Category: General

Brad Bradford for Mayor? Ward 19 Has Some Thoughts

The residents of Ward 19 – aka “Beaches East York”, and presently represented by councillor Brad Bradford, were universally delighted that he elected to run for Mayor.  Not because we wanted him to be mayor, of course – we considered…

Battery & Energy Storage

When it comes to grid-scale battery storage capacity, Canada seems to be all talk and no game, especially if you’re looking at Prime Minister Carney’s list of Projects in the National Interest (overwhelmingly omitting renewables, let alone battery…

Is the tide finally turning for tidal energy in Canada

Tidal Energy Canada’s industrial power didn’t begin with the striking of oil in southern Ontario (1858) or hydroelectricity from Chaudière Falls (1881) or with the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway (1885). It predates all these events by…

Help Re-elect Toronto’s Clean 50 Champion 

If you care about climate action in Toronto, you have a stake in the race for City Council in Toronto Danforth. And you personally can make a difference in the result, no matter where you live in Ontario.  Every Clean50 member knows…

What Are Canada and Europe Actually Aligning On? 

“We see the world with the same eyes: from AI to climate change,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament this week, with Prime Minister Mark Carney sitting in the chamber (EEAS). On climate,…

Solar Development in Canada II

Rooftop Solar To the list of world-changing and critical inventions by Canadians: the zipper, the Robertson screw, insulin, standard time, basketball, the pacemaker, now add perhaps the most consequential: the solar panel! The story of the solar panel…