Tackling climate change through strategic alliances
April 29, 2021
Atlantica Centre for Energy drives energy literacy
While the growth of the wood pellet industry has been largely driven by the global demand for clean, responsible and renewable energy, our success has also been predicated on a strong network of communities, local, provincial and federal governments and industry partners who are championing the merits of Canadian wood pellets domestically and internationally.
We recently had the opportunity to expand that network with the Atlantica Centre for Energy which is dedicated to increasing energy literacy for community leaders and stakeholders. The centre serves as a bridge between organizations operating in the energy sector and the community to help realize opportunities associated with energy resources in Atlantic Canada and the American Northeast. It provides a meeting ground for government, the education and research sectors, and the community at large to
Clean Fuel Washington Celebrates Legislature’s Final Passage of HB 1091, A Clean Fuel Standard No longer the missing link, Washington state completes the “Clean Fuel Coast” with low carbon fuel standards from Mexico though British Columbia
April 25, 2021 21:18 ET | Source: Clean Fuel Washington Clean Fuel Washington
OLYMPIA, Wash., April 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
Clean Fuel Washington, an organization fighting to reduce pollution, address climate change and help grow our state’s economy celebrated the historic legislative victory to fight climate change with the passage today of HB 1091. The Clean Fuel Standard now goes to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk for signature.
“Today Washington state choose to become a global climate leader by reducing fossil transportation fuels, which are the number one cause of climate pollution in our state,” said Tim Zenk, organizer of Clean Fuel Washington. “The citizens of Washington, i
In Washington state, HB 1091. the Clean Fuel Standard has been passed by the legislature and now heads to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk for signature; it is a significant win for the Governor’s renewables agenda and for the clean fuels movement.
From San Diego to the gateway to the Klondike, a clean curtain has descended across the gateway to the Pacific. Low-carbon fuel standards are now in place in California, Oregon, British Columbia and, shortly, in Washington state creating a fortress of renewability, into which many of the Great cities of the Petroleum Age have taken themselves Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Oakland, Portland, Vancouver. The stakeholder group Clean Fuel Washington has dubbed the region “The Clean Fuel Coast”.
(Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Grain-handling giant Viterra has announced it plans to build a canola crushing facility in Regina, one the company promises to be the “world’s largest integrated canola crush facility.”
In a news release on Monday, the company says the project is still in the feasibility stage, with a target for the plant to crush 2.5 million metric tonnes of canola each year.
While Viterra did not say how much the project would cost or where it would go, the company was reported by Postmedia this month to be the secret buyer of city land near the Co-op Refinery.
Viterra announces canola crush facility in Regina
Viterra has announced plans to build a canola crushing facility in Regina on Monday. The announcement comes after months of speculation that Viterra is the company behind the $4-million land deal approved unanimously by Regina s city council.
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Posted: Apr 26, 2021 12:10 PM CT | Last Updated: April 26
Based in Regina, Viterra is one of the largest grain handlers in Canada.(Ron Boileau/CBC)