Green Energy Update – April 22, 2009

In the News

• “If we want to put the brakes on global warming and reduce our reliance on non-renewable fossil fuels, we must look to renewable energy such as solar, wind, hydro, and sustainable bioenergy. Given what the world’s leading climate change scientists are saying about the consequences of continuing to burn fossil fuels, we have little time to lose.”

David Suzuki, prominent environmental leader commenting on how run of river projects may offer green energy solutions. Link to full article

• “The crisis of global warming is an opportunity for those with the vision to seize it. A new generation of green jobs and a green economy are within our grasp.”

In a special editorial to the Vancouver Sun spokesperson’s for the B.C. Sustainable Energy Association, Dogwood Initiative, ForestEthics, PowerUP Canada, WWF-Canada, Ecotrust Canada, and West Coast Environmental Law Association comment on the big energy changes required for B.C. to tackle the three-quarters of energy that is currently produced by sources that emit greenhouse gases. Link to article

• “It’s ambitious, but Germany can be running on renewable energy by 2050 if there is the political will.”

David Wortmann, Director of Renewable Energy and Resources at Germany Trade and Invest, a government body supporting the country’s renewable energy sector, commenting on Germany becoming the world’s first major renewable energy economy. Link to article

• A new technology by Google is helping to streamline the process of choosing renewable power sites, speeding up solar, wind projects by avoiding environmentalist-developer fights. The new mapping tool on Google Earth shows renewable power developers where they can – and can’t – build. Link to article

• “It is bizarre that we have come to a point where in B.C., an environmentalist speaking out in support of the expansion of renewable power in this province would be something controversial.”

Tzeporah Berman, Environmental Activist, and PowerUp Conference Executive Director speaking at the PowerUp green-economy conference in response to opponents of private-sector electricity who she argues are missing the big picture and are at odds with global trends in power generation and climate protection. Link to article

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