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As Biden tours Iowa, farmers want to know where he stands on ethanol

Rural development strategy sought in federal shuffle

Seeing is believing when it comes to adopting green energy
People are more likely to invest in renewable technology when they see it being used in the community

Manitoba scraps carbon tax in anticipation Ottawa will impose its own
But Premier Pallister wants Ottawa’s carbon tax to include the same exemptions for farmers as Manitoba’s

University pioneering urban biomass heating
The University of Winnipeg’s new biomass heating system will be a model for other institutions, say proponents of alternative energy sources
When school starts this fall, the University of Winnipeg will flip the switch on a novel way to keep downtown buildings heated — with boilers that burn wood pellets. Last fall the downtown university took delivery of two 100-kilowatt biomass boilers, to provide supplementary heating a steam plant now provides for its Ashdown, Manitoba and
Clean energy can drive rural economy
Speakers call for switching out some of the $4 billion now spent on fossil fuel imports to Manitoba with homegrown renewable energy sources

McDonald’s sets greenhouse gas reduction targets
Solar power push lights up options for India’s rural women
Keeping the lights on — and factories running — with solar panels has been a game changer

Carbon tax revenue use options pitched at AMM
Rural and small-town government leaders pass resolutions, propose ideas for recycling carbon taxes at 2017 fall convention
