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Top Heat Pump Water Heater Rebates Available Nationally
A Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) is an energy-saving, utility-bill-lowering champion, but its upfront cost can sometimes be a barrier. Standard gas and electric water heaters can cost half to a third as much as a HPWH. Incentives are key to reducing this initial cost, making it affordable for families … [continued]
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A Great Lakes oil pipeline faces 3 controversies with no speedy resolutions
By Mike Shriberg, University of Michigan
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For more than a decade, controversy over an oil pipeline that passes directly through a Native American reservation and then across a sensitive waterway that is also a key shipping lane has brewed in Wisconsin and Michigan.
Work begins to prepare BCK site for new apartment complex
Site preparations have started on a long-vacant industrial site in Owen Sound’s core that will be home to a 224-unit apartment complex. Crews have been at the former Black Clawson Kennedy factory site at 1144 1st Ave. E. clearing trees and other debris, with construction expected to begin soon on a project that will include […]
Hydrogen peaking generation plant proposed for Owen Sound
A company is proposing to build a plant in Owen Sound’s industrial park that would use hydrogen to generate electricity. The proposal by Public Energy Inc. came before Owen Sound council on Monday, where the municipality supported the company’s bid to the Independent Electricity System Operator’s long-term capacity procurement process. “I think this is an […]
Little Electric Tractor Supports Better Crop Yields, Runs On Solar Power
The Malawian-UK NGO Tiyeni helps farmers in Malawi increase their crop yields, because many people in Malawi live in poverty and need to be able to grow more crops. One way they do this is by teaching them to use a more productive farming approach. “We achieve this by delivering … [continued]
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