http://www.naturallifenetwork.com Learn how to live a more sustainable lifestyle. We make it easy with resources that include documentary videos, books, articles, web sites and news. When you are looking for detailed information and experience implementing solar, wind, green roofing, straw bale, organic agriculture, and emerging electric/hybrid cars, then this is the place to be. Join us now. en-us Copyright 2010 John Wilson http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/rss/ Mon, 20 May 2013 02:44:22 EST http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/images/nlnlogo2.png http://www.naturallifenetwork.com Making the switch from gasoline to electric motor for your sailboat turns out to work exceptionally well. The future of boating, if not most transportation, is heading rapidly towards electric. Find out how it works. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=449 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=449 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST Nuclear accident in Japan has universities there dreaming up new ways to make solar and wind energy sufficient to replace all of their nuclear power plants. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=448 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=448 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST Stunningly beautiful home shows off great green features like solar thermal hot water, green roofing, and Bullfrog Power 100% green energy. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=442 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=442 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST Be the ideas and action that will change everything. Yes, the occupy movement has shown us, we can simply take action now. Now is the time to be part of changing the way the world works. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=441 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=441 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST Look out Nissan Leaf, here comes the Kiira EV, Uganda's first electric car. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=439 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=439 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST Nissan sees the future of solar energy. Having developed the most powerful and safe battery system (arguably) in the world, they've now seen that the opportunity now exists to scale production by offering the system as a backup power system for your house. Currently they are testing the concept in their own head office, a masterpiece in sustainable building design. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=440 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=440 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST Build a solar house, out of sustainable renewable super insulating straw bales, in the city, and make it affordable through cohousing? Okay. Done. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=437 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=437 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST Now is the time to start investing in solar power. We are on the cusp of the major turning point where the panels you buy today will be producing electricity for less than any other source of energy at some point in the next two to ten years. If we accounted for the cost of pollution (carbon and nuclear waste) that point has already been passed. If we removed the subsidies to fossil and nuclear industries we'd also have passed the point where solar is more cost effective. It is in fact more cost effective and always has been. Only our economic systems has been used by vested interests to secure their large sunk investments in these polluting sources of energy. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=432 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=432 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST How can Ontario make a good thing even better? You have until December 15th to add your ideas. Here are some responses to the survey that may provide food for thought. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=429 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=429 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST After his arrest in front of Goldman Sachs, as a part of the Occupy Wall Street sit in, Chris Hedges, upon his release wrote a thought provoking article for TruthDig.com, regarding the meaning of freedom. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=427 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=427 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST 2012 is The Year of the Electric Car. There are at least 7 models coming out, and those are all 100% electric cars. It is a very exciting time. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=426 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=426 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST "A radical situation is a collective awakening...In such situations people become much more open to new perspectives, readier to question previous assumptions, quicker to see through the usual cons." - Ken Knabb, The Joy of Revolution http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=424 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=424 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST Global climate change is now affecting millions of people. What is going to happen to the people displaced by climate change? What are you doing about it? http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=422 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=422 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST Solar rooftops on homes, when integrated with smart battery systems, are the iPad of the energy world. Solar homes that can store a portion of their renewable energy, contribute to the grid on demand, and even operate autonomously when the grid fails, make for a beautiful energy experience that can power a democratized power future for us all. Here is another open source solar idea that we've proven works. Next generation batteries will then, within ten years, allow you to go fully off-the-grid. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=420 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=420 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST "Either you obstruct, in the only form left to us, which is civil disobedience, the plundering by the criminal class on Wall Street and accelerated destruction of the ecosystem that sustains the human species, or become the passive enabler of a monstrous evil." - Chris Hedges http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=419 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=419 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST Is possible to get off the electricity grid in a city setting through various means of power generation? For example can an individual home owner set up enough solar panels to create enough power to run a fridge, dishwasher, washing machine, lights, computers etc.? How realistic could getting off the grid be? http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=418 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=418 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST Back to Eden is a new feature documentary that follows one man's revolutionary approach to organic and permaculture gardening. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=409 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=409 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST Ontario is a pioneer in green energy in North America. We want the planet to take notice. On September 24, join us for Ontario's first Green Energy Field Day, a grassroots surge that begins in your community and builds. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=408 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=408 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST Our time for the solar revolution has come. Distributed generation and renewable energy owned by local communities offers us a chance to regain our democratic rights. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=401 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=401 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST Join John Wilson as he leads tours of his sustainable design award winning solar home near Orangeville, Ontario. Learn how to build with local renewable materials like straw bales. See how profitable it can be to add solar panels to your rooftop with the MicroFIT program. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=396 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=396 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST AL GORE ANNOUNCES NEW CAMPAIGN AND WORLDWIDE, (24-HOUR EVENT TO MOBILIZE CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION 24 Hours of Reality event to be produced by The Climate Reality Project, formerly the Alliance for Climate Protection. