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Category Archives: Conservation
Vampire hour
(March 28, 2009) The every-little-bit-counts crowd behind Earth Hour doesn’t understand the bigger human picture. Continue reading
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Wal-Mart environmentalism
(October 17, 2008) The next commodity to collapse will be mass-marketed environmentalism, which will come to be disdained. Continue reading
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How dark should a mayor’s Hour be?
(April 2, 2008) At 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, Mayor David Miller got into a car and drove from City Hall to a Shoppers Drug Mart on Eglinton Avenue West. He bought a card for the bar mitzvah of a family friend. Continue reading
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The power of simple lessons
(March 28, 2008) Energy Probe’s Norm Rubin joined CBC Radio One’s “Here and Now” program recently to talk about Earth Hour. Norm hoped that Earth Hour would open people’s eyes to how changing energy-use patterns can help the environment. Continue reading
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Green Roofs and Homeowner Protection in B.C.: Balancing Benefits and Risks
(March 15, 2008) As provincial and local governments focus their attention on setting and reaching goals for greenhouse has reduction and environmental protection, the role that new development and construction can play is under active scrutiny. Continue reading
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Shedding some light on CFL bulbs
(January 5, 2008) Globe and Mail style columnist Janice Lindsay presents an open-eyed review of energy efficient light bulbs and finds that manufacturers have not solved the ‘color issues’ that concern users of CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps) and LEDs (light emitting diodes). Continue reading
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Report of the task group on green roofs and homeowner protection in B.C. to the homeowner protection office
(June 22, 2007) In early 2007, the Homeowner Protection Office (HPO) Board of Directors became aware of the need for action to address issues arising from the application of extensive green roof technology in the construction of new homes for sale in British Columbia. Continue reading
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Green Buildings, Green Roofs and Homeowner Protection in British Columbia
(January 30, 2007) The purpose of this paper is to identify for resolution the issues surrounding the introduction of green building techniques, particularly green roof systems, in residential construction in British Columbia. Continue reading
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Conservation fraud
(June 30, 2006) The Ontario government has promised the bring a giveaway of conservation to electricity usage. Conservation and demand management, aimed at reducing energy use, are the backbones of a 20-year plan to dramatically alter consumption.. It’s a grand dream that hides a reality. Continue reading
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Energy Conservation Responsibility Act, 2006
(February 23, 2006) Mrs. Elizabeth Witmer (Kitchener-Waterloo): I’m pleased to join the debate on Bill 21, the Energy Conservation Responsibility Act, 2006, which was introduced by the Minister of Energy and which has been capably responded to by our critic, John Yakabuski. Continue reading
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