May 31, 2011 Recent articles in Ontario papers have claimed that nuclear energy provides a more sustainable approach to caring for Canada’s growing power needs. Examining this claim compels us to ask several significant questions. 1)   What is the actual installation cost for nuclear plants including eventual system decommissioning? 2)   What is the production cost including hidden costs such as waste disposal and other taxpayer subsidized expenses? 3)   What are…

A project to evaluate the potential to install a 5 MW photovoltaic (PV) solar power facility at the closed Milliken Sanitary Landfill located in Ontario, Canada has been agreed http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/display/article-display/0653098252/articles/waste-management-world/landfill/2011/12/5MW_Solar_Facility_Planned_at_Closed_Ontario_Landfill.html

Green Energy Definitions: Green energy includes conservation, renewables and clean distributed energy supported by micro grids and storage. Conservation Any measures that reduce a customer’s overall energy demand; and/or reduce a customer’s demand for purchased energy. Specifically, conservation includes: READ MORE http://www.ontario-sea.org/Page.asp?PageID=122&ContentID=3473&SiteNodeID=201&BL_ExpandID=43

Tamsin McMahon Jul 15, 2011 – 8:01 AM ET Richard Monk has learned a lot about Ontario politics since he joined a Spanish solar panel manufacturer lured by the Liberal government’s lucrative green energy program to open a factory in Windsor. Having just opened in May, Siliken Group announced last week it was planning to lay off most of its 120 workers, citing a sales slump the company blamed on…