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=393 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=393 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST Nothing is going to change unless you do something to change it. Get involved in changing our world by making the switch to renewable resources. Learn more about Moving Planet taking place this September 24th, 2011, everywhere. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=394 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=394 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST Germany with one third the land, less wind, less solar and fewer hydro resources, today produces more electricity from renewable energy sources than Ontario requires. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=383 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=383 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST Coal kills. When will we do something about it. The fight for the last great mountain in America's Appalachian heartland pits the mining giant that wants to explode it to extract the coal within, against the community fighting to preserve the mountain and build a wind farm on its ridges instead. THE LAST MOUNTAIN highlights a battle for the future of energy that affects us all. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=374 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=374 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST We can't afford to fight global warming. Right, if we leave our economic systems as they are, then the economic incentive is not there, only the moral one. Why not make our economic system meet the needs of our moral imperative to prevent the scientific certainty of runaway global warming that begins to lock in over the next nine years unless we change now. Change the system, and then it pays to eliminate carbon emissions and make the switch to renewable energy, while more equitably sharing the wealth, and stabilizing the world economic system. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=373 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=373 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST Just imagine if we could actually see all of the pollution being created as we use our microwave oven, hair dryer, iPod, or laptop computer. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=371 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=371 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST Some politicians say a great deal of the right things. Jack Layton did a lot of the right things. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=370 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=370 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST Discover what a sustainable future might actually look like. Community Renewable Energy Waterloo presents another GREEN MOVIE NIGHT featuring the documentary POWERFUL ENERGY FOR EVERYONE, PLUS information on LIFE, a local wind co-operative. - Thursday, August 25, 7:00 / Displays and info starting 6:30 p.m., Princess Twin Cinemas - Waterloo. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=365 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=365 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST Economic uncertainty, recession and ultimately global depression have their root cause in rising costs of limited resources, increasing levels of automation, increasing levels of climate change disaster and pyschological anxiety regarding a future given these circumstances. As we exceed the carrying capacity of the earth each day it becomes more and more urgent that we switch to a solar economy that will create a sustainable world. Your company, your family must switch to 100% renewables. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=361 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=361 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST Now that the final countdown towards irreversible climate change threatens global upheaval on a scale never before known, we must get serious about what Lester R. Brown calls Plan B. Rather than the current plan A that leads inevitably towards climate and economic catastrophe, Plan B explains how and why we will make the switch to an actual plan for survival, and more than that, a better way of life for all. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=352 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=352 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST Energy report highlights how fast we could switch to renewables. Climate change may be irreversible in just nine years. However, data shows, that with the right policies, we could switch to renewables in just 5 years. We make the future today by our actions. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=351 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=351 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST Carbon tax will help Australia get serious about fighting the Global Emergency that is global warming. Knowing that runaway climate change is inevitable if we don't cut carbon emissions by 80%, the Australian people and their brave Prime Minister are leading the world. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=347 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=347 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST The Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA) is turning up the green energy wattage with the announcement of a video contest, real time online map showcasing green energy supporters, conservation and renewable energy projects and a province wide Green Energy Field Day, all part of the WattsNEXT? contest. WattsNEXT? offers the chance to win exciting prizes (including a complete 10 kilowatt solar system by AS Solar and cash bursaries), while showcasing the power of sustainable energy across Ontario. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=342 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=342 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST Solar Today has a great article about a father and son who trek into remote villages in Nepal to install solar systems for Solar Sisters. Also featured in our article is an amazing personal video log from a group who installed solar panels for a youth hostel through the same Himalayan Light Foundation that operates Solar Sisters. Time to start exploring with solar on our backs. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=340 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=340 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST Start investing in solar with as little as $1,000. Make as much as 5%. Help create 50,000 new jobs in Ontario. Be a part of a 600 kW (and growing) new solar on rooftops. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=334 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=334 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST We share the earth as one family, all of us descended, genetically speaking, from just one man and one woman. We are all brothers and sisters in reality. Now it is time to fully comprehend what it means to be one earth, one family, working together to make life work in our solar system, using exclusively solar energy and renewable resources. With the ability of our species to empathize and solve problems using local renewable energy and resources, there is hope that we will create a new global solar civilization, an interconnected world of solar villages, working together in partnership. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=329 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=329 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST Check out FT.com for an article about solar in the US reaching grid parity. Looks we are well past the point when solar makes the most sense economically. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=327 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=327 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST You could get the utility company to pay you, via the OPA (Ontario Power Authority), FIT (feed-in tariff) program offered in Ontario, Canada. At 80 cents per kilowatt it generates a profit from solar on your roof. Pretty much anyone can do it. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=323 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=323 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST Anti-Wind Power Myths Corrected in New Report: No Scientific Basis for Health Impacts Claims - Wind Power Viable and Beneficial http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=324 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=324 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST Google Partners with SolarCity to create $280 million fund for residential solar projects, largest in US history. This collaboration will enable thousands of new solar installations and create a new clean energy investment model for American companies according to the two companies. