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Cannabis Industry Has Major Carbon Footprint

Building Technology, Lighting June 30, 2017 Amanda Gasse

The Cannabis Industry Has a Fossil Fuel Reliance Problem Merry Jane, June 21,2017 As the legal cannabis industry grows, so does its carbon footprint. In order to grow cannabis plants indoors, cultivators must resort to using powerful high-pressure sodium lights, similar to the ones used in hospital operating rooms. These lights produce about 500 times […]

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All Coal Power Stations to Close by 2025 in Britain

Law & Policy, Programs & Policy November 10, 2016November 11, 2016 Amanda Gasse

Britain’s last coal power plants to close by 2025 The Guardian, November 9, 2016 The last coal power station in Britain will be forced to close in 2025, the government said as it laid out its plan to phase-out the polluting fossil fuel. Ministers promised last year that the UK would close coal power within […]

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Fossil Fuel Divestment Scores More Wins

Markets & Business, Markets & Trends June 5, 2015June 5, 2015 Amanda Gasse

Ryan Pollin for Zondits, June 5, 2015. Image credit: PublicDomainPictures Last week marked four new entries in the growing list of fossil fuel divestment commitments, this time by Oxford University (OU), University of Hawaii (UH), University of Edinburgh (UE), and French insurance giant Axa. Of these, only UH has moved to complete divestment from oil, […]

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Fueling the Green Revolution in 2015

Clean Grid Technology, Renewables April 23, 2015April 17, 2015 Amanda Gasse

Amber Plante for Zondits, April 23, 2015 Grease your bikes and shine your solar panels: Experts are predicting that 2015 will be seen as the jump-start of the green energy revolution. There is a current shift toward efficient technology and energy solutions that’s gaining the right kind of momentum – the kind that, if it’s […]

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Advantages of Efficiency Investment with Low Energy Prices

Finance, Markets & Business February 19, 2015February 24, 2015 Amanda Gasse

Bryan Kilgore for Zondits, February 19, 2015 Because natural gas and oil prices are low in North America right now, investing in energy efficiency improvements may be counter-intuitive. There are reasons to conclude, though, that it is ultimately a wise choice. Those low prices may actually make this the best time to invest in energy […]

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Adjusting the Focus to Energy Efficiency in British Columbia

Markets & Business, Markets & Trends February 10, 2015 Amanda Gasse

Energy efficiency is B.C.’s key to kicking fossil fuel economic crutch Business Vancouver, February 10, 2015 The current slump in oil prices is a reminder that surprises are never far away, and that our most fervent beliefs about energy just might need some fracking. For starters, does it make sense to keep pinning our provincial […]

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Germany’s Renewable Energy Boom

Markets & Business, Markets & Trends January 13, 2015January 11, 2015 Amanda Gasse

Power from fossil fuel drops to 35-year low in Germany Energy Transition, January 8, 2015 In 2014, German coal power production fell considerably year over year (see the table below) – and to the lowest level since 2011. One of the main headlines in the German press based on these figures is that renewables now […]

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Forbes’ 30-Under-30 List in Energy

Efficiency in Action, Markets & Business January 5, 2015January 5, 2015 Amanda Gasse

It’s always a challenge to find a new set of nominees for Forbes’ 30-Under-30 list in energy. This despite the fact that the “energy industry” is quite likely the biggest in the world. According to the International Energy Agency, keeping the people of the world supplied with energy in all its forms costs about $1.7 trillion a year.

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