A new Ipsos Reid poll commissioned by the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) finds that nine in 10 Ontario residents support the production of wind energy in their region of the province for its economic and environmental benefits.

The scientific evidence does not demonstrate any direct causal link between wind turbine noise and adverse health effects according to a new report from Dr. Arlene King, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health.

Canadian and provincial governments could spend $2.4 billion to build a large scale solar photovoltaic manufacturing plant and then give it away for free and still earn a profit in the long run, according to a financial analysis conducted by the Queen’s University Applied Sustainability Research Group.

(Reuters) - Solar power can provide up to a quarter of the world's electricity by 2050, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday, but it needs government lifelines in the next decade until it can compete with conventional power.

Government incentives make solar energy more viable for those who couldn’t afford it before, including small farmers trying to survive.

Small business owners, retailers, farmers and more - with applications approved by microFIT program - can seek financing from TD

The future could be bright for the future of local manufacturing.

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School boards and social housing providers will use vendor list
to install $120 million of renewable energy projects

News Release, Ottawa, Ontario, February 22, 2010

Tyler Hamilton discusses the recent $7 Billion deal with Samsung.

Tyler Hamilton discusses the GEA Finance Forum on January 29, 2010.

The more than 2,000 dairy cows at Stanton Farms are valued for more than just milk. Researchers are working with the Stanton family to turn manure into electricity.

Artile in the Toronto Star - January 18, 2010

World Future Council
Authors: Chad Laurent, Wilson Rickerson, and Hilary Flynn at Meister Consultants Group.

Press Association, Friday January 8 2010

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Tyler Hamilton, Toronto Star, December 16 2009

By Tyler Hamilton

NOW: Ten events that changed T.O.

Solar module maker Canadian Solar Inc. is preparing to establish a manufacturing facility in Ontario that will create 500 direct jobs to take advantage of a provincial green-energy program that mandates local content.

Wind, water and solar technologies can provide 100 percent of the world's energy, eliminating all fossil fuels. Here's how.

Smitherman to Quit Ontario Cabinet

According to Critics' Cityscape Pick, the Green Energy Act Alliance is the Best Green Group in the Toronto!

Tyler Hamilton for the Toronto Star, Sept. 14, 2009

Chetwynd Echo. Fri Sep 11 2009. Canwest News Service

By Jane Story, Manager of Policy and Communications, The Ontario Sustainable Energy Association For Northern Ontario Business. 

Winds of economic change blow over Wolfe Island, south of Kingston, with installation of towering turbines.

In 2008, nuclear power capacity experienced zero growth, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Meanwhile, solar power capacity grew 62 per cent, while wind capacity rose 29 per cent. While no new nukes went on line, solar and wind added 5,600 megawatts (MW) of capacity and wind added 27,000 MW, the equivalent of about 32 new 1,000-MW nuclear reactors.

The Green Energy Act provides us with the opportunity to determine the future of energy in our communities. The proposed prices for renewable energy are such that people will not only recover their investments, but ultimately make a reasonable profit.

Deb Doncaster is a guest on Etopia News Now where she discusses the origins, nature, and implications of Ontario's new Green Energy and Economy Act, which establishes the first large-scale feed-in tariff program in North America.  Recorded from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on May 20, 2009

Installation part of plan to have a renewable energy grid across the city's 558 public schools

Four 1.25-megawatt turbines provide enough power for 1,400 people as long as breeze blows

Manufacturers' hope to set up parts supply network for boom

A provincial shift to use more green energy could help make farmers more money, according to Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture president Dave Riddell.

More than 200 households in Milton got to test drive the future of power management last year and the results show that homeowners, given the right tools and motivations, are more than capable of conserving energy.

Utility-scale wind energy, critics insist, is neither as green as supporters say, nor as economical

Group calls giant turbines a threat to health, but early studies suggest fears are overblown

Economist who helped inspire Obama strategy says Ontario policy may create 90,000 well-paid positions

Nothing proven. Survey alleging wind power is a health menace is neither scientific nor neutral.

McGuinty Government Signals Amendments and Policy Changes to Green Energy Plan

It's described as a "work in progress," and Sault Ste. Marie and stakeholders had an opportunity for feedback Tuesday into the provincial government's proposed Green Energy Act.

