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		Solar Power: Learning from Plants Scientific American magazine is reporting on new insight into how plants can convert sunlight into energy with 95% efficiency. - Read the story -

		Michigan Solar House Visiting villages throughout Germany, especially Freiburg, has been inspirational to say the least. I lived in Europe for a month each year (September) in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and had a good chance to study what the Germans and Danes are doing regarding solar, geothermal, hydro power, and wind energy. Driving all through Bavaria in particular blew my mind on our first trip. I have been a renewable energy advocate since the mid-1970s. Moving to northern Michigan in 1976 and living off the land taught me a lot about sustainability, but I still had a lot to learn. These trips provided that education for me. - Read the story -

		Apple iPad: World's greenest computer? Check out the power adapter on the iPad. I know most people are oooing and ahhhing over the LED display, the light weight, iBook reader and the ability to run pretty much all of 140,000 iPhone Apps. Big deal. So I can read my books, do most of my work, listen to my music, watch TV, movies, facebook, email, chat, msn, write documents, do spreadsheets, surf the web and from anywhere with wi-fi/G3. Nothing new with all those features. Back to the power adapter. - Read the story -

		Electric Wind: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind You must read this book! I've just finished reading the most inspiring true story about a boy from Malawi, Africa, who defies all the odds, survives horrific famine and terrible poverty that denies almost all opportunities, and builds a wind turbine that provides a glimmer of the light that will provide a beacon of hope through the ages. This boy, the author of this remarkable book, is William Kamkwamba. - Read the story -

		Canadian solar revolution Five years ago, having come back from Freiburg Germany, the solar capital of Europe, I was inspired by their zero emissions solar PV manufacturing facility there, feed-in tariff driven investment opportunities available to the general public, community owned wind farms, and solar PV on almost every other building I looked at, both residential and commercial. - Read the story -

		Sustainable Energy: Without the Hot Air Read this book for free online to understand the numbers behind sustainable energy issues. - Read the story -

		Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis Our economic systems are a choice and idea that must change now. In order to create a sustainable world for our children we must now make the choice to change our organizing principles in support of people and a sustainable world for all. Economics must be put in the service of making the world a sustainable, peaceful, equitable community for all. - Read the story -

		Here Comes the Sun: Solar Energy Revolution, Investment Opportunity and Social Change Economically, socially and scientifically the only way to avoid disaster is a global switch to 100% renewable energy. Only this can realistically address the challenge. Only with renewable energy is the reserve and growing demand problem resolved, and yes sufficient free supply is available, with more than 1000 times more renewable energy reaching earth from the sun (and available equitably and locally everywhere in the form of solar, geothermal, biomass and wind). - Read the story -

		Consume less, buy nothing We want legally binding limits on carbon emissions now! - Read the story -

		Aquaponics: A sustainable way to grow food The Aquaponics Guide Book by Bevan Suits has a powerful subtitle, "Aquaponics is proven worldwide as the most efficient and sustainable way to grow food, on any scale." Quite a claim and if it were true could prove essential as we attempt to deal with the resource limits we are reaching globally. - Read the story -

		Powering a Green Planet Wind, water and solar technologies can provide 100 percent of the world's energy, eliminating all fossil fuels. - Read the story -

		We will power the world with 100% renewable energy by 2030 How can we possibly convert to 100% renewables in the next 20 years? Jacobson and Delucchi say we'll need 3.8 million large wind turbines, 89,000 300-megawatt solar plants, 490,000 tidal turbines, 1.7 billion rooftop photovoltaic systems, and 900 hydroelectric plants. - Read the story -

		Best of Sustainable Living: Documentaries Featuring the best of Wilson Natural Home, The Solar Village and Hope for a Change documentary videos produced by John Wilson. - Read the story -

		MicroFIT: Green rush in Ontario, save the economy and the planet Investing in solar in Ontario today could be a very lucrative investment at 80.2 cents/kW. At that rate, with a good sized solar PV (photovoltaic) installation on your roof, you could be looking at a return on your investment within ten years or less given the improving efficiencies and cost of the technology. As of October 1, 2009 you can submit your start to the feed-in tariff contracting process. Start now and the system will save your pending information until you are ready to submit. - Read the story -

		What makes a good city? Design it for poor people. Cities are for all people. Public places are where all can share in the good of the city. A cities public space should make all the people that live in the city happy. Making people happy requires that they have dignity, are treated equally, and have hope. That is what Enrique Penalosa did as mayor in Bogota Columbia. - Read the story -

		Chris Turner Geography of Hope Video With a mix of front-line reporting, analysis and passionate argument, Chris Turner pieces together the glimmers of optimism amid the gloom and the solutions already at work around the world, from Canada - Read the story -

		Wind could power China in 20 years Environmental scientists from the U.S. and China estimate that wind power alone could meet China's projected electricity needs for 2030 using wind turbines installed over a combined area nearly the size of Manitoba. - Read the story -

		Don Ross Green Home Learn how Don started using green electricity from Bullfrog Power, then paid for a solar PV system by eliminating a second car. - Read the story -

