Cloudy drinking water from farmers' wells near construction site of North Kent Wind project prompted protests. ...
Category: Energy and the Environment
Homeowners to get free smart thermostats via Ontario’s new ‘green bank’
Province unveils a new arm's-length agency, pledging $377 million to fund green efforts in the home and the workplace. ...
Hydro customers get pick-and-pay plans in new pilot project
Aimed at stabilizing usage, one trial offers much lower electricity rates at night. ...
Heard: Province funnels cash from carbon auction to green tech
Biofuels and "next-generation" transportation could get money via the new fund. ...
Heard: Wind power company axes plans to invest $300 million in Ontario
Wind Works Power cites cancelled contract and "unpredictable" energy market for why its taking its business south. ...
Heard: Solar panels left feeling unloved during solar eclipse
Solar generation plunged Monday, but electricity market operator says it was prepared, will apply lessons to 2024 eclipse. ...
Province announces deal with three First Nations to build roads into Ring of Fire
Metals-rich area in northern Ontario still two years away from construction, with opposition parties claiming inaction. ...
Feds request more info on how nuclear waste disposal project will impact First Nation
Ontario Power Generation says it won't proceed with the nuclear waste storage facility without the consent of the first nation on whose traditional territory it is planned for. ...
Seen: Ontario rolls out electric school bus pilot
The $8-million Electric School Bus Pilot Program will allow student transportation operators to apply for funding to purchase an electric bus. ...
Judge tosses CUPE lawsuit against government sale of Hydro One
Ruling says privatization was not done in "bad faith" or "to reward investors." ...