Divestment: An idea as good as its intention

Are you divested from fossil fuels? Is your school? Climate Students respond to critiques of post-secondary institutions divesting their endowments from fossil fuel companies. They say we have both moral and financial obligations to invest in a clean future instead. https://climatestudents.wordpress.com/2016/03/08/divestment-an-idea-as-good-as-its-intention/

Nanotechnology trial shows route to carbon negative cars | Climate Home - climate change news

“Imagine a world where every new electric vehicle or grid-scale battery installation would not only enable us to overcome the environmental sins of our past, but also provide a step toward a sustainable future for our children,” http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/03/03/nanotechnology-trial-shows-route-to-carbon-negative-cars/?platform=hootsuite

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"Because solar power can be owned by the people that use it we can make a fairer, cleaner, lower cost world." Check out the trailer for "Catching the Sun" a documentary about the possibilities of a solar-powered world. http://www.catchingthesun.tv/

Can I Still Join CED Co-op? - CED Co-op

Can I still join Community Energy Development Co-operative? Yes! Members and their friends ask us this question all the time. There is no better time to become a Community Energy Development Co-operative member. Read our latest blog to learn our top 4 reasons for joining the co-op. http://cedco-op.com/2016/03/10/can-still-join-community-energy-development-co-operative/

Canada, U.S. agree to cut methane emissions

The first statement to come from Trudeau's visit to Washington focuses on the environment, curbing climate change, and cutting emissions. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-us-trudeau-state-visit-methane-emissions-1.3484699

JPMorgan Won't Back New Coal Mines to Combat Climate Change

JPMorgan became the latest big bank to pull back from coal. It's another big move as the financial sector divests from fossil fuels to reduce both climate change, and the economic risk associated with investing in dirty energy. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-07/jpmorgan-won-t-finance-new-coal-mines-that-worsen-climate-change

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Ontario Commits to Climate Action in New Budget and Legislation - OurPower

Ontario's new budget locks in climate action, taking significant steps to tackle climate change and build a low-carbon economy. http://ourpower.ca/ontario-climate-action/

The Climate Summit of Money - The New Yorker

"The International Energy Agency has estimated that it will cost sixteen and a half trillion dollars for the world to meet its collective Paris goals" and so the Investor Summit on Climate risk has set out to figure out how to finance our transition to clean energy. http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/the-climate-summit-of-money

Membership - CED Co-op

Why join the Community Energy Development Co-operative? Your $10 membership supports clean energy, projects in local communities, and gives you a voice in the organization's future. CED Co-op members will be the first to know about upcoming opportunities to invest in projects. Sign up online: http://cedco-op.com/about-2/

The puzzle of low oil prices—has the race to beat the carbon bubble already started?

Why does the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia plan to become a “global power in solar and wind energy.” It's all about the race to beat the carbon bubble. https://www.opendemocracy.net/transformation/james-k-rowe/puzzle-of-low-oil-prices-has-race-to-beat-carbon-bubble-already-started

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But what if we create a better world for nothing? Your Friday afternoon laugh in honour of the Globe Leadership Summit for Sustainable Business wrapping up in Vancouver.