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=321 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=321 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST In 2004 Tom co-founded Bullfrog Power with a vision to provide Canadians with easy, practical and 100% renewable energy solutions for their homes, businesses and transportation. Tom's Bullfrog customers draw electricity from the grid like other consumers and then Bullfrog's generators inject renewable electricity onto local or regional grids to match the amount of power used. In 2008, Tom accepted the "Leader of the Year" award from the Ontario Energy Association. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=320 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=320 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST Wind energy sure make sense at the top of a ski mountain just outside of Vancouver Canada. Looks like a pretty amazing view too. Check out the photo tour. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=308 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=308 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 EST <p>We need your help. Please tell your friends to check us out and join us in our effort to create solar villages all over the world. Don't forget, when you sign up you'll get access to ebooks, videos and tools. Our signup form is here - <a href="http://www.thesolarvillage.com/?SignUp=Join">http://www.thesolarvillage.com/?SignUp=Join</a></p> <p>Thanks.</p> http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=309 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=309 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 EST Close to 80 percent of the world's energy supply could be met by renewables by mid-century if backed by the right enabling public policies a new report shows. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=301 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=301 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 EST The guy who invented the internet now has a plan to solve the climate crisis. Learn about all the many forms of renewable energy that we have at our disposal for solving the climate change crisis while at the same time creating a renewable economic model at the same time. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=300 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=300 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 EST The Solar Village today released the inspiring and informative full version of <strong>Hope for a Change: Renewable Energy</strong> publicly on YouTube. This documentary features Dr. David Suzuki (award winning environmentalist), Dr. Hermann Scheer (father of the Green Energy Act and Feed-in laws for renewable energy in Germany) and Chris Turner (author of <i>The Geography of Hope</i>). http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=298 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=298 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 EST "We can lead self-sustaining lives without sacrificing our standard of living." - Marcin Jakubowski http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=296 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=296 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST Ladies and gentlemen start your electric motors, here comes clean green cars. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=294 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=294 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST Genius of FIT and MicroFIT is that it is <strong>NOT</strong> a tax payer subsidy while in fact requires investors to put up the large amounts of up-front capital, <strong>NOT</strong> the tax payer. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=292 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=292 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST Join others in your community to let your elected official know the importance of Solar becoming an important part of your energy needs and lifestyle. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=286 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=286 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST "The oldest and most common dig against organic agriculture is that it cannot feed the world's citizens; this, however, is a supposition, not a fact. And industrial agriculture isn't working perfectly, either: the global food price index is at a record high, and our agricultural system is wreaking havoc with the health not only of humans but of the earth. There are around a billion undernourished people; we can also thank the current system for the billion who are overweight or obese." says <a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/sustainable-farming/" target="_blank">Mark Bittman in his recent NY times opinion piece</a>. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=280 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=280 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST Even with an area one third the size of Ontario, Germany could produce enough renewable energy for electricity to power the entire province. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=277 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=277 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST Price of gasoline to fill up your car got you worried? Thinking about electric cars but heard they might not take you the distance. Think again. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=278 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=278 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST Blind Spot is a documentary that shows the impact of our current addiction to fossil fuels. World peak oil will create the world's most devastating economic disaster ever if we let it. Climate change threatens all life on the planet and increasing economic upheaval. Together we must see that now is the time to make the changes necessary to ensure our collective survival. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=271 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=271 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST Bullfrog Power launches green natural gas product as a renewable alternative to conventional fossil fuel based natural gas. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=269 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=269 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST Farming locally in greenhouses while at the same time generating electricity makes green sense. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=262 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=262 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST We do have the power to transform our own communities. 100% renewable energy is the opportunity of the century. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=259 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=259 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST Switching to solar power simply makes good business sense. Nice to know that it also stablizes the economy, makes fighting over middle-east oil unnecessary, and is equitably available everywhere on earth. Revolution is in the air. Surely the peoples revolution will be powered by solar. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=252 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=252 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST How can architects build a new world of sustainable beauty? By learning from nature. At TEDSalon in London, Michael Pawlyn describes three habits of nature that could transform architecture and society: radical resource efficiency, closed loops, and drawing energy from the sun. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=238 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=238 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST "By 2050, we could get all the energy we need from renewable sources. This will solve most of the problems of climate change and dwindling fossil fuel and nuclear resources. We can show that such a transition is not only possible but also cost-effective, providing energy that is affordable for all and producing it in ways that can be sustained by the global economy and the planet." http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=232 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=232 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST Residential and commercial consumers of natural gas can now switch to 100% clean and green natural gas from a renewable resource. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=230 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=230 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST If Interface can reduce by 90% then any company can. Check out the story on Green Heroes television series. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=231 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=231 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST Don't miss your chance to see this incredible movie. See it now, get inspired, and get to work on the solar village. