Speaking with reporters outside his home in Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discusses the federal government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. The prime minister announces new funding to support employment in the energy and cultural sectors, as well as measures to assist small and medium-sized businesses that are …
Read More »Renewables agency charts path to zero-carbon energy system by 2050
[ad_1] According to a report just published governments could chart a path to a fully decarbonised energy system by the middle of the century and revive economies hit by the coronavirus if they tailor stimulus packages to boost clean energy technologies. With governments adopting massive stimulus packages to blunt the …
Read More »How COVID-19 Affects the Climate and Energy Agenda
The spread of the coronavirus is a severe and unprecedented public health emergency. While the immediate focus is on combating the spread of the virus, the climate crisis and biodiversity loss are still a reality and require continued attention and efforts. The health crisis has led to a major and …
Read More »How I found the motivation, time and energy to be more eco-friendly. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ …
[ad_1] How I found the motivation, time and energy to be more eco-friendly. ✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When I moved to Malaysia in november 2016, I was shocked to discover that sustainability was not a thing. There were no recycling bin and I could not buy courgettes without plastic wrap. ❌ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ …
Read More »Biden Plan for a Clean Energy Revolution & Environmental Justice | Joe Biden for President
From coastal towns to rural farms to urban centers, climate change poses an existential threat – not just to our environment, but to our health, our communities, … source Y Not Freakin’ Recyclable Home
Read More »Party observers weigh in on energy corridor proposal, climate emergency debate
Party observers Greg MacEachern (LIB), Etienne Rainville (CON), and Robin MacLachlan (NDP) weigh in on the energy corridor proposal and the climate … source Y Not Freakin’ Recyclable Home
Read More »Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Disastrous for Public Health, Clean Energy Investments
[ad_1] For Immediate Release: Monday, February 10, 2020 WASHINGTON – President Trump’s 2021 budget proposal, released today, seeks deep cuts in funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy and other agencies, and shows the administration’s continuing indifference to growing environmental and public health threats, said EWG. The …
Read More »EWG News Roundup (1/24): EWG Finds PFAS in Major Cities’ Water, Federal Clean Energy Policies Lag Behind and More
[ad_1] In the News This week EWG released a groundbreaking set of laboratory tests that found fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS in the drinking water of dozens of U.S. cities, including major metropolitan areas such as New York and Washington, D.C. Based on our tests and new academic research that …
Read More »Careers in Solar Energy | Earth911.com
[ad_1] Share this idea! The solar energy industry is booming across the United States and beyond. As jobs in the coal industry slump, careers in solar energy are taking off. In the U.S., 855,000 people were employed in the renewable energy industry either directly or indirectly in 2018. Over 240,000 …
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