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Is this what urban buildings will look like in 2050? + other news you may have missed in Canada this week

Posted on March 5, 2013 by admin

PONDERING THE future is always good for the soul – mine, at least. We can’t do anything about the past, obviously, but dreams and visions about what’s ahead of us tend to open up the mind – again, mine, at … Continue reading →

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Is Big Oil expansion a fait accompli? And other green news + views from Canada you may have missed this week (VIDEO)

Posted on February 12, 2013 by admin

IN THE space of one 24-hour news cycle this week, three separate stories appeared, each one tying into the future of Canada’s oil and gas industry. That, by itself, was probably not precedent-setting. But, if we read between the lines, … Continue reading →

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A look from Alberta at how Ontario’s FIT program is kickstarting green energy industry + more green news + views from Canada

Posted on September 27, 2012 by admin

AMID ALL the gloom and doom [and controversy] surrounding Ontario’s Green Energy Act comes a fresh western perspective from Alberta. In a video and accompanying article by Troy Media, columnist David Dodge offers up a slightly different take about Ontario’s … Continue reading →

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Green to the extreme: Banning grocery bags … what next? Plus other news + views you may have missed in Canada (VIDEO)

Posted on June 14, 2012 by admin

If you listen to the latest hue and cry about the health dangers of grocery bags in Canada, it’s a wonder there hasn’t been a mass epidemic, leaving thousands of inflicted sufferers in its wake. It’s times such as these … Continue reading →

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Unleashing a maelstrom of green diatribe + other green news + views you may have missed in Canada this week

Posted on April 24, 2012 by admin

WANT TO know how to touch a nerve; how to release a maelstrom of diatribe? In the green world, it’s not that hard to do. This past week, the Huffington Post Canada business section published an article entitled 5 Things … Continue reading →

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Eco-warrior or terrorist? Now he’s gone and they’ve thrown away the mold … + other green news + views you may have missed in Canada this week

Posted on April 10, 2012 by admin

HE SWEPT onto the environmental scene like an unchecked, blustery north wind, huffing and puffing his way into Canadian eco-folklore. And now he’s gone. By GREG McMILLAN / TheGreenHub.ca Wiebo Ludwig was many things to many people – some called … Continue reading →

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Wind farms on the Great Lakes … + green news + views you may have missed in Canada

Posted on April 3, 2012 by admin

WHAT’S WRONG with this picture? In the United States, the Obama administration and five states have reached an agreement to speed up approval of offshore wind farms in the Great Lakes, which have been delayed by cost concerns and public … Continue reading →

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Back to the future for Samsung/Six Nations wind farm … and other news you may have missed in The Green Hub in Southern Ontario (VIDEO)

Posted on March 6, 2012 by admin

IT CONJURES up thoughts about the old John Lennon tune Power To The People. Since jumping into an agreement about developing a 55-turbine wind farm in South Cayuga, Six Nations has had to jump through hoops of controversy; ending with … Continue reading →

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Learn about green roofs in Princeton, Ontario + other news you may have missed this week in The Green Hub in S. Ontario

Posted on February 28, 2012 by admin

SOMETIMES WE all miss something that is right before our eyes. And it’s not a stretch to suggest that is the case with a major green event for The Green Hub in Southern Ontario – specifically a three-day symposium on … Continue reading →

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How antibiotic-resistant bacteria closed Norfolk hospital ward … and other news you may have missed this week

Posted on February 21, 2012 by admin

ANY WAY you look at it, the public feels a chill when news breaks that an antibiotic-resistant bacteria shuts down a hospital ward – especially when that bacteria can cause serious illness or death in people with weakened immune systems. … Continue reading →

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