Panels made in $500-million solar module facility expected to be available toward the end of 2010

Fights against new hydro and wind plants set back the fight against climate change.

GUEST COLUMNIST: McGuinty's new energy agenda analyzed

As political leaders like Barack Obama and Dalton McGuinty trot out plans for new solar energy projects and incentives, the industry has to be breathing a sigh of relief.

Riverbank Power sees underground pump stations as key to large-scale energy storage.

Ontario's power authority has proposed paying 80.2 cents for every kilowatt-hour it buys from a residential rooftop solar system.

High-efficiency furnaces and programmable thermostats, better insulation and greener refrigerators help reduce energy, which benefits us all.

Region is charting an ambitious economic makeover to parry hard knocks to its auto sector.

The province's proposed Green Energy Act (GEA) will revolutionize the very way we create, deliver, conserve - even think about energy. It recognizes that the cost of energy cannot be limited to its generation and transmission, but must also accommodate its environmental impact.

A coming green-energy law and the promise of long-term incentives for producers of renewable power have put Ontario on the radar of some big-name solar companies looking for certainty in a volatile marketplace.

It was supposed to be filed by today, but Ontario's power authority now says it won't be able to complete a revision of its 20-year electricity system plan until later this summer because of a "significant evolution" in government policy.

A focus on ‘duty to consult' opens the door to poverty reduction and economic development for First Nation communities throughout Ontario.

Price Guarantees for Large and Small Renewable Energy Projects will Create Jobs

If "made-in-Ontario" clean technologies are good enough for customers located outside the province, then why not purchase these same energy-saving, environment-friendly technologies here at home?

Ontario's leader explains bold proposal that stakes the province's economic future on renewable energy

Open letter to energy minister George Smitherman.

A local watchdog group in Prince Edward County said it will reserve judgment on the Green Energy Act which was legislated Monday until it has time to review it.

Local wind opponents concerned proposal would shift setback decisions to the province [The Picton Gazette, Sean Tomlinson, Feb. 26, 2009].

The air could get a lot cleaner around Toronto over the coming years. At the very least, less dirty.

Re: No time for NIMBYism, wind power is needed now, Opinion, Feb. 12

The recession and the environment will dominate the spring session of the Ontario legislature that starts Tuesday, as the Liberal government prepares to bring in a deficit budget and a Green Energy Act.

Solar power installations on Toronto rooftops could generate more than 3,600 megawatts of electricity, according to a city report to be released soon.

Ontario will be depending on local distribution companies (LDCs) to lead the way for change Minister Smitherman told more than 300 employees of the new PowerStream Barrie Hydro last week.

Calls on province to put $1.6 billion over five years into upgrades; current investment `insufficient'

Senior bureaucrat will champion renewable energy while ensuring projects don't get snarled in red tape

Bruce Mulliken sees Ontario's action to put in place renewable energy generation and the prospect of a green energy act as the cornerstone to a strong post-recession economy.

Ontario could power itself exclusively on renewable energy one day if it thought differently about the operation and design of its entire electricity system, says the chief architect of Germany's green-energy law.

The best ways to improve energy security, mitigate global warming and reduce the number of deaths caused by air pollution are blowing in the wind and rippling in the water, not growing on prairies or glowing inside nuclear power plants, says Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford.

Simple green tariff has transformed Germany. Why isn’t Canada following suit?  Asks Chris Turner in an article published by the Walrus Foundation.

This is a short clip on a lonely man who finds his place in society.  A clever advertisement produced by Epuron about seeing potential where no one else does.

Watch the Fifth Estate's investigation of Canada's energy industry and its influence on Canadian politicians.  With extensive interviews with Hermann Scheer, who pioneered Germany's renewable energy revolution making his country a world leader, and Jan Carr, former head of the Ontario Power Authority, The Gospel of Green is a must see that will dispel any lingering doubts about the viability renewable energy.

Minister of Energy and Infrastructure George Smitherman supports bringing more renewable energy online. 

"According to former Motorola CEO Robert Galvin, Americans need to face the simple truth about our electricity system..."

Click here to read the latest issue of the Enterprise Management Solutions newsletter discussing how to determine the real cost of energy.

Speaking in Washington, former Vice-President Al Gore argued that by making a commitment to 100% renewable energy, the US could solve the problems of high oil prices, the export of jobs abroad and climate change.

A list of links to articles about green energy.