and value chains. Developed by the World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the new standards, which is supplement to the existing Corporate Accounting and Reporting [...]

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September 12th, 2011, No Comments

Articles about energy and environmental matters happening around the world.
The Story Behind Google’s Huge Appetite for Energy
Google this week dumped a massive amount of data about how much energy it uses (a lot), and how efficiently the company uses it (quite).
Big Multi-Nationals Want to Chip Away at Ontario’s Electricity Transmission Company
Twice in the past eight [...]

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August 26th, 2011, No Comments

Articles about energy and environmental matters happening around the world.
Changing The World One Wash At A Time
Companies such as Unilever and Procter & Gamble have made it their business to change our wasteful habits. And, judging by their past advertising successes, it might just work.
Why Transparency is Here to Stay, and How Your [...]