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 Items tagged: greenhouse gas emissionsItems Found: 7Savings at the PumpDecember 9, 2011 - 4:08 pm In a recent University of Toronto publication discussing the water-energy nexus, Bryan W. Karney writes: “…if you are thinking about big challenges, and big threats, and those topics that are likely to dominate humanity over this century, you might want to think of water and energy.” In the context... Categories: Features Report Looks at Water-Energy LinkApril 29, 2010 - 12:11 pm The POLIS Water Sustainability Project has released a new research report that looks at the link between water and energy use. The report, entitled Ontario’s Water-Energy Nexus: Will We Find Ourselves in Hot Water…or Tap into Opportunity?, details Canada’s first estimate of the energy required... MB: New Rules Affect Failing Private Wastewater SystemsDecember 2, 2009 - 11:53 am Provincial efforts to improve Manitoba’s environment with a focus on Lake Winnipeg have taken another step with the proclamation of a strengthened Environment Act, Conservation Minister Bill Blaikie said on Tuesday. “With this legislation, we have expanded the inspection powers of environment... Categories: News, Western Canada Langley to Capture Thermal Heat from GroundwaterMarch 3, 2009 - 8:29 am The Township of Langley, B.C. is set to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by installing a thermal recovery pump system, with the help of a joint federal-provincial investment of $67,000. The new system for the Aldergrove Water Treatment Plant will consist of a new thermal recovery pump system that... Categories: News, Western Canada Guelph Turns Wastewater Gas into EnergyDecember 4, 2008 - 2:02 pm Recent upgrades to the cogeneration facility at the City of Guelph Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) will allow the city to save money by producing energy on-site. Guelph's cogeneration facility includes two reciprocating cogeneration engines and generators that use the methane gas collected as part... EcoWater Canada Receives Zerofootprint CertificateNovember 18, 2008 - 1:35 pm EcoWater Canada has received a Certificate of Emissions Compliance from Zerofootprint. This analysis looked at the carbon footprint of the water softeners and Reverse Osmosis drinking systems from the entire manufacturing process to the final product delivery, determining the impact on the planet... Poor Results in Water, Waste and Greenhouse Gases Worsen Canada's Environmental RankingNovember 5, 2008 - 1:59 pm Canada's environmental record is one of the worst-standing 15th out of 17 developed countries- according to the latest Report Card on Canada: How Canada Performs: Environment-Details and Analysis, released this week by The Conference Board of Canada. Canada's overall C grade reflects a poor performance... Categories: International, National, News |
