Tag: building electrification

Published on April 17, 2025

Berkeley adopts first-of-its-kind policy to cut pollution from existing homes

Published on March 31, 2025

Liberal Housing Plan must align with Canada’s climate commitments

Published on February 6, 2025

So what if we axe the carbon tax? (National Observer)

Published on November 29, 2024

Vancouver City Councillors stand up to gas industry disinformation: no gas in new builds


Published on November 5, 2024

Gas industry disinformation is being challenged by ENGOs

Published on July 30, 2024

Unrelenting gas industry: FortisBC refuses to take no for an answer (National Observer)

Published on July 25, 2024

Vancouver city council narrowly votes to allow natural gas for heating in new construction (Times Colonist)

Published on July 25, 2024

Vancouver reverses ban on the use of natural gas in new homes (CBC)

Published on July 18, 2024

Low-Income Retrofit Funds, No Firm Net-Zero Targets in Long-Awaited Green Buildings Strategy (The Energy Mix)

Published on July 16, 2024

Ottawa unveils plan to phase out oil-fired furnaces and support heat pumps (CBC)

Published on April 25, 2024

Residents file lawsuit against major utility company for alleged deceptive practice: ‘We need to be doing everything we can’ (The Cool Down)

Published on April 12, 2024

‘Climate-Controlled’ Sausage? Courts Crack Down on ‘Greenwashing’ (The New York Times)

Published on April 12, 2024

Funding for energy efficiency retrofits is a good sign, but federal Housing Plan falls short on green building standards for new homes

Published on March 29, 2024

Most People in BC Are Ready to Get New Buildings off Gas (Op-ed)

Published on March 27, 2024

BC Has Ambitious Climate Goals. Do They Leave Room for Gas? (The Tyee)

Published on March 26, 2024

Lawsuit accuses B.C. gas utility of deceiving consumers over environmental impact (The Canadian Press)

Published on March 26, 2024

Environmental group files suit against FortisBC alleging greenwashing in advertising (Vancouver Sun)

Published on March 26, 2024

B.C. utility deceived public over ‘renewable’ gas, claims lawsuit (Glacier Media)

Published on March 22, 2024

Gas giant Fortis loses a round (National Observer)

Published on February 8, 2024

National gas lobby targets Burnaby’s new electrification rules (Burnaby Now)

Published on January 17, 2024

Hypocritical’ disinformation campaign on natural gas (National Observer)

Published on October 10, 2023

Economic, environmental, and health benefits of all-electric buildings (Institutional Real Estate)

Published on August 31, 2023

Nanaimo butts heads with FortisBC over new ‘climate-friendly’ construction bylaws (Victoria Buzz)

Published on August 23, 2023

Natural gas effectively snuffed as heat source for new homes in Nanaimo (Today in BC)