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=229 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=229 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST Transportation revolution is in the air. Literally, you can smell the clean cool switch from putrid gasoline/diesel fumes to, well, nothing. Electric vehicles combined with renewable energy shipping in the millions with some conversion of older systems presents a bit of light in the darkness. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=227 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=227 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST Solar plane to fly around the world using only renewable energy from the sun. As a symbol of what is possible with solar energy, nothing beats this airplane that can fly, day and night, without landing, using only clean renewable energy. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=225 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=225 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST Rapid Energy Vehicles is creating a modular system for converting the massive stock of existing vehicles from gasoline/diesel engine to electric with lithium batteries for energy storage. Renewable energy systems will benefit from this innovative approach which includes the ability to be charged inexpensively from the grid but also the ability to inject back into the grid on demand. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=224 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=224 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST Green walls provide many benefits to the required urban renewal that becoming sustainable will require of us in the coming years. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=221 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=221 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST Chris Turner explains why plus energy housing is the most inspring example of what is possible today. See how Rolf Disch designed and built solar houses that produce more energy than they consume while costing about the same as conventional middle class German homes. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=220 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=220 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST The primary energy utility in the Province of Manitoba Canada, has built a high energy efficiency 65,000m2, 22-storey office tower that occupies a full block in the centre of Winnipeg, a city of extreme climate, and a downtown in recovery from economic downturn. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=215 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=215 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST John Wilson walks you through the ten year journey that his family undertook to build a natural home. <i>Sun Rise</i> documents what real people are doing to stop the destruction of the natural world. There are so many things that can be done today. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=213 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=213 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST Get inspired to renovate your home to the "one earth" standard. See how Elaine has done it. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=211 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=211 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST Low cost solar systems transform lives in Africa. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=202 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=202 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST Range extended electric vehicles have arrived. Chevy Volt is an electric car with a gasoline powered range extender that charges the batteries on the go. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=190 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=190 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST PlanetSolar is a pioneering effort to prove we can build sustainable energy technology on water. This solar catamaran employs leading-edge technology available on the market for anyone to integrate into their home, boat, car or building. The intention is to demonstrate that by innovative use of existing materials and technology, high-performance solar mobility and a comfortable lifestyle can be realised today. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=188 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=188 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST The Solar Village has just released a Solar Investment Calculator for partner members. Take a trial look by clicking on the resource source link. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=186 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=186 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST The FIT Coalition believes the right policies will result in a timely transition to renewable energy while yielding tremendous economic benefits, including new job creation, increased tax revenue, and the establishment of an economic foundation that will drive growth for decades. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=183 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=183 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST Energy technology is changing rapidly, and the Energy Expo will allow you to explore the latest innovations, learn about the benefits of energy conservation through energy efficient products and talk to people who understand how they work and can help your home or business. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=184 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=184 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST BurlingtonGreen will announce the development of one of Ontario's first community renewable energy cooperatives at its November 23 Annual General Meeting this week. The new company, to be called BrightSky Power Community Solar Co-op, will enable people in Burlington to participate in and benefit from renewable energy solar power installations. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=185 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=185 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST Harnessing the power of the sun directly to power you home or work office is now possible. With Solar Desk II John Wilson has created the next generation solar appliance. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=181 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=181 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST Ontario is providing a critical testing ground for the feed-in tariff model in a North American context.<br><br> Photo By Marlith (Own work) via <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_Roof.JPG" target="_blank">Wikimedia Commons</a> http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=180 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=180 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST In October 2010 Nissan began producing for a mass consumer market in Japan, and soon to be the the rest of the world, an electric car that marks a critical turning point in history. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=179 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=179 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST Have you taken a closer look at some of those bikes parked around your downtown office building? More and more of them have no tailpipe. A close look reveals that a growing number of them are electric. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=177 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=177 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST Better late than never. General Electric, the brand most obviously associated with all things electric, is now making the switch to electric vehicles. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=178 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=178 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST The highly respected International Energy Association is telling you and I as well as G20 leaders meeting now in Korea that we must end oil subsidies. You subsidize oil companies through the taxes you pay every day to increase their massive profits while at the same time their product destroys our shared earth through global warming and kills people daily from the pollution resulting from the use of derived products. On top of all that we are in the middle of peak oil that finds our economic systems being rocked by a global depression. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=176 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=176 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST ONTARIO, CANADA (November 10, 2010) - John Wilson and his family have added solar photovoltaic panels to their roof creating what may be the first grid connected "PlusