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		<title>Samsung and Ontario to Announce Solar and Wind Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Samsung and Ontario to Announce Solar and Wind Deal
The Premier of Ontario is set to announce a multibillion dollar deal to a consortium led by Samsung Group to build renewable energy equipment including wind turbines and solar photovoltaic panels. 
The deal, which could be worth up to C$7 billion, will be unveiled on Thursday January [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIY Solar Water Heater</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DIY Solar Water Heater
DIY solar projects including solar ovens, solar pool heaters, solar PV panels, solar air heaters and batch solar water heaters are fairly simple projects to complete on your own. We recently came across another solar water heater, non-batch, that we like. This project is a bit more involved and will require caution [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grow Fresh Air with Houseplants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ecoFriendly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fresh air]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grow Your Fresh Air With Houseplants
As we made are homes and workplaces more energy efficient and air tight, the quality of indoor air greatly decreased. Use these houseplants to remove indoor air toxins. Plants are ordered by their ability to remove chemical toxins, how easy they are to grow and their resistance to pests.

Areca Palm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Copenhagen is Over, Now What</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cop15]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[copenhagen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greenhouse gas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Copenhagen is Over, Now What
&#8220;If (former Vice President) Dick Cheney can argue that even a 1 percent chance of a terrorist attack is 100 percent justification for preemptive action, then surely, when scientists tell us that climate change is nearly a 100 percent certainty, we ought to be able to stand together&#8230;and join in an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OPA Issues 700 MicroFit Contracts for Solar Rooftops</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feed-in tariff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FiT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microfit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[OPA Issues 700 MicroFit Contracts for Solar Rooftops
The Ontario Power Authority issued 700 contracts today (Dec 16) for MicroFit Solar PV systems. These solar installations will be paid 80.2 cents per kilowatt hour (kWH) for the next 20 years, for every kWh of power produced.
The OPA started to accept contract applications on October 1st 2009. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weather vs Climate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weather]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenterrafirma.com/wordpress/?p=798</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Weather vs Climate
Weather &#8211; what&#8217;s happening outside your door today, tomorrow and next week. Boy it&#8217;s hot (or cold) today. Looks like a storm is coming&#8230;
Climate &#8211; What&#8217;s happening all around, not just outside YOUR door, on a Long Term basis &#8211; Yearly or Decades. Boy, we sure had a lot of hurricanes this decade. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Germany Posts Record Solar Installations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Germany Posts Record Solar Installations
(Reuters) &#8211; Germany will add a record of up to 3 gigawatt (GW) of photovoltaic capacity this year due to unexpectedly strong demand in the final months of 2009, the head of Germany&#8217;s BSW solar industry association said on Monday.       
Carsten Koernig told Reuters the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK Climate Science Statement</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cop15]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[copenhagen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[UK Climate Science Statement
From: The Guardian
Partial text of the joint statement from the Met Office, the Natural Environment Research Council and the Royal Society on the state of the science of climate change ahead of the Copenhagen climate conference. Please use the Guardian link above for the full text.
The UK is at the forefront of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vote Earth Countdown to Copenhagen</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[copenhagen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vote Earth Countdown to Copenhagen
This is your chance to tell the world leaders you want a deal, at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, 7-18 December 2009.
You can vote at the Earth Hour site.



Similar Posts:

Earth Hour 2009 &#8211; Vote
UK Climate Science Statement
COP15 &#8211; Copenhagen Climate Change Conference Dec 7-18


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		<title>Wind Exceeds 50 Percent of Spanish Electrical Demand</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wind Turbines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wind Exceeds 50 Percent of Spanish Electrical Demand
From AEE
Wind Energy covered more than 50 percent of the electricity demand the whole of Sunday morning, November 8th and generated 11,546 megawatts.
Wind generation broke again a record, for several moments 0n the morning of Sunday 8th, with 53 percent coverage of the demand, with a simultaneous production [...]]]></description>
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		<title>60 Million in the Dark in Brazil</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blackout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electricity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[60 Million in the Dark in Brazil
Associated Press,Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds caused blackouts that left nearly a third of Brazilians — 60 million people — in the dark, officials said Wednesday as they scrambled to restore confidence in the country&#8217;s infrastructure before soccer&#8217;s 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Home Solar Photovoltaic PV Works</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charge controller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inverter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar modules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar panels]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How Home Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Works
Interested in a small solar photovoltaic (PV) project for your home, cottage or camp ground? Here&#8217;s a quick overview of how it works and how to setup your own small solar PV system.
Solar PV vs Solar Thermal
Solar Photovoltaic systems use sunlight to produce electricity. You can then use that electricity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GreenDrinks – People Sharing Ideas in 600 Cities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Go Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ecoFriendly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greendrinks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[GreenDrinks &#8211; People Sharing Ideas in 600 Cities
The concept is quite easy to understand&#8230; people get together once a month to talk about a common interest, &#8220;green&#8221; and share a cold beverage at the same time.
Per the International Website: These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, made friends, developed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freecycle – Keep It Out of the Landfill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Go Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ecoFriendly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freecycle]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freecycle &#8211; Keep It Out of the Landfill
Freecycle &#8211; keeping good items out of the landfill. The idea is very simple &#8211; have something you no longer need? Give it away for free, to someone who needs it. And with the use of the internet and Yahoo Groups, the whole exchange has become very simple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Building Myths</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ecoFriendly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green Building Myths
There are many myths about green buildings and constructing a &#8220;green home&#8221;. Let&#8217;s take a quick look at a few of the more popular misconceptions.
A Green Home is Ugly
For the vast majority of &#8220;green&#8221; homes, you can not see anything different from a traditional home. Most of the &#8220;green&#8221; features went into the [...]]]></description>
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