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19 Jun 2007 / 12:28 pm
No Property Tax Penalties for Renewables
MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGES CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTION
Fair and Predictable Property Taxes Benefit Ontarians
QUEENS PARK ─ The Ontario government today announced a new, more equitable property tax assessment for privately operated windmills.
“We want to ensure that the property assessment system doesn’t deter homeowners or farmers from taking steps to supply their own clean energy,” said Minister of Finance Greg Sorbara. “That’s why we’ve developed a new assessment policy for residential and farm properties with wind turbine towers.”
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17 Jun 2007 / 9:06 pm
GreenRoofs.org
http://www.greenroofs.org/
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03 May 2007 / 12:44 pm
Toronto Green Award Winners
smartliving St. Lawrence Wins 2007 Green Toronto Award!
The results are in and smartliving St. Lawrence (slSL) has officially been recognized by the City of Toronto for making a real difference in fostering a greener environment, a healthier community and a stronger local economy for the residents, businesses and community groups in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood.
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27 Apr 2007 / 5:51 am
Future Friendly Houses are Worth More
Future Friendly Houses Are Worth More, Today and Tomorrow.
I often ask clients if they would purchase a home with a non-performing roof. Invariably the answer is no. Why, in a climate like ours, are buyers not looking closely at the home energy efficiency? In Toronto we have intense Heating needs in winter and significant Cooling needs in the summer. There is a consumer shift happening, and home owners who miss opportunities for energy efficiency may find their resale values affected.
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07 Mar 2007 / 10:31 am
Building Envelope
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26 Feb 2007 / 2:20 am
Toronto Rally for Kyoto
Toronto Rally for Kyoto
Sunday March 11, 2007
Nathan Phillips Square
12pm
Read More…
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25 Feb 2007 / 8:51 pm
sustainability_definition
The ability to provide for the needs of the world’s current population without damaging the ability of future generations to provide for themselves. When a process is sustainable, it can be carried out over and over without negative environmental effects or impossibly high costs to anyone involved.
Source: SustainableTable.Org
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23 Feb 2007 / 2:44 pm
NY Times article about California’s success in cutting energy consumption
February 23, 2007
Op-Ed Columnist
Colorless Green Ideas
By PAUL KRUGMAN
The factual debate about whether global warming is real is, or at least should be, over. The question now is what to do about it.
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31 Jan 2007 / 10:56 pm
David Suzuki Dialogue on Climate Change
February 9, 2007 12:00 PM
Dr. David Suzuki
Chair, David Suzuki Foundation
Dialogue on Climate Change
Osgoode Ballroom, Sheraton Centre Hotel
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31 Jan 2007 / 10:33 pm
“Carbon Busting 101: Profitable Eco Wisdom for your Business”
“Carbon Busting 101: Profitable Eco Wisdom for your Business”
featuring Godo Stoyke
The monthly “GET Smart!” speaker series continues
Tuesday February 13th, 7 pm
Green Enterprise Toronto—GET
At the Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Avenue, suite 120, Toronto
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30 Jan 2007 / 1:29 pm
The Colour of Light
Compact fluorescents are great in many ways but I want to find one that emits similar colours to a tungsten bulb. I have experimented with many varieties of CF’s but even the ones describing warm natural tones, all seem too green to my eyes. I’ve heard similar complaints from numerous clients and interested folk but haven’t found the solution.
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23 Jan 2007 / 9:28 pm
Lighten Up Ontario
Welcome to the Lighten Up, Ontario! – a simple way for everyone in Ontario to say “Yes, I believe in conservation!”
A big thank-you to Colin Mochrie for lending his support and a special thanks to all the groups and companies across Ontario that are helping to promote this campaign. This summer’s campaign is a first step in building a strong and long-lasting commitment to energy conservation across Ontario.
Step one: Make your pledge today: “This year, I will use less electricity.” If you haven’t been contacted by one of our participating groups, you can make your pledge online.
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22 Jan 2007 / 7:48 pm
Jan 29th 2007 Solar Hot Water public meeting
Greetings Solar Enthusiasts and Happy 2007!
We enter the New Year in Toronto from the warmest December on record, a month characterized by balmy days, rain showers and the lowest snowfall this city has ever seen.
And so it is with great enthusiasm that Toronto Green Comunity invites you all to attend a SOLAR WATER HEATING ORGANIZING MEETING
Monday January 29, 2007 at 7:00 pm at
Northern District Library, 40 Orchard View Blvd, Room 224.
This meeting is a follow-up to our earlier meetings of last fall that introduced the concepts of energy conservation, renewable energy and the specifics of solar water heating.
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17 Jan 2007 / 8:00 pm
Community Action on Climate Change
Are you worried about climate change?
Please join us to discuss what we can do as individuals and as a community to help protect our environment. Bring your ideas, concerns, interests, experience, creativity, energy and community spirit, and meet some of your neighbours. Together we can make a difference!
Date: Monday, February 5, 2007
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
Place: 747 St. Clair Ave. W. (south side of St. Clair, just west of Rushton, enter through Joe Mihevc’s office)
For more information, contact
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15 Jan 2007 / 1:00 pm
The envelope, please.
Time and time again I hear that the best way to improve the energy efficiency of your vintage Toronto house is not with the more glamourous installations of solar panels and geo thermal heat pumps, but by simply spending money on sealing the envelope of the building. In order to get your home closer to net-zero energy usage, stopping the uncontrolled exchange of air that occurs through uninsulated walls, ceilings, leaky doors and windows will likely save you more in energy cost per dollar spent than any other improvement.
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