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Category Archives: Conservation
Energy Conservation Responsibility Act, 2006 (Part II)
(February 20, 2006) Mr. Norm Miller (Parry Sound-Muskoka): It’s my pleasure to add some comments to the minister’s speech this evening and that of the member from Peterborough on Bill 21, which is the Energy Conservation Responsibility Act, 2005. Continue reading
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Ontarians haven’t learned the need to conserve since 2003 blackout: experts
(August 12, 2005) In the two years since the great blackout of 2003, Ontarians haven’t learned the valuable lesson of conservation and energy experts warn that rolling blackouts could become a reality if the province’s power supply crunch worsens. Continue reading
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No relief in sight: energy bills will stay high
(July 26, 2005) CanSpec Inspection Services of Sudbury helps the public understand what support there is for conserving energy, from technical to financial help through federal government programs. Continue reading
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Heat wave sends hydro bills soaring
(July 18, 2005) With this summer’s persistent high temperatures, the city is sucking up close to 20 per cent more energy than it did last year. Continue reading
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Small and smart
(July 13, 2005) The recent increases in prices for various forms of energy – as typified by soaring gas prices and dire warnings about shortages of electricity – are not being tackled with any great success by the politicians and industrialists of the world. Continue reading
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Waiting for the Storm: Ontario’s Deteriorating Tranmission and Distribution Assets and the Privatization Alternative
(March 7, 2005) Report on the deteriorating state of Ontario’s power distribution and transmission infrastructure. The report was originally released in 2005. Continue reading
Hot and bothered over heating
(Oct. 9, 2004) Radcliffe Robinson isn’t looking forward to heating his home this winter. Continue reading
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Soaring costs trim earnings
(October 9, 2004) Canadian businesses are begining to experience the energy industry’s version of sticker price shock. Continue reading
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Hot and bothered over heating
(October 9, 2004) Radcliffe Robinson isn’t looking forward to heating his home this winter. Robinson, 38, and his wife Patricia, moved into a three-bedroom house in Whitby in January, just in time for one of the more dramatic oil-price upswings in recent history. Continue reading
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McGuinty touting smart meters use
(March 27, 2004) Smart meters the province hopes to put in Ontario homes would encourage people to run their dishwashers in the middle of the night to save on their energy bills, Premier Dalton McGuinty said yesterday. Continue reading
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