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Policy, Publications, Sustainabilty
Pembina puts out recommendations for Ontario’s Green Energy Plan 2.0
Leveling the playing field
The New Context: Green Power Exceeding Expectations
Excerpts from http://pubs.pembina.org/reports/ontario-green-energy-report-august-web.pdf“We may not need any [new coal or new
nuclear], ever… I think baseload capacity
is going to become an anachronism.”
— Jon Wellinghoff, Chair,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, April 21, 2009.5Ontario’s ground breaking Green Energy Act has positioned
the province as North America’s leader in renewable power
development. In [...] -
Feed-in-Tariff, Policy, Solar
Ontario clears the way for 700 rooftop solar projects
Ontarians get the green light for 700 rooftop solar projects
Popular new program attracts more than 2,200 applications
Toronto, ON, December 16, 2009 – Seven hundred Ontarians from Ottawa to Windsor to Thunder Bay – including a member of the popular band Barenaked Ladies – will be celebrating a green holiday season after being the first to [...] -
IRENA, Policy
Urgent Appeal to the Member Delegates of IRENA
Urgent Appeal to the Founding Countries of IRENA and their Distinguished Delegates
Please view Volker’s Video at http://VolkerThomsen.com/irena-the-international-renewable-energy-agency/
IRENA is a new beacon of light and hope for the worldwide propagation of safe, clean, renewable, and widely distributed power generation.
IRENA will help every country get access to the policy know-how and technology transfer that is required [...]
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- 2010 Renewables Global Status Report
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- Canada’s C02 position ~ COP15
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- Green News: Ontario set for Green Growth
- IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED by the Canadian Government
- Urgent Appeal to the Member Delegates of IRENA
- IRENA Eric Martinot Open Letter
- Declaration on the Formation of IRENA
- Open Letter to the Members of IRENA
- International Energy Agency announces higher investments in Renewables Needed.
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VOLKER THOMSEN recently completed a successful term as the President and CEO of St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He is an outspoken advocate for progressive education, healthy sustainable living, and the use of appropriate technologies and renewables like wind, ground-source and solar. He has taken a leadership role in organizing the 2008 World Wind Energy Conference, and is actively involved in numerous organizations and projects to help move the green international agenda forward. Volker's current focus is renewables based distributed community power and the promotion of health and community sustenance..
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- The German Federal Ministry of the Environment
- The Sustainability-Journal
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