Annette Olson, @AnnetteLOlson

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Annette Olson is the founder and administrator of Climate Steps. She is also a founding board member of Earth Hero. She is the project director at The American Association for the Advancement of Science. Annette attended Baylor University in Texas and the University of Miami. She can be reached on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.Follow us on Twitter
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Carbon Pricing Survives. Now What?
Climate change and carbon pricing were among the top issues in Monday’s federal election. Over two thirds of Canadians voted for climate action, virtually putting an end to the challenges against Canada’s national carbon policy. Which begs the question, NOW WHAT? With 82% of Canadians saying that the climate crisis is a serious concern, the... Read more
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Against Carbon Pricing? Think Again.
Elections always matter. Canada’s federal election, now just days away, will be followed by the U.S. election in November of 2020. Canadian voters have to decide whether to elect a government which will take progressive action on the climate or choose a return to the Stephen Harper years of climate inaction—a Canada chastised as a... Read more
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Roadmap to a Green Economy - 10 Guiding Principles
The call of youth for more ambitious climate action by world leaders cannot be ignored. And politicians who ignore their protests do so at their own peril. One in 37 Canadians showed up for the recent #climatestrike on September 27—around 1 million, or 3% of us. Change is coming! This piece by Dianne Saxe describes... Read more
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To Decarbonize, We Need To Electrify Everything
In order to avoid dangerous climate change, the world needs to get very close to zero carbon emissions in a hurry. To do this, we need to replace all technologies that run on combustion energy with clean energy alternatives. Widespread electrification is necessary. And it’s coming. David Roberts, writes in Vox that we need to... Read more
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In a heartfelt letter to westerners going through the economic pain he endured in the 1990s, when free trade agreements shut down 200,000 manufacturing jobs in Ontario’s industrial heartland, […]