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Canada Leads North America with Sustainable Communities
There's a brand new neighbourhood housed within Canada's borders: a solar-powered community, the first of its kind in North America. 52 homes in Okotoks, Alberta are powered by solar energy, which provides over...
created by Terri Potratz | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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931 views | 26 recommendations | 8 comments
Surviving Winter Storms...No Power, No Heat, No Problem!
Being a resident of Michigan my entire life, there is one thing that i have grown accustomed to, and that is crazy weather! I have literally experienced single digit temps with snow one day, 57°F temps the next... Hawaii's Oahu island regains power after blackout
This is one of the side effects ofmodern city living. A smallfailure in a line or in a transformer can affectthousands of people. " Crews gradually restored electrical service across parts of Oahu on... Iraq Unsettled by Political Power Plays
When change occurs there are problems. In Iraq there have been big changes in the past year and more changes areoccurring.With luck Iraq will survive."There is talk of a coup to oust the prime minister. The... Canada readies for another blast of winter weather
Canada is getting ready for another blast of winter weather, just in time for a White Christmas in a few days. It is expected to start snowing again across Canada tonight and continue into Christmas Eve. However,...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
2062 views | 12 recommendations | 22 comments
2062 views | 12 recommendations | 22 comments
Goodbye, Dinosaurs: Energy planning in the 21st Century
This week, we're looking at old energy: coal-fired power plants, nuclear power and a centralized distribution system. Mark and Krystyn examine some new concepts being developed in Canada, and talk with Long...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
343 views | 20 recommendations | 6 comments
343 views | 20 recommendations | 6 comments
Power from garbage?
India is facing serious power crisis. The futuristic plans announced to augment its power generation capacity, will only suffice the needs for a short while . What we need is projects that are innovative and make the best use of the resources we have . The move implemented by... Solar Power Helping Light the Streets of Iraq
WASHINGTON (Dec. 16, 2008) -- Mostly desert and a lot of sun, it makes sense there's a place for solar power in Iraq. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Iraqi government are using solar energy to light the... Bush Prepares Crisis Briefings to Aid Obama
This is good for Obama and good for the country.President Obama will need to know as much aspossible about world affairs before he takes over in one month. "The contingency planning goes... State of Emergency in U S Northeast: Many Still Without Power
President Bush declared a state of emergency and authorized the use of federal funds to help New Hampshire and Massachusetts residents, the areas worst affected by the ice storm that ravaged the Northeastern US... Afghanistan a Lost Cause??
Afghanistan is bad and getting worse. By the next election it will likely be a bigger problem for president Obama than Iraq. "We and our friends in Kandahar are thunderstruck at recent suggestions that the... Calls mount for disgraced Illinois governor to quit
" Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich faced pressure to resign on Wednesday after his arrest on charges he tried to sell U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat, swap favors for money and strong-arm a newspaper... London National Climate Change March
"London National Climate Change March Almost 4000 marchers, along with several hundred cyclists, demonstrated in London on Saturday 6 December, marching from Grosvenor Square along Piccadilly, past...
created by peter marshall | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
261 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
261 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
Fire at Japan nuclear plant, no radiation leak
Residents in the northern Japan Kashiwazaki city went into tizzy after a fire was reported from the Kariwa nuclear electricity plant in Niigata prefecture. TV footage showed billows of black smoke rising from a building at Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear electricity plant in, some... What's more important what you know or who you know?
Through out my life I have come across people that name and association drop, in my early adult life I must admit it impressed me. That’s because I did not know or mix with important people or belong to any... Top Members Today
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