ontario Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sat, 04 Mar 2017 20:10:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Ontario, Canada Wants to Ditch Coal Power Plants https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ontario-ditch-coal-power-20131126/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ontario-ditch-coal-power-20131126/#respond Tue, 26 Nov 2013 07:45:44 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=43917 If the Canadian province of Ontario has its way, coal-burning power plants may soon be banned outright. Shockingly, Canada has been one of the worst polluters in global history. The Albertan tar sands and TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline are just two instances of terrible environmental endeavors. Thankfully, Ontario is now trying to distinguish itself from […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ontario-ditch-coal-power-20131126/feed/ 0 43917 Ontario Successfully Eliminates Coal Power https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ontario-successfully-eliminates-coal-power-and-reaps-tremendous-environmental-and-financial-benefits-20130116/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ontario-successfully-eliminates-coal-power-and-reaps-tremendous-environmental-and-financial-benefits-20130116/#respond Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:55:08 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=31478 In an unprecedented move, the provincial government of Canada’s Ontario province will burn zero coal by the conclusion of 2013. This is the first time any government in North America has decommissioned an entire coal fleet and serves as a reminder that ending coal use is possible and there are great benefits to doing so. […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ontario-successfully-eliminates-coal-power-and-reaps-tremendous-environmental-and-financial-benefits-20130116/feed/ 0 31478 Ontario Region Switches Coal with Biomass https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ontario-coal-biomass-20090122/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ontario-coal-biomass-20090122/#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:27:44 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=1781 The company that produces the energy in Ontario, OPG - Ontario Power Generation started the process of finding providers for biomass fuel, by sending a "call for expression of interest" to those interested to change the coal to biogas for producing the electricity in the region.
The company is looking forward to create the list with...

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