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I got my start in mainstream journalism as a technology and telecommunications reporter for the Globe and Mail, a beat I later took on at the Toronto Star and covered for six years before switching to
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I reported Tuesday that Bosch Solar, a subsidiary of German conglomerate Bosch Group, had signed a deal with Calgary-based solar inverter maker Sustainable Energy Technologies that will see the firms
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My story in today's Toronto Star is about a new industrial efficiency program that will soon be unveiled by the Ontario Power Authority. Under the plan, the province will agree to pay up to 70 per cen
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Here's a neat little statistic. Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator said that electricity use in the province jumped by 300 megawatts during the Canada-U.S. final on Sunday night, largel
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Turns out the Chinese couldn't get it together, as attempts by Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co. Ltd. to acquire GM's Hummer division have fallen through. GM, in response, announced toda
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Kudos to Vincent Chornet. The president, CEO and co-founder of Montreal-based Enerkem (along with his father, Esteban) has in just a few years turned his company into a leading player in the emergin
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I just got back from a trip last week to Edmonton, Alberta, where I visited a startup called Lancaster Wind. I've been following this company for over a year now, but only recently has its founder and
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There's much hype around the 60 Minutes segment Sunday night about Bloom Energy and its miraculous Bloom Box. I'm scratching my head wondering why this is such a big deal, so maybe someone can enlight
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Car-share services across North America are proving they're not a passing fad as a growing percentage of urban dwellers facing high parking prices, a lack of spaces, urban congestion and urban smo
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I've always said that if we are to pursue a biofuels strategy, it should first and foremost focus on developing renewable fuels for airplanes. Using batteries or fuel cells to power a large passenger
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