Friday, June 6, 2025
To Turbine or Not To Turbine
In December 2012, a World Trade Organization (WTO) Panel ruled that Ontario’s Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff (FIT) Program violated Canada’s WTO obligations. In February, all…
News
Mountains and Oceans: The World’s Energy Future
There’s no clear consensus on when the rate of petroleum extraction is expected to max out, but a new Royal Dutch Shell report isn’t hedging…
A Window into the Underground
Canadians are the world’s second largest per capita users of water, with an average household use of up to 329 litres per person, per day.…
Building Belleville
When Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis thought about the infrastructure gap that his municipality was facing, it was enough to keep him up at night. The…
The Road Ahead
Now that the ice and snow has disappeared from roads in most parts of the country, it’s time to address the potholes left behind, on…
The Economics of Green Infrastructure
Traditionally, green infrastructure was developed for aesthetic reasons. However, these systems provide much needed services such as water management, climate change mitigation and adaptation, air…
How Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation Will Affect Email Practices
Utilities, energy providers, trade associations, and other entities participating in or supporting the energy and infrastructure sectors will be impacted by Canada’s new anti-spam legislation,…
The Era of Innovative Financing
The global economic crisis and current economic slowdown has countries around the world opting for tightly controlled budgets and drastic cuts in public deficits. In…
Talk is Cheap
When this annual series of conferences started in 1984, TEDTalks focused on technology, education, and design. While organizers kept the acronym, the scope of Ideas…