Posted by Arden Henley | Apr 2, 2019 | climate change, international news, news, opinion, policy, sustainability
Canada is warming at twice the global rate, while right-wing politicians attack the carbon tax. What do Ebola and climate change have in common? A large number of the people at risk don’t even believe they’re real. And even a new federal government report warning that... 
Posted by Arden Henley | Mar 21, 2019 | e-vehicles, energy, lifestyle, opinion, policy, sustainability, technology
It’s official: gas-guzzlers are out and electric cars are in—at least if Canadians get their way. Long gone are the days when EVs were loved only by wonky environmentalists. According to a new poll from Clean Energy Canada and Abacus Data, most Canadians (64%) want... 
Posted by Arden Henley | Nov 30, 2018 | climate change, international news, lifestyle, news, opinion, policy
Bill McKibben’s riveting article in the New Yorker entitled How Extreme Weather is Shrinking Our Planet outlines in descriptive and very readable terms the current state of of global warming and our current response to it. With wildfires, heat waves, and rising sea... 
Posted by Arden Henley | Jul 30, 2018 | e-vehicles, energy, news, policy, sustainability, technology
Is B.C. ready for some aggressive action on climate change? The government is asking for public input on a series of intention papers that include ideas like banning the sale of gas and diesel cars by 2040, using more electric buses or even ferries, and labelling... 
Posted by Arden Henley | May 15, 2018 | e-vehicles, energy, lifestyle, policy, sustainability, technology
Gas prices are expected to hit a four-year high in North America this summer, and things might get even worse now that the U.S. has pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal. New sanctions on Iran, one of the world’s major oil producers, are already pushing up oil prices... 
Posted by Arden Henley | Apr 19, 2018 | e-vehicles, energy, international news, news, policy, technology
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German automotive industry must invest heavily in electric car technology and develop battery production facilities in Europe to keep up with global competitors, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said in a newspaper interview published on... 