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Climate Change Concerns Among Canadian Farmers
Climate change is profoundly affecting Canadian agriculture, with farmers across the country expressing diverse concerns based on regional experiences and political perspectives. A recent poll…
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FERC Approves California ISO's Interconnection Reforms: A Major Step Forward for Renewable Energy
In a significant development for the renewable energy landscape, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the California Independent System Operator's (California ISO) proposed…
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Canadian Premiers Confront Escalating Climate Change Disasters
Canadian premiers are facing unprecedented challenges as climate change-related disasters become increasingly frequent and severe. Recent extreme weather events have forced leaders across the country…
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Starmer Faces Key Test on Carbon Budget Decisions
In December 2024, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is poised to confront a pivotal challenge in his climate leadership as the UK's independent Climate Change Committee…
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PacifiCorp’s 2025 Plan Focuses on Renewables, Storage, and Extended Coal Use
PacifiCorp, a major utility serving customers across the western United States, has released its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), outlining ambitious goals for renewable energy…
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Tropical Forests and Soil Carbon Loss: A Growing Concern
Recent research has unveiled troubling new insights into how tropical forests, often hailed as the lungs of our planet, are contributing to soil carbon loss…
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Earth's Lands Drying Out: Nations Address Crisis
This week, global leaders are gathering for critical talks aimed at addressing one of the most pressing environmental crises of our time: the increasing dryness…
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States Challenge Trump Administration's Halt on Wind Energy Approvals
In a significant legal move, 17 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, aiming to block its…
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The Mentoring Gap: How the Loss of Informal Knowledge Is Affecting Safety
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Vibration and Noise Control in T&D
It is very often that “just putting some rubber” to isolate structures creates an inefficient or even a vibration isolation problem, without taking into account…
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Safety in Underground Power Systems
Protecting utility personnel working below ground
BY MIKE DOHERTY, PowerTel Utilities Contractors Limited
"Safety” in “underground systems” has different connotations for different sectors depending on…
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Speed Up Damage Assessment, Assembly and Dispatch of Resources During Outage Events
In a survey conducted in September 2016 by ARCOS LLC (a provider of emergency resource management software), the software provider asked utilities how they manage…
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Managing Fleets with GPS Integration
Integrating GPS tracking software to improve business operations BY JENNY MALCOLM, GPS Insight Software integration, the process of combining individual computing systems into a unified…
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Lateral Fuses and Reliability
Improving protection and control for distribution systems BY STEVE GREEY, S&C Electric In 2008, Toronto Hydro completed a study of its worst performing feeders (distribution…
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