The Nature of Things

Turning Down the Heat (39x13)

Air date: Apr 08, 1999

What is Canada's role in solar power? We're on the leading edge of fuel cell development but what about wind and solar? Most of our national wind energy output can be assessed at one glance here on the eastern slopes of the rockies. In the meantime, 40 countries around the world boast wind energy programs while Canada has none. Why do we snub a potential jobs and a new sector. David Suzuki argues that Canada has no national renewable energy policy or subsidies.