Cities Still Work for People

Vancouver is the latest city to take charge of its future.

Not waiting for the federal government to do something positive, Vancouver’s city council voted to go 100% renewable. Vancouver's decision is the latest signpost along the path toward a positive future for people.

It's also one more proof that if things are going to be changed for the better, it most likely will be done on the local government or regional government level. Why? Because local / regional government is where the will of the people is still unavoidably felt and acted upon.

City of Vancouver votes to go 100% renewable

“The Canadian city of Vancouver in British Columbia recently became the first city in the country to aim for 100% renewable energy in the electricity sector — following on a unanimous decision/vote by the City Council there.”

“That vote — which took place on Wednesday, March 26 — explicitly makes it clear that the city’s leaders are in favor of eventually getting all of the city’s electricity needs met via renewable energy generation.”

Please go here for the rest of the story: City of Vancouver votes to go 100% renewable, James Ayre, CleanTechnica, 13 Apr 2015.

Way to Go Canada!

There is a great deal to admire about Canadians. One thing is that the Canadians are sharp, as in highly intelligent, in a wonderfully easy going way. Not braggadocios nor arrogant by a long shot, our Canadian friends deserve credit for doing the right energy thing for their people - something a large portion of the USA “R” side of the political spectrum seems to find repulsive.

What have the Canadians accomplished? How about: “an unprecedented $7 billion private sector investment in Ontario to create the largest cluster of wind and solar power anywhere on the planet.”

Here's the story: Samsung C&T, together with some of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, "under Samsung’s Green Energy Investment Agreement with the Government of Ontario, will create 16,000 jobs, kick-start a new industry in Ontario and generate 2,500 megawatts of clean energy – enough to power 600,000 Ontario homes."

Not that it’s been an easy road to this tremendous accomplishment, because the Canadian wing of the anti-sustainable energy people still are hard at work trying to sidetrack solar and wind energy development.

Go here for press info: http://www.samsungrenewableenergy.ca/latest-news and here for how the Canadians are working to make this investment pay dividends: the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA) http://www.ontario-sea.org/ and please take a look at Ontario’s Long-Term Energy Plan, “Building Our Clean Energy Future”. (PDF)

 Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA)