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E-dialogue on economics of green buildings in Canada
(October 7, 2004) Join a fascinating online dialogue on a topic that holds the possibility to transform our buildings and our communities – the adoption of green building practices. Economic issues must be addressed in order for green building to take hold and significantly contribute to environmental sustainability. Continue reading
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Next best thing to oil
(Sept. 18, 2004) U.S. President George W. Bush’s top energy regulator sparked stupor in Quebec this week when he said it might be possible for liquefied-natural-gas plants proposed for eastern Canada to meet much of the energy demand of New England. Continue reading
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Next best thing to oil
(September 18, 2004) U.S. President George W. Bush’s top energy regulator sparked stupor in Quebec this week when he said it might be possible for liquefied-natural-gas plants proposed for eastern Canada to meet much of the energy demand of New England. Continue reading
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Radiation Risk in Perspective
(August 1, 2004) In accordance with current knowledge of radiation health risks, the Health Physics Society recommends against quantitative estimation of health risks below an individual dose of 5 rem1 in one year or a lifetime dose of 10 rem above that received from natural sources. Continue reading
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Radiation risk in perspective
(Aug. 1, 2004) In accordance with current knowledge of radiation health risks, the Health Physics Society recommends against quantitative estimation of health risks below an individual dose of 5 rem1 in one year or a lifetime dose of 10 rem above that received from natural sources. Doses from natural background radiation in the United States average about 0.3 rem per year. A dose of 5 rem will be accumulated in the first 17 years of life and about 25 rem in a lifetime of 80 years. Continue reading
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Pinning hopes on the tar sand
(July 25, 2004) Fort McMurray, Alta. — The odds are good, and growing better, that your next tank of gas is mixed up in the sticky black sand of a monster truck pounding along the banks of the Athabasca River. Continue reading
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Province looking at renewable energy
(May 29, 2004) With Prince Edward Island poised to reveal its strategy for renewable energy, Maritime Electric wants to make sure its traditional forms of power generation are part of the picture. Continue reading
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Quebec gas facility up in air
(May 12, 2004) Gaz Metro’s proposal for a liquefied-natural-gas terminal near Quebec City, already meeting fierce opposition from some local residents, is under further pressure by regulatory wrangling taking place hundreds of kilometres away before the Ontario Energy Board. Continue reading
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Ontario breaks even on power
(May 4, 2004) Ontario’s new electricity pricing system for consumers and small businesses broke even, or a little better, in its first month of operation. Continue reading
Salaries for Hydro One and OPG bosses were out of control, a critic maintains
(April 29, 2004) Toronto: Executive salaries escalated to millions of dollars at Ontario Power Generation and Hydro One between 1999 and 2003, and that shows the government has to take control, an energy critic says. Continue reading
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