Cleantech
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Musk, SEC seek another week to reach deal in contempt case
Both sides say in a letter filed Thursday with a federal court in New York that they talked for over an hour and are still discussing an agreement
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Federal government extends deadline to make Trans Mountain decision to June 18
The extension gives the government more time to complete consultations with Indigenous groups
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Ontario releases anti carbon tax radio ad with sound of clinking coins
The Treasury Board finds fault with the ad for being partisan and criticizing another government
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Jason Kenney says Bill 1 will repeal the carbon tax; swearing in set for April 30
Alberta’s premier also plans to bring into force a law that allows for the restriction of fuel shipments from Alberta
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Solar car startup Sono to build in Sweden, starting in 2020
Sono says it has taken 9,800 orders and the vehicle will sell for 25,500 euros (US$28,828)
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Canada’s emissions target gets further away as 2017 report shows increase
The bulk of the increase came from oil and gas production, while small increases were seen in manufacturing, residential energy use and agriculture
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Nova Scotia seeking firms to explore possibility of digging out remaining coal
The proposal flies in the face of a federal goal of ending coal-fired electrical generation by 2030
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Ontario ‘alarmist’ over federal powers if carbon pricing law stands, court hears
At issue is the validity of federal legislation that kicked in on April 1 and which imposes a charge on gasoline, as well as other fossil fuels and industrial polluters
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Electric car makers woo Chinese buyers with range, features
Two of China’s biggest state-owned automakers unveiled models they said can travel 600 kilometres on one charge, or nearly double the range of global competitors
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Removal of fuel in pool at Fukushima’s melted reactor begins
TEPCO says the removal at Unit 3 will take two years, followed by the two other reactors, where about 1,000 fuel units remain in the storage pools
