Agro-what? You may have heard of homeopathy, but how does it apply to crop production? Advocates of agro-homeopathy attest to the modality’s ability to influence the biological processes of plants to affect growth and control plagues and diseases. Could this be the future of agriculture?

The pig-killers came before dawn, just as the horizon was slitting the throat of the night to spew daylight across the flat landscape. We had been sleeping for less than two hours, having grabbed what floor space we could in the dusty ‘community center,’ a single-story 1970’s holdover from the Communist Era in the center [...]

Ontario Solar Academy (OSA) graduated another batch of students, providing a comprehensive introduction based on hands-on experience, and a forum for becoming part of a growing solar network. The Solar academy educates students to install solar panels.  Jacob Travis, Director of Solar Academy, explains “this is the kind of Ontario-focused content we provide that you [...]

Solar PV design and manufacturer, SolarDock, LLC, recently signed a license and distribution agreement with Ontario-based SunRise Power Corp to produce, market, and distribute a new high-tilt-angle solar racking system that installs without penetrating existing rooftop surfaces. Touting the unique value proposition of the new design, Rob Kenton, Account Manager at SunRise Power expects that [...]

  The move from “thinking green” to “embracing green technology” can either be a difficult changeover or a seamless transition, depending on the mindset and resources at your disposal. At least this is the general attitude espoused by Ric Jones of RJ’s Specialties.  Jones has big plans to bring clean, free energy to the masses.  [...]

  Last week, more than 500 renewable energy projects received approval for feed-in-tariff (FIT) incentives from the Ontario Power Authority. Designed to encourage faster adoption of clean energy solutions across the province, these feed-in-tariff arrangements permit owners to sell some of their excess power back to utility companies, allowing them to actually generate revenue from [...]

  In April of this year, the first batch of S-5! PV attachment clamps manufactured in Canada will roll off the assembly line, ready for sale. S-5!’s new design brings good tidings to a market hungry for innovation but somewhat restricted by domestic content limitations. For although S-5! is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO, it [...]

  Recognizing Canada’s growing gap between solar energy capability and qualified rooftop installers, Ontario Solar Academy (OSA) recently launched a new center to provide professional training in the Greater Toronto Area. This past February, 28 students completed OSA’s first intensive course at its training center in Toronto. Adhering to the North American Board of Certified [...]

Recycling old or broken cell phones, chargers, and camera’s, and other electronic devices of can be one of those things that gets put at the back of the to do list. They can sit around for ages, purposeless, yet holding valuable metals, plastics, and component parts that are prime for recycling. Bigger items like laptops, printers, and monitors hold significant amounts of recycling potential since they too contain precious metals, such as gold, as well. Learning a bit about where and how to recycle these types of items can help you move this valuable effort from the back of your to do list all the way up to “done”.

An important study released on February 22nd by the United Nations reports that the growing amount of e-waste could increase by as much as 500% over the coming decade! Image Microsystems is facing this challenge head-on.

It’s a New Year, and the new you is engaged and ready to have an eco-friendly wedding. Well done! This post can offer some ideas to support your conscious cause.

As leaders across the world return home from Copenhagen, many critics are asking what changes will be made.  Some of the world’s top producers of carbon emissions have committed dollars towards Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation. While our world leaders indeed seem to be making the financial commitments it will take to match [...]