Cherries being picked today in a Barrie back yard will feed families who use the food bank. FruitShare Barrie launched this week, with volunteers reaching up in local trees to pluck ripe fruit to be shared jointly with the owner,
FruitShare – helping out those in need in Barrie
Barrie’s backyards could be ripe for the picking. A new FruitShare program is being launched this week, and will use volunteers to pick fruit from residential trees — then distribute it among tree owners, Barrie Food Bank and the pickers
Energy-Saving Equipment
These energy-saving tips are directed to people entering LivingGreen Barrie’s Energy Saving Contest. Ontario’s electricity rates are likely to continue rising. This is not political as some politicians are claiming. It is not because we chose to close coal-fired
A Prize to Encourage Energy Efficiency
A Prize to Encourage Energy Efficiency (Electricity) Among Barrie Residents LivingGreen / Environmental Action Barrie is mounting a campaign to encourage Barrie residents to use less electricity. One part of this campaign is a series of energy-saving tips, another part
Barrie’s Blue Box Program
Simcoe County Expanding Blue Box Program Good News For Simcoe County Residents, the blue box program is being expanded to accept more Container items. The country of Simcoe reminds residents to separate recyclables into two separate containers: Paper Fibre items (blue/grey
Carbon Tax
Carbon Tax by Peter Bursztyn “Carbon Taxes: Key Issues, Key Questions” by the Pembina Institute and David Suzuki is a concise summary of the carbon tax, as well as a comparison between it and the “cap & trade” scheme also
Is Nuclear Power Affordable?
Is Nuclear Power Affordable? by Peter Burstzyn On March 7, 2008, then Energy Minister, Gerry Philips, announced a plan entitled: “Ontario Takes Next Step to Ensure Clean, Affordable and Reliable Energy Supply for Generations to Come”. The plan depends heavily
Safety
Safety Nuclear reactors are very safe! The likelihood of a nuclear accident is remote. However, if one happens, it is likely to make a really big hole in the ground and to cover a huge area with fallout. That’s what
The Thorium Reactor
The Thorium Reactor Thorium (232T) can be used to make a power reactor. Thorium is three times as abundant on earth than uranium. There is also no need for costly isotope separation as there is only one, stable isotope. Forty
Nuclear Waste: A Serious and Growing Problem
Nuclear Waste: A Serious and Growing Problem by Peter Bursztyn Once a uranium or plutonium atom splits, it gives rise to at least two smaller “daughter” atoms, plus several subatomic particles. Some of the subatomic particles go on to have