Green

Kyla Jansen's farm didn't become environmentally friendly by design. But when you live in a rural area where services are limited, adaptability is your best asset.

Rick Guthrie, owner of Temiskaming Independent Energy , has first-hand knowledge of the products he sells. He’s been living off the grid for the past 16 years about 10 kilometres outside of Elk Lake.

Trevor Tario and Jeff Scharf looked at a number of regions with industrial space before settling on Espanola. And once they made up their minds, there was no turning back.

Millions of ash trees will die in Ontario over the next 10 years, but a pesticide developed out of Sault Ste. Marie is poised to put a dent in those numbers, and interest in the product has been piqued around the globe.

Riding in on the wave of renewable energy companies calling Sault Ste. Marie home, Solar Logix has joined the trend, taking a unique approach to local training and employment. The company, which opened its Sault Ste.

When John Hood and Les Lisk initially developed their @Source-Energy Wall—a wall designed to generate energy by incorporating photovoltaic (PV) panels into its design—the energy readings were so high, they thought something had gone terribly wrong.

For Kapuskasing , 2012 looks to be the year of solar energy. In mid-December, Kapuskasing announced that Eclipsall Energy Corp. , a Toronto-based company, will be providing photovoltaic modules for the municipality's 30 solar projects.

After years of discussions and planning, the Xstrata Nickel Sustainable Energy Centre in Sudbury officially opened its doors.

Recommendations from a three-day renewable energy conference, being held in Sudbury Feb.

La Maison Verte, a Hearst not-for-profit reforestation grower, spent the majority of December installing a $230,000 geothermal heating pump for one of its greenhouses, and plans on using January and February to test it.