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Electricity sector in Canada – Provinces

Alberta British Columbia New Brunswick Nova Scotia Taken from [http://www.energy.gov.on.ca/index.cfm?fuseaction=english.electricity Ministry of Energy Website] Estimated 2007 electricity generation mix: * Nuclear – 52% * Hydro – 21% * Coal – 18% * Natural gas – 8% * Other – 1% Nuclear Energy – Nuclear plants account for over 50 per cent of Ontario’s electricity generation [...]

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Carson Grant – Pursuing acting and art career

1970′s Carson moved to New York City in 1970 to study acting technique with Lee Strasberg. He joined the professional acting unions: Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Actors Equity Association; and was represented by the William Morris Agency who created the stage name ‘Carson Grant’. He trained with Wally [...]

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Concordia Language Villages – Mission

CLV’s mission is to “prepare young people for responsible citizenship in our global community.” Each village focuses on immersion in both the language and the culture(s) of its target. Counselors speak the target language from waking up to going to sleep, with the help of many communicative techniques designed to reduce frustration on the part [...]

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Noel Perrin – Interest in environmental matters

Perrin’s interest in environmental matters, including alternative energy sources, led him to purchase an electric car in 1990. He recounted his adventures driving his converted Ford Escort from the builder in California home to Vermont in ”Solo: Life with an Electric Car” (1992). One advantage of the car proved to be a rare reserved parking [...]

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Lotan, Israel – Green Apprenticeship program

The Green Apprenticeship Ecovillage and Permaculture Design course is an intensive 6 week work /study experience run by the Center for Creative Ecology at Kibbutz Lotan in southern Israel. The program offers a highly practically-based immersion into the processes and challenges involved with the design, building and running of sustainable communities, linking together ecological, social, [...]

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Team H2politO – Introduction

H2PolitO – ”molecole da corsa” is a Team of Italian students from the Polytechnic of Turin. These students come from various degree courses and work together on the design and assembly of a low consumption hydrogen vehicle – ”IDRA”. The Team mission is to participate in competitions for vehicles utilizing alternative energy sources. It also [...]

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Environmental issues in Brevard County – Alternative solutions

Energy The Florida Solar Energy Center conducts education and research into alternative energy sources including hydrogen, building construction, as well as solar thermal and photovoltaics. Sewage A local firm has developed a self-contained sewage system which recycles water for use in boats, campers, remote camps. It sells for $15,000-$20,000. When it becomes more consumer priced, [...]

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EnerNOC – Notable work

EnerNOC received a $10 million contract in 2010 to track how much energy state-owned facilities use in Massachusetts. The contract is funded with stimulus money through the United States Department of Energy. Massachusetts hopes to use the study to shave 5 to 15 percent off its annual energy expenses, as well as help shift to [...]

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Alternative Energy Sources – How to Build a Wind Turbine

Alternative energy demands and how to achieve alternative energy is on the rise. Wind power has come to the forefront as one of the leading producers of these demands. Problem is…most homeowners cannot afford the commercially built systems that are available. But there is an answer. Learn how to build your own wind turbine!

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Solar and Wind Power – A Question of Which is Better

By: Raffy ChanSolar and wind power have certainly become the two most popular options in the search for a renewable source of energy. They definitely are not the newest ideas that are available as both have been in use for quite some years now. There still are some arguments, however, on the overall capacity and [...]

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The Relevance of Alternative Energy Sources in the Modern World

By: kelly price As the reserves of nonrenewable fossil fuels like natural gas and petroleum is fast depleting, focus has been shifted to the alternative sources of energy like wind, solar and tidal energy. In the United States , fossil fuels meet 81.6% of the total energy supply, and only a 7.3 % of energy [...]