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Piece taken from an editorial to the Vancouver Sun by the new Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Bill Bennet. “…The Clean Energy Act puts in legislation that BC Hydro will be electricity self-sufficient, which includes 3,000 gigawatt hours of “insurance” electricity by 2020 and at least 93 per cent of our electricity will be generated from clean and renewable sources.Through clean power calls and the standing offer program, we will continue to select only the most cost-competitive power options.” Link to full article
The government unveiled its plan Friday for the upcoming summits to have a minimal environmental impact. Peter Kent, minister of state of foreign affairs (Americas), announced the six components of the plan at a sparsely attended news conference in a park across from the G20 media centre. “In the case of the G8 the entire grid will run on wind and hydroelectricity,” Kent said. “Here in Toronto the (Metro Toronto) Convention Centre, the Direct Energy Centre (the media centre), the delegate hotels…will be powered only by renewable sources.” Both summits will be “zero waste events,” meaning waste generated at the main summit venues will be recycled, reduced or reused, he said. Link to full article
Renewable energy technologies are declining in cost but continued efforts are required to further reduce this, according to energy ministers from the 21-country Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Solar, wind, geothermal and bioenergy for electricity, and biofuels for transport, are diversifying energy supply, and energy ministers urged “continued technology development efforts to further reduce their costs, standardise products, develop supply sources, and share best practices to accelerate their use in electricity generation, buildings and transport sectors.” Link to full article
Ontario will soon be benefiting from Harrow Wind Farm’s new renewable energy technology, thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada. Essex MP Jeff Watson today announced that the wind farm in Essex in southwestern Ontario will receive up to $11.2 million over ten years through the ecoENERGY for Renewable Power program Link to full article
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