Tag: coal
G20 gets told (again): oil subsidies are a waste
Zoë Caron June 11, 2010
According to a report by Reuters this week, the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently made a strong recommendation to the G20 nations to stop subsidizing oil, coal and gas - a.k.a. "fossil fuels."
Energy efficiency works
Keith Stewart January 11, 2010
Andy Barrie, host of CBC Metro Morning, interviews Keith Stewart, Director of WWF-Canada's Climate Change Program.
Solving the Mystery of the Missing Megawatts: Conservation Killed Them
Keith Stewart January 8, 2010
There has been a lot of attention paid to how Ontario’s Green Energy Act will boost investment in renewable energy, and justifiably so because it is a landmark piece of legislation. But more significant, in terms of environmental benefit and savings to consumers’ pocketbooks, has been the quiet recognition by the energy planners and government that energy efficiency works.