Category Archives: Renewables

Danger overhead

(April 17, 2009) Toronto’s plan to mandate green roofs on new buildings could seriously threaten the city’s building stock. Continue reading

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Two Types of Greens

(April 7, 2009) My wife and I (like many other residents) chose a retirement home in Grey Highlands because it is one of the scenic treasures of southwestern Ontario, dominated by the Niagara Escarpment, Beaver Valley, Lake Eugenia, the Saugeen River, and rolling rural countryside, woodlands and wetlands. Continue reading

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Green Investment Opportunities Abound in Toronto

(April 3, 2009) Thanks to record government deficit spending, there is one economic sector that appears to be flush with money that needs to be spent: green projects. Continue reading

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Green economics: It just doesn’t add up

(March 31, 2009) A Spanish study found that every green job kills 2.2 jobs elsewhere. Continue reading

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Gangreen energy act

(March 7, 2009) Ontario’s new energy plan heavily subsidizes green energy projects at the expense of conservation. Continue reading

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Blowing in the wind

(December 1, 2008) There are few places on Earth where the forces of nature are on such violent, chaotic display as Hecate Strait, the narrow stretch of shallow ocean that seperates the Queen Charlotte Islands from the B.C. coast. Continue reading

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Despite their benefits, wind farms aren’t without environmental baggage, say some experts

(June 28, 2008) Studies are being done to monitor the impacts of wind turbines on landscape ecology and wildlife, such as birds and bats. Continue reading

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Here comes the sun

(June 24, 2008) Nanosolar’s breakthrough technology is 10 times more powerful than a nuclear reactor and cheaper, too. Continue reading

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The Hydrogen Debate

(June 23, 2008) The CBC Radio series, “The Hydrogen Solution,” features a debate between Energy Probe’s Norm Rubin and hydrogen expert David Sanborn Scott. This debate is now available for download online, via podcast. Continue reading

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Ontario’s Roadmap

(March 10, 2008) Energy policy isn’t just consuming U.S. lawmakers. It’s also dominating the Canadian agenda and particularly the province of Ontario. Continue reading

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