Posts Tagged ‘Mitigation’
Green Energy Act disregards health concerns
To: The Honourable Leona Dombrowsky, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs The Green Energy Act has effectively removed the ability of rural Ontarians to block the placement of industrial wind turbines as long as they are 550 metres or more from their homes and schools. I am of the opinion that appeal for mitigation will not solve the problem as the Green Energy Act is now written. The legislation has in my opinion disregarded health concerns about I.W.T. . . .
Study Quantifies Carbon Mitigation of Green Roofs
Extensive adoption of green roofs in a million-person city could capture 55,000 tons of CO2 annually, according to a two-year study from Michigan State University. Prior to this study, there had been no major analytics conducted on the true impact of green roofs, according to a press release from MSU. Using sedum, a plant that has been [...]