Ideas for Earth Day Activities Earth Day is a great time to do something for mother earth and for yourself. Many communities have activities planned – planting trees, making bird houses and cleaning up the parks. Here are a few “longer term” items to consider, supplied by WWF. 1. Enjoy the warmer weather and fresh spring [...]
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Where to take old Electrical and Electronic Equipment On Wednesday, April 1st, I purchased a new computer (for my brother). The dying computer was likely 9 years old and has been on it’s last days, for a few years now. Finally, the hard drive has decided to RIP. When paying at the cash register, [...]
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Ontario Solar Feed-in Tariff 80.2 Cents Ontario has proposed new feed-in tariffs for solar, wind, hydro, biogas, biomass and landfill-gas. The new rates would increase residential solar PV rates from 42 cents per kilowatt hour (kwh), up to 80.2 cents per kwh, for rooftop systems under 10kw in size. The proposed feed-in rates should boost [...]
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Daylight Saving Time Saves You Money Switching to daylight savings time early, saves you money on electrical bills. According to a DOE report released last year, U.S. electricity use was decreased by 1.3 billion kilowatt-hours, enough to power about 122,000 average U.S. homes for a year! The DOE report did find small increases in electricity use [...]
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Think City to be Manufactured in USA Think Announces U.S. Factory Plans Think meeting with eight states to host Think EV plant. 12.03.09 Norway’s pioneering electric car maker, Think, plans to open a new manufacturing plant and technical center in the United States. The company is currently in discussions with eight states, including [...]
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Vegetables to Start Indoors Before Planting in Garden In my neighbourhood, I figure it’s safe to plant my garden anytime after May 21st. It’s very rare that we get a killing frost after that date. To get a jump on fresh, tasty veggies, you can start many varieties indoors and transplant them to your [...]
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New USA Tax Credits – Home Renewable Energy From Mother Earth News With federal tax credits that went into effect in January 2009, U.S. homeowners get money back if they purchase wind turbines or solar panels. Tax credits also apply to energy efficiency projects such as adding insulation to your home or buying energy-efficient windows. Over time these types [...]
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Green Energy and Green Economy Act – great ideas The Green Energy and Green Economy Act (GEA) proposed by Ontario on Feb 23rd, could move that province to the lead within North America, in rolling out conservation and green energy projects. The GEA act proposes to: create 50,000 jobs over the next 3 years create [...]
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