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DEEP Earth launches 100MW Sask. geothermal project

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Saskatoon-based DEEP Earth Energy Production Corp. has launched a massive geothermal production project in the Deadwood Formation in southeastern Saskatchewan which will supply enough power for approximately 20,000 households.

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China, the world’s biggest source of carbon dioxide, responsible for around 28% of global emissions, will aim to hit peak emissions before 2030 and for carbon neutrality by 2060.  President Xi Jinping described steps to this goal speaking to the UN General Assembly.

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In its 2019 Global Citizenship Report Avison Young has adopted the UN (SDG) Sustainable Development Goals alignment protocol and becomes a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment, steps that expand upon its Environmental, Social and Governance and Wellness strategy.

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The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has announced that five companies have joined the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment. These new additions bring the total number of signatories to 100, which is a doubling of participation in the program in just over one year.

Building Lasting Change

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In 2020, the CaGBC’s Green Building Pioneer Award winner is both BentallGreenOak and RWDI. The two organizations collaborated to boost the resiliency of BentallGreenOak’s whole portfolio by developing a proprietary climate adaptation planning tool that includes a database of 423 resiliency practices.

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Canada’s largest builder of condominium homes was named 2020 Green Builder of the Year, High-Rise at this year’s BILD’s award ceremony. Tridel leads sustainable residential condominium development in Canada, with more than 20% of the commercial certified LEED® MURB (Multi-Unit residential buildings).

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True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust‘s property located at 675 Cochrane Drive, Markham, Ontario has been awarded the BOMA Certificate of Excellence and 2020 Local TOBY® Award (Outstanding Building of the Year) in the Office Building 250,000 – 499,999 sq. ft. category.

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When the Superstack was constructed in 1972, at 1,250 feet it was Canada’s tallest structure and the World’s tallest smokestack. It looms large in the distance from highways that feed into Sudbury home to one of the World’s largest mining complexes.

Energy Profiles

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When Fortis Inc. updated its five-year plan for capital spending this week, the company highlighted renewable energy as one of its key areas of growth. No doubt, public interest in solar and wind power is a driving factor for the St. John’s-based utility, which owns energy-producing and distributing assets in Canada and the United States.

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According to a report commissioned by Energy Storage Canada, were Ontario to deploy a minimum of 1000 MW of energy storage resources, ratepayers would realize an estimated net savings of up to $774 million to over $2 billion over the next decade.

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We believe major power-development projects should be used as tools for reconciliation with First Nations in Canada. This may seem darkly ironic, since First Nations have historically suffered more from the construction of hydroelectric dams than other Canadians.

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Walmart Canada says it’s more than tripling its order of Tesla’s new electric truck. The discount retailer pre-ordered 15 of the 18-wheeler trucks – called the Tesla Semi – when it was unveiled in 2017, now three years later is reserving 130 trucks.

Yardi Marketplace

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Leveraging the financial and environmental rewards of recent building upgrades, energy developer and investment solutions provider Efficiency Capital has introduced eFunder, a new option for building owners to fund energy-efficient improvements and ongoing maintenance of their assets.

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Nova Chemicals, a petrochemical company headquartered in Alberta, is planning a “multi-million dollar” investment in plastics recycler, Merlin Plastics a made-in-B.C. green business success story, with the aim of blending recycled plastics into the polyethylene it makes from natural gas.

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For decades, wood waste from manufacturing was burned, unwanted logs, branches and tops from harvesting were left on site. Today, an increasing amount of that waste is being turned into wood pellets used around the world to produce clean energy.

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REI Co-op announced that the retailer is achieving carbon-neutral operations for 2020. The goal was initially set in 2006 under then-CEO Sally Jewell, who put the business on course to measure, report, and lower its greenhouse gas emissions.

Smart Density

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By only measuring and reducing emissions within their borders, cities are missing a crucial piece of the picture. Those with primarily service-based economies may be underestimating their overall contributions to climate change by up to 50 percent.

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An inescapable truth about life in South Florida is this low-lying region is set to be swallowed by the sea and municipal, state, federal, and private, have begun to plan, borrow and spend to defend Miami and its environs.

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