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Science Purge Is Part of United States’ Echoing Of Mao’s Cultural Revolution

February 10, 2025 admin 0 Comments Canada, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Energy, Europe, events, Fossil Fuels, green economy, heat pumps, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2025 02:32:57 +0000

As Mark Twain is reported to have said, history doesn’t repeat but it rhymes. Trump 2.0’s actions are very much rhyming, albeit discordantly, and with a dismal period from the past of the United States’ proclaimed great enemy, China. Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, launched in 1966 and lasting until 1976, … [continued]

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Canada’s Hydrogen Bus Trials Canceled Due To High Costs & Emissions

February 7, 2025 admin 0 Comments Canada, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, Edmonton, electric buses, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Fossil Fuels, fuel cell, fuel cell buses, green economy, grid, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, winnipeg

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 04:32:16 +0000

For several months I’ve been digging through what’s going on with a Canadian transit ‘think’ tank, CUTRIC, and why it’s pushing hydrogen buses into city plans across the country. It keeps claiming hydrogen buses have been a success and are cheap, but cities keep canceling their plans for them as … [continued]

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Hydrogen Buses Hurt The People They Are Meant To Help

February 6, 2025 admin California, Canada, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Energy, Fossil Fuels, fuel cell, fuel cell buses, green economy, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell buses, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:00:55 +0000

A sign of a great city is that the rich take public transit. Well, not really. They take light rail and subways. But they don’t take buses. In many cities, light rail systems attract a more affluent ridership compared to buses, highlighting a persistent disparity in public transit usage. Studies … [continued]

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Donald Trump Handing the World to China

February 5, 2025 admin Canada, China, clean power, clean transport, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Mexico, policy & politics, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:40:02 +0000

Things that have existed since we were born are very hard to imagine not existing. That may be especially true for broad societal norms, structures, and assumptions. The United States has held an exceptional role in the world for more than 100 years, and especially since World War II. Through … [continued]

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Canadian Transit “Think” Tank Presenting Fluff & Denials To Mississauga Council

February 4, 2025 admin batteries, byd, Canada, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric mass transit, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, green economy, green hydrogen, green jobs, hydrogen, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit, mass transit / public transit, new flyer

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:55:18 +0000

Over a couple of the last months of 2024, part of my time was spent looking at the bizarre situation of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC). That’s resurfaced, as the Mississauga hydrogen bus trial is going forward despite having zero merit, and CUTRIC’s founder and head … [continued]

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How The EV Sector In Canada Can Thrive Even In The Era Of Tariffs

February 4, 2025 admin auto industry, batteries, Canada, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, tariffs

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2025 05:34:32 +0000

Faced with the prospect of new US tariffs, Canada will be find keeping its EV manufacturing momentum going a challenge.

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IRCC makes significant dent in immigration backlog

February 3, 2025 admin backlog december 2024, Canada, immigration refugees and citizenship, IRCC, ircc backlog, permanent residents, PR, study permits, temporary residents

Credit to Author: Janice Rodrigues| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:00:42 +0000

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) backlog has fallen below one million applications for the first time in months. According to the latest data, there are 942,300 applications remaining in the department’s backlog as of December 31, 2024. Given that the end of the previous month had a backlog of 1,006,500, that is a significant […]

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Canada launches new immigration pathway for French speakers

January 30, 2025 admin Canada, canadian permanent residence pathways for french speakers, fcip, francophone community immigration pilot, francophone immigration canada, get canadian permanent residence, immigrate to canada, new immigration pilot, new permanent residence pathway, participating communities francophone immigration pilot

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:03:47 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has launched the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP) immigration pathway. This new immigration pathway was first announced in March of 2024, with further details revealed in December of last year. Under this program, newcomers with an intermediate level of French ability—and who have an offer of employment in priority […]

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Canada Might Prove That Fossil Fuels Are NOT A Geopolitical Strength

January 28, 2025 admin Canada, Fossil Fuels, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:05:38 +0000

In most schoolyards, there are a few bullies. Later in life, it’s easy to see that these kids suffer from severe insecurities, often stemming from problems at home. To compensate for this insecurity, bullies try to project an image of strength by bossing other kids around and even getting physically … [continued]

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IRCC proposes creation of compensation fund for victims of unethical immigration consultants

January 28, 2025 admin Canada, immigration consultant, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, immigration representative, IRCC

Credit to Author: Janice Rodrigues| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:00:46 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has proposed new regulations that could provide millions of dollars in compensation for victims of dishonest immigration consultants. This change is part of a number of draft regulations for a number of changes to the governance and operations of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants, published in the […]

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