		Green Homes - Video Tour Eight Green homes were featured on a Prince Edward County Green Homes Tour organized by the County Sustainability Group as part of the 2009 Sustainable Living Symposium at Loyalist College in Belleville. - Read the story -

		How much does it cost to install solar on an average US house? Have you ever wondered what it would cost to install enough solar power for your entire house? - Read the story -

		The Solar Industry Gains Ground At a time of economic pain and planetary peril, a renewable global powerhouse takes shape. Just when we need it most. - Read the story -

		Documentary showing: Best of Sustainable Living Showcased will be the "Best of" selections from three documentary videos that John Wilson has produced over the last few years showing a progression from what we as individuals can do, to what we can do in our communities and finally showing how we can change our country and through that the world at large. Each short documentary will be introduced by John Wilson who will also take a few questions after each showing. - Read the story -

		National Geographic: Plugging into the Sun Solar energy is the most abundant on earth. There is many times more energy from the sun than we need. With a little tweaking of our economic systems, as we've done in the past for oil, solar will be the clean renewable energy of the future. - Read the story -

		Pollution tax? It's already here Does the soon to be harmonized provincial sales tax that will soon apply an 8% additional tax on gasoline already create a pollution tax? - Read the story -

		Our government should tax fossil fuels If the goal is to reduce burning of fossil fuels, then the most efficient and effective way to do that is: raise the price of fossil fuels. - Read the story -

		Sustainable home workshop: An owners perspective John WIlson will present his popular sustainable living workshop that explains the process he used to create a "Natural dream" home. Presented on location, about an hour north of Toronto, at their Natural Home, in the beautiful Hockley Valley. - Read the story -

		SunFest 2009: Solar, straw bale, sustainble house tour Learn about how you can start using solar and wind power today, off or on-the-grid. Find out about the advantages of straw bale construction. See all of the ideas you can use for being more efficient. See how it all works. Ask questions about any concerns you have. - Read the story -

		$10,000 electric car incentive Owning an electric car starts to make sense when you get a $10,000 rebate, eliminate any pollution (assuming your electricity is clean and green), and save a bundle on gas (the cost to operate an electric car is much less than a comparable gas car). - Read the story -

		Invest in Solar Power with the Green Energy Act The time to invest in solar photovoltaic panels is now in Ontario. Get ready to take advantage of the opportunity provided by the Green Energy Act to add solar panels to your house or commercial building. - Read the story -

		1 million hybrid cars shipped globally http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/news/2009/03/prius0324 - Read the story -

		Share the best ideas for sustainable living Find all the best documentary videos, talks, documents and web sites that can help you create a sustainable life. - Read the story -

		Incentives to Go Green Leading companies recognize that social, environmental, economic and ethical factors directly affect their business strategy and success. As sustainability becomes an integral part of the executive agenda, organizations need to find the right balance between generating profits and reducing the impact of operations on people and the environment. - Read the story -

		Hybrid Transportation: From Hype to Hit 1.3 million hybrid vehicles have been sold in the U.S. since 1999. 2,000+ hybrid buses are in use in cities including New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Ann Arbor and Washington, providing 25-35% improvement in fuel efficiency and up to a 90% reduction in soot pollutants. - Read the story -

		Generate Income with Solar Power - Read the story -

		Plugging Ontario into a Green Future Plugging Ontario Into A Green Future lays out an action plan for achieving Minister Smitherman's goal of enhancing the contributions of renewable energy,conservation and distributed generation and shows how doing so will assist Ontario in meeting its climate targets and create new green jobs. According to the OPA, the Ontario government must decide early in 2009 whether to rebuild or replace the Pickering B nuclear station scheduled to come offline in 2013. A similar decision about the Bruce B nuclear station must be made within the mandate of this government as well. 2 However, by framing these two decisions as either rebuild or replace nuclear stations, the OPA has failed to consider the option of expanding renewable energy beyond the minimum in the supply mix directive. Instead, the OPA has given the government an unpalatable choice: rebuild old reactors at high cost and high risk or build new nuclear plants by 2020. Both options increase fossil generation until reactors are refurbished r built, resulting in the risk of higher greenhouse gas emissions. - Read the story -

		Hope for a Change: Renewable Energy The challenge of the century is the imperative to move to 100% renewable energy. This must happen in the next three or four decades as we approach three critical limits. First, the finite reserves of non-renewable's (fossil fuels and uranium). Second, increasing demand for energy. Third, increasingly destructive impacts from global warming. Combined these threats pose the greatest challenge ever faced by society. Our children's future depends on our rapid move to 100% renewable energy everywhere. - Read the story -

		Upgraded Solar Power and Green Roof Added 1.2kW solar array that doubles as an awning. Also, check out the now thriving green roof. - Read the story -

		Whole Village ecovillage co-housing We are a community with a commitment to sustainability and land stewardship seeking to live together in harmony with each other and with the natural habitat. Learn how we built our community. - Read the story -


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