Clean energy

Hydro-Québec has reportedly offered Maine nearly $40 million in financing for a proposed hydroelectricity project, including an electricity vehicle charging network.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says his state shares concerns with British Columbia about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and will continue to voice its objections any way it can.

Climate change could be kept in check if a phaseout of all fossil fuel infrastructure were to begin immediately, according to research.

Alberta and Saskatchewan want issues facing the oilpatch to be on the agenda when premiers meet with the prime minister later this week.

The developing world is now driving the deployment of clean energy technology, while wealthier nations are stepping back on new builds, says a new report.

Quebec's new premier designate, François Legault, says he told Ontario Premier Doug Ford he wanted to chat with him soon about selling some of the French-speaking Canadian province's hydroelectric power as part of its efforts to take care of the environment.

The Clean Energy Vehicle Program was introduced in 2011 to accelerate the adoption of electric cars. It appears to be working.

Federal New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh will run in an upcoming byelection in British Columbia.

The bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown makes California the second U.S. state to make such a bold pledge.

After a year of power sharing with B.C.'s NDP government, Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver says he’s excited about a new economic plan, but doesn’t believe environmental targets can be met if a planned LNG project goes ahead.

Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says Canada's pathway to a clean energy future includes not only transitioning to renewable sources of energy but also technology that makes traditional fossil fuels cleaner to produce and burn.

The U.S. president would have been included in a G7 working session devoted to "climate change and clean energy" on the second day of the summit, officials had confirmed this week.

Ontario voters go to the polls on June 7 and the results are sure to affect clean tech startups in the province like Jerry Flynn's.

Asia is leading the global surge in renewable energy jobs. In 2017, the renewable energy industry broke a symbolic threshold, employing over 10 million people, according to the International Renewable Energy Association's latest research.

In a letter penned to the prime minister, the Canadian Gas Association asks the federal government to spare the Centennial Flame from an environmental study that could see its fire snuffed by a more eco-friendly alternative.