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Oil is not a Villain! Here’s what it’s done for us
Oil is the most versatile and energy dense resource we have yet to discover. Often foolishly bedeviled by green energy supporters as a polluting fossil fuel, we would all of us in fact 
Coalition urges McGuinty to think twice on new nukes
On June 3, 2009, thirteen environmental organizations delivered a message to Premier Dalton McGuinty: say no to new nuclear reactors in Ontario. In an open letter to the Premier, Environmental Defence, The...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 27 wks ago | updated 26 wks ago
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A closer look at the Green Energy Act
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper’s comments on Bill 150, the proposed Green Energy and Green Economy Act, highlight several provisions that may have effects outside the scope of renewable energy development in...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 32 wks ago | updated 31 wks ago
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Low cost solar energy: thanks to organic solar cells
Cost has been the main factor inhibiting large scale use of solar energy, an abundant and clean form of energy. A large portion of this cost goes for solar panels that contain photovoltaic cells necessary for converting the sun’s energy into a usable form... 
Leveling the playing field (Mar. 10, 2009)
With so many different players in the Ontario energy game, its hard to believe they all play by the same set of rules. This week on the show, we’ll speak with Bruce Cox, Executive Director of Greenpeace Canada,... 
A blueprint for plunder (Mar. 3, 2009)
Today on Living at the Barricades, Krystyn and Mark deliver an update on proposed amendments to the Navigable Waters Protection Act hidden inside the Budget Bill, and a look at what it really means to use the term... 
The Green Energy Act and what it means for you (Feb. 24, 2009)
On this weeks show, Krystyn and Mark look at the reasoning behind Ontario’s new Green Energy Act, and speak with David Donnelly of the Green Energy Act Alliance, and some of the different ways to make green...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 43 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago
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Get Off the Grid: Renewable Energy at Home
This article in New Scientist features interviews with people who've green-powered their homes by making them energy efficient and using solar, wind, hydroelectric, etc. Storage is still a problem- space and cost- but improvements are being made and things are getting... 
Solar Power and Photosynthesis: Breakthrough
US researchers have taken photosynthetic molecules from plants, attached them to gold sheets, and are harvesting solar power. Still in the intial stages of research." ... 
The New James Bond: Environmental EcoGeek
EcoGeek.org comments on the environmental tech in the latest James Bond film. Apparently the film features elite criminals who use astroturf groups in a grab for control of water (a real-world threat). James Bond... 
19 Western Governors Ask Obama for National Green Energy Plan
A group of 19 governors in the western US including California and Texas have urged Obama to back a "national energy plan" focusing on renewable energies, energy efficiency, improvements to the electric grid,... 
New Chapter on Climate Change (President Obama)
President-elect Obama recorded a message for the Global Climate Summit, promising "a new chapter of American leadership on climate change." President Obama is promising to make drastic changes to save our...
Geothermal: Renewable Energy Stealth Candidate
The current investment in Geothermal energy is dwarfed by what's being put into wind and solar, but this is changing thanks to high energy prices, social pressure for clean, renewable energy sources, and breakthroughs in technology. The amount of heat trapped in the Earth's...
New hybrid material dramatically improves solar technology
"" Ohio State University chemists have created a new material that could revolutionise photovoltaic solar panels. Today's solar cell materials are sensitive to only a limited range of frequencies, they can only...
Ohio Utility Consumer Advocates Vow Not to Get Fooled Again
Energy Consumer Groups Gather to Monitor New Energy RulesOhioNewsBureau COLUMBUS, OHIO: Vowing to not get fooled again like they did nearly a decade ago when Ohio lawmakers last enacted an electricity...
created by OhioNewsBureau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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