Tag: Ontario
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Yes, Civilized People DO Have Composting Toilets In Their Homes
Waste is too valuable to just flush away. But can you comfortably live with the alternative? Laurence Grant does, and explains how.
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R-House Modular Prefab displayed at Canada's National Home Show
Is it an innovative new prefab home design, or is it simply a new model home for green sprawl?
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Ottawa Passive House at Centre of Debate Over the Future of Passive House Certification in North America
The Passive House concept is so elegant and simple, but the politics around it are neither. What a shame.
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Study Shows That High Gas Prices Do Reduce Driving, Encourage Use of Alternatives
The amount people drive Is Elastic after all, and is price-sensitive.
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Enter A Competition To Show How 3D Printing Might Change The World
People may be able to "print themselves out of poverty" with this technology.
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Did Obama Just Reveal He Might Delay or Deny the Keystone XL Pipeline? (Video)
In a recent interview, Obama discusses the pros and cons of Keystone XL, leading to wild speculation as to whether he's leaning towards approving or denying it.
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Atlantic Salmon Returns to Credit River After 100-Year Absence
Because we can't write only about bad news...While it seems like Pacific salmon off the West coast of Canada is in serious trouble (and scientists who study it are possibly getting muzzled), there are some good news coming from the
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Take Action: Ontario's Proposed Mega-Quarry Could Contaminate Drinking Water for A Million People
As Lloyd detailed in an earlier post on the enormous ecological footprint of concrete, a US-owned hedge fund is proposing a mega-quarry in Melancthon, about an hour and a half away from
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How To Get Elected In Ontario: Promise Cheap Energy, No Matter What The Cost
Gerry Rafferty wrote: Clowns to the left of me! Jokers to the right! Here I am stuck in the middle with you.
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Prefab News: "Mobile Home" Gets New Meaning As Entire House Stolen
I always wondered why manufactured homes were called "mobile homes" when they are usually plopped on a foundation and become completely immobile. But they are certainly mobile in Dundalk, Ontario; according to the Daily Mail:
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Ontario Reacts to Live Asian Carp Spilled in River
This was an actual test. But only a test. Like those emergency tones you hear on your TV when a storm is approaching. Officials in Ontario, Canada, think the possibility of a live Asian carp invasion via truck is real. People
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superkül Niagara Winery Uses Passive Tech, Simple Forms
Images Credit Tom Arban via superkul superkül sounds like a frivolous name for an architectural firm, but the work of Andre D'Elia and Meg Graham is anything but. Their Laneway House has been everywhere, including TreeHugger and the World's Greenest
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Wildlife Bridge Being Built Over Ontario Highway
Last year the ARC wildlife crossing competition got a lot of pixels; it was won by Michael Van Valkenburgh & Associates and there is talk of building it, although it was more of an ideas competition. But they are
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Quotes Of The Day: Critics Of Ontario's Cancellation Of Offshore Wind Speak Out
When writing Ontario Cancels Offshore Wind Projects, Blames "Lack of Science", we noted that "Clean energy investors are shaking their heads. One I spoke with said that this will make
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Ontario Cancels Offshore Wind Projects, Blames "Lack of Science"
Under cover of a Friday afternoon and an Egyptian revolution, "Best of Green" Premier Dalton McGuinty of Ontario quietly pulled the plug on offshore wind projects, including a proposal five kilometers off Toronto's
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Limnion Geothermal Energy Reactors Offer Idiot-proof Installation, Small Footprint
Notwithstanding our previously mentioned reservations about ground source heat pumps, For people who live by lakes and rivers they can make a lot of sense. There is no drilling required; just throw the pipe into the lake. But even this simpler system
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Wi-Fi in Schools: Should We Apply the Precautionary Principle?
Wi-Fi is facing a lot of opposition from parents and teachers in Ontario. Last week, Lloyd Alter was critical of
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Ontario Limits Size and Quantity of EV Rebates
Photo: Government of Ontario Always Read the Fine Print When the rebates for plug-in hybrids and electric cars were first announced by the government of Ontario, there was no word on how many applicants would be accepted, and the size of the rebates was
