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26.Ontario Hydro and New Opportunities (www.northernontariobusiness.com)
You drive halfway across Ontario to enter the sustainable energy sweepstakes. You arrive at the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines and the parking lot is completely jammed with BMWs
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27.Harnessing the Wind with Scrap (www.i-sis.org.uk)
A Malawi boy who had to leave school at 14 shows the world how to harness wind energy by using dumped objects photo by: vincealongi
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28.Count Me In Ontario (www.countmeinontario.ca)
The Count Me In! Community Challenge, taking place between now and August 14, the anniversary of the North American blackout in 2003, is now underway.
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29.ENERGY: ONTARIO FEELS THE NUCLEAR PRICE ISN'T RIGHT (www.theglobeandmail.com)
The Ontario government is suspending its bidding program for a new nuclear power plant over something that everyone who has made a big purchase eventually confronts: sticker shock.
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30.Count Me In Ontario | Count Me In To Win (www.countmeinontario.ca)
The Count Me In! Community Challenge is underway between now and August 14th, the anniversary of the North American blackout in 2003.The Count Me In! Community Challenge actually comprises two challenges:
* The highest percentage drop in electricity consumption on August 14, and
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31.Finland Highlight Problems Facing Nuclear Power (www.nytimes.com)
After four years of construction and thousands of defects and deficiencies, the reactor’s 3 billion euro price tag, about $4.2 billion, has climbed at least 50 percent.
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32.Canada to resume nuclear sales to India despite non-profileration agreement (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Canada stopped nuclear co-operation with India in 1974 after its government used plutonium from a Canadian reactor to build an atomic bomb.The international community lifted a three-decade ban on nuclear trade with India last September - even though India still refuses to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.photo by: epicfireworks
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33.Berkeley Oil Independence Task Force,City Council 2009 Final Report (postcarboncities.net)
The Berkeley Oil Independence Task Force ("Task Force") is a citizen advisory body tasked with the responsibility of assessing Berkeley's vulnerability to peak oil and gas and making recommendations regarding how to mitigate anticipated impacts and transition to a post-oil economy.
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34.Peak Oil Community Solutions: Talks and Presentations (www.communitysolution.org)
The following materials provide all the information you'll need to give a Peak Oil presentation in your area.
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35.ecobee - savings on heating/cooling cost (clickmox.com)
From clickmox.com - ecobee, a smart thermostat that helps you save energy. Thought someone might be interested. Is now available in Sudbury.
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36.New Temagami Dam MegaProject (www.kapuskasingtimes.com)
It is the most anticipated construction project the region has seen in years, and likely the largest that will be seen for decades in this area.photo by: backintheworld
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37.Powering Down -1weekend off grid (poweringdown.blogspot.com)
This is like camping but in the city. A great post on turning off the utilities to a house and the ensuing challenges
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38.Wattz up with Consumption Calculators?: (www.triplepundit.com)
This type of consumption tracking is entirely new to many businesses and consumers. Steps taken now to develop in-house capabilities or forming outside partnerships to account for carbon emissions will ensure the long-term success of your organization
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39.Report urges Saskatchewan to build nuclear reactor (ca.news.yahoo.com)
The province of Saskatchewan, home to much of the world's uranium reserves, would be a good place to build Western Canada's first nuclear reactor. photo by: hil
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40.Sudbury makes significant contribution to Earth Hour (www.facebook.com)
According to Sudbury Hydro, Earth Hour reduced Sudbury's energy consumption by three megawatts Saturday night.
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41.Infrastructure Dept.: Light Fight: The Talk of the Town: (farm3.static.flickr.com)
A look at light pollution and energy use. photo by: cestomano
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42.Sudbury Meter Lending Program (www.greatersudbury.ca)
the City of Greater Sudbury is launching a new library loan program of two energy monitoring devices:
* Kill-a-Watt Meters, and
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43.Brazilian oil workers approve strike (ca.news.yahoo.com)
Workers for Brazil's state-run oil company approved a five-day strike starting next week. photo by: leejordan
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44.Vaughan Mills Announces Bullfrog Power for Earth Hour (www.newswire.ca)
in recognition that even during Earth Hour homes and businesses still consume some power (for things like refrigeration),Vaughan Mills will purchase enough clean, green power from Bullfrog to power the equivalent of every home in the City of Vaughan for Earth Hour. photo by: dodo anji
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45.Green leader slams nuclear reliance (www.northernlife.ca)
The province should end its heavy reliance on nuclear energy, said Frank de Jong, leader of the Green Party of Ontario.
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46.Bruce Power using billboards to win support for nuclear energy on the Prairies (ca.news.yahoo.com)
Ontario-based Bruce Power Ltd. is pushing to bring the first nuclear reactors to Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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47.Energy Auditors Dramatically Cut Waste, Taxpayer Costs for Cities (americancity.org)
Several American cities have seen immediate cost savings and ROI after energy audits of city facilities
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48.locavolts or Super Grids? Where to Source Clean Energy? (www.worldchanging.com)
Should clean energy be distributed energy made locally and connected to a smart grid, or should it be gathered from the windiest and sunniest places on the planet and shipped to us in giant new super grids?
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49.Parry Sound meters get ‘smart’ (www.parrysound.com)
By the end of the summer, smart meters will be replacing traditional electric meters on Parry Sound homes. photo by: tom raftery
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50.Sudbury EarthCare Partner - Building System Solutions (www.buildingsystemsolutions.ca)
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