Ontario recently anncounced that it would be giving a massive boost to it’s feed in energy tariff’s. These are the rates that the government pays individuals and companies who produce green energy and feed it into the grid, rates which are 2-4+ times higher than the going rate for energy. Hopefully this will lead to a big growth in green energy initiatives. Tree hugger has all of the details:
Ontario recently anncounced that it would be giving a massive boost to it’s feed in energy tariff’s. These are the rates that the government pays individuals and companies who produce green energy and feed it into the grid, rates which are 2-4+ times higher than the going rate for energy. Hopefully this will lead to a big growth in green energy initiatives. Tree hugger has all of the details:
Nalini Nadkarni takes us up into the Canopy and opens ours eyes of the precious marvels that exist above our heads. Marvels which most of the world have no idea about nor why it is so important to protect them. A unique ecosystem of plants, birds and monkeys thrives in the treetops of the rainforest. Nalini Nadkarni explores these canopy worlds — and shares her findings with the world below, through dance, art and bold partnerships.
The secondtalk is from Willie Smits, who’s one man mission has culminated into the revival of a rainforest. By piecing together a complex ecological puzzle, biologist Willie Smits has found a way to re-grow clearcut rainforest in Borneo, saving local orangutans — and creating a thrilling blueprint for restoring fragile ecosystems.
