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Solar Bonds are Heating up the Investment Market

David Dodge | Posted 12.01.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Solar-Photovoltaic-Power, Solar Energy, Solar Bonds, Solar, Green Technology, Ontario, Green News, Green Energy Act, Renewable Energy, Solar Photovoltaic, Green Business, Green Living, Green Energy, Slidepollajax, Solar Power, Canada Business News
David Dodge

It might actually be easier to fit a camel through the eye of a needle than to find investments that not only produce a healthy return but also contribute to a better society. Enter Solar Bonds from SolarShare in Ontario. The investment side is solid. A $1,000 bond has a return of five per cent for five years. The kicker? That money is invested in getting solar energy projects up and running in Ontario.

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Big Oil's Plan to Crush Green Energy

Adam Scott | Posted 07.11.2012 | Canada
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Adam Scott

A confidential memo proposing a massive fossil-fuel corporation funded campaign to build opposition against wind power was uncovered this week. As our transition to using windmills, solar panels and electric vehicles gains momentum, it's easy to see how peddlers of oil and coal might be freaked out. What if we don't want to buy what they are selling anymore?

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Green Energy Prices Aren't High, Its Detractors Are!

Adam Scott | Posted 07.02.2012 | Canada
Read More: Wind Power, Costs, Solar, Opa, Electricity Bills, Increase, Ontario, Renewable, Nuclear, Green Energy, Hydro, New, Prices, Global Adjustment, Natural Gas, Canada News
Adam Scott

You might think the cost of generating electricity in Ontario is reflected in "market rates." In reality, due to the complexity of its energy system, the market rate doesn't come close to covering the cost of generating electricity anymore.

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Reports of the death of renewable energy in Europe are greatly exaggerated

Adam Scott | Posted 04.25.2012 | Canada
Read More: Market, Energy, Subsidy, Solar, Deadly, Germany, Ontario, Renewable, Green, Failure, Eu, Europe, China, Denmark, Wind Power, Doldrums, Election, Canada News
Adam Scott

Opponents of renewable energy can't make up their mind. One moment they claim the cost of green energy subsidies programs is too high, the next they c...

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