The Ontario government just threw the future of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. into further doubt yesterday when energy minister George Smitherman announced the province will not proceed with the purchase of new nuclear reactors, at least for the time being.

Much hoopla has been made about the promise of “green” jobs, particularly in relation to how such jobs could help alleviate the pain of a struggling manufacturing industry. But actual growth has been difficult to quantify in the North American context thus far, despite numerous projections from various industry groups ...

Van Jones is a powerhouse. There's no other way to describe him. The one-time community-activist has taken his poverty- and pollution-busting agenda all the way from the nonprofit he founded in Oakland CA to the White House. As of the past four weeks, Jones is the special advisor on green ...

Electric cars have a problem: current battery technology is too expensive to allow for widespread adoption. Better Place has a solution. The California-based company, founded in 2007, is proposing a radically different transportation model. Better Place essentially leases batteries. Customers pay for the cost of the electric vehicle minus the ...