]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/ontario Blog Articles Tagged with 'ontario' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/154658?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Located on Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes bordered by Michigan and Ontario, this floating house was designed by MOS architects to a complex site-specific brief.Lake Huron's water level fluctuates dramatically throughout the year, so to accommodat... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/154658?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:02:56 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/154219?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario I'm encouraged by many of the end-of-year stories coming out of the greentech community. Most of them argue that the smart grid will be a major story in 2009, and as my own year-end musings show I couldn't agree more. In fact, my final story ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/154219?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:35:44 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/154220?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario This column is Ontario-centric, but if you're interested I list the Top 10 headline-makers that are likely for 2009. Here's a quick look at the list:Obama's green stimulus plan.Greentech VC funding survives downturn.Peak oil talk goes mainstre... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/154220?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:59:50 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/153589?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario My Clean Break column on Monday takes a look at a Vancouver-based company called MSR Innovations that has developed an interesting way of reducing the cost of installing solar on residential rooftops.Analysts talk about the likelihood that solar PV m... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/153589?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:33:07 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/metaefficient/153303?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Picking a morning caffeine pick-up's gotten confusing, what with the proliferation of certifications: organic, fair trade, Rain Forest Alliance, Utz Kapeh not to mention all the self-certification schemes companies like Starbucks are trying to se... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/metaefficient/153303?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:45:53 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/152964?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced that the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario would provide up to C$4 billion (US$3.3 billion) in loans payable to General Motors of Canada Limited (up t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/152964?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:18:23 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/152857?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario I had the opportunity to chat yesterday with German legislator Hermann Scheer, who is the chief architect of the renewable-energy law that has turned Germany into a wind and solar leader. In fact, it's now called Scheer's Law. Scheer said Ontari... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/152857?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:43:45 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/152859?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario My Clean Break column today is actually more of a feature looking at compressed-air energy storage (CAES) and how Ontario, geologically, would be an excellent location to give it a try. About 50,000 natural gas and oil wells have been drilled in so... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/152859?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:14:29 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/152222?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario CBC. The Canadian Federal government and Ontario will offer proportional funds to Canada's auto industry if a proposed $14-billion US aid package somehow comes through for the automakers in Washington. The support would also be contingent on GM, Ford... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/152222?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/152568?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Hockey Puck Horn. Image credit: O'Canada Gear A Canadian player made famous the hockyism: 'I don't pass the puck to where they are - I pass the puck to where they're going to be'. The lesson seems to have been missed in renewable energy quarters; w... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/152568?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:31:20 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/152121?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario The Tennessee Valley Authority is the latest utility group to disclose revised estimates on the cost of building a new nuclear plant. The TVA says it now expects the cost of building a twin-reactor plant based on Westinghouse AP-1000 reactors could ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/152121?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:36:30 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/152238?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario The Premier of the Canadian province of Alberta has announced an Alberta Renewable Fuel Standard, which would require 5% ethanol and 2% biodiesel fuel blends in the province by 2010.Alberta's RFS has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions b... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/152238?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:26:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/152480?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed:Science Daily: Wind, Water And Sun Beat Biofuels, Nuclear And Coal For Clean Energy The best ways to improve energy security, mitigate global warming and reduce the number of deaths ca... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/152480?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:41:33 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/152122?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario I know there's been a lot of talk about grid parity for solar PV without subsidies, and in which year this milestone is likely to be reached. The date I've heard the most is 2015, and even then, only in places with lots of sun and expensive ele... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/152122?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:41:12 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/151459?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario The Ontario government, after much reluctance, has finally decided it will allow low-speed electric vehicles on public roads, assuming certain safety requirements are met.New rules will be introduced later this winter, and will require all LSVs to ha... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/151459?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:47:52 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/151460?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario I had the honour of moderating a discussion on Tuesday evening between Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki and Ontario Energy and Infrastructure Minister George Smitherman. The event, aimed at promoting the creation of a Green Energy Act for Ontar... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/151460?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:41:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/off-grid/151930?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Hi tech, luxury Yurt living in Steel City, Ontario, Canada... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/off-grid/151930?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:28:25 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/151791?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed:The Hindu: Earthstone signs pact with Niger Republic MUMBAI: The Earthstone group, a diversified multinational group headed by non-resident Indian (NRI) Pankaj Shah, has, through its w... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/151791?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:56:30 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/151130?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Yesterday we saw how the nuclear reactor builders in the US can t or won t launch new projects without government loan guarantees. We also saw how the loan guarantee system actually financially penalises the government should important decisions ab... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/151130?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:06:37 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/151355?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Photo credit: International Boreal Conservation Campaign Original and remaining intact forests of the world - the Boreal Forest in Canada contains 25% of the world's last intact forests This summer, after receiving an insistent letter from more than ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/151355?rsstype=tag&tag=ontario Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:14:43 -0500