Archive for July, 2006

Demand For Wind Power Outstrips Tax Breaks

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

This is really is encouraging. Manufacturers are not having to market their goods with the sale tied to a tax… (more…)

Federal Gov’t and Municipalities Go For The Solar

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

This is an interesting program that is funded by the Canadian Federal Government and the Alberta Municipalities. It would appear that the intent is to encourage municipalities to gain experience in integrating Solar power into their infrastructure. The artile lists the sucesses todate, the municipalities that are still waiting to flip the switch and the proposed amount of power.

The thing that bothers me is that there is no incentive for the homeowner in the form of resources or tax breaks to make this happen. Maybe with the municipalties getting involved, maybe the expertise can some day be passed onto the general public.

Here is the story as it appeared in the Edmonton Journal. (more…)