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Ontario Proposes Precedent-Setting Renewable Tariffs

World Class Solar Tariffs for North America

By Paul Gipe - wind-works.org
March 12, 2009

(TORONTO, Ontario) -Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, George Smitherman, announced today that the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) will be establishing a system of feedin tariffs as a result of the pending Green Energy and Green Economy Act. Minister Smitherman also released OPA’s proposed tariffs for a host of renewable energy technologies. Read PDF >>

The wind may be cold, but it

could someday be our best friend

By Lorraine Glazier – The Miramichi Leader
Friday January 9, 2009

Who has seen the wind?

The month of December has been a windy month. If the wind energy coming ashore here in Bay du Vin could be harnessed and converted into power, it would be at a fraction of the cost of the present energy produced by fossil fuels. Read PDF >>

News Release - WWEA : International Energy Agency

still underestimates Renewable Energy

(Bonn, Germany- November 13, 2008) The International Energy Agency (IEA, www.iea.org) published yesterday the World Energy Outlook 2008 (WEO) in which it describes the global energy situation and predicts future developments. According to the WEO ‘Reference Scenario’, non-hydro renewable energy will only contribute 4 % to the electricity supply in the year 2030, underlying an assumed average growth rate of only 7,2 %…Read PDF>>

David Suzuki: Renewable energy requires strength of will

Straight.com
By David Suzuki and Faisal Moola
November 4, 2008

Energy underpins everything we do. Human societies have become increasingly complex, requiring ever larger-scale sources of continuous energy. Now, energy fuels not only our activities but our economies as well. If we don’t choose our energy sources wisely, we can do more harm than good…Read PDF >>

News Release-CanWEA

National poll finds that Canadians prefer wind energy

(Vancouver, B.C., October 20, 2008) — The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), in association with The Strategic Council, released the results of its Wind Power Survey during its 24th Annual Conference and Trade Show in Vancouver. The national survey shows Canadians strongly support the development of renewable energy sources, and their first choice for energy is wind energy…Read PDF>>

News Release-

CanWEA: Wind Vision 2025- Powering Canada’s Future

(For immediate release- October 20, 2008) The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)today released its bold strategic vision for wind energy development during its 24th Annual Conference and Trade Show in Vancouver. The plan, entitled Wind Vision 2025 – Powering Canada’s Future, argues that Canada can and must ensure that wind energy supplies 20 per cent of the country’s demand by 2025, bringing total Canadian wind-energy capacity to 55,000 MW…. Read PDF>>

Énergie éolienne: le N.-B. ne doit pas avoir peur de foncer

le samedi 17 novembre, 2007
Par: Philippe Ricard, L’Acadie Nouvelle

MONCTON - Le Nouveau-Brunswick doit cesser d’avoir peur d’intégrer les énergies renouvelables dans son réseau électrique, estime Paul Gipe, un conférencier de renommée internationale… Read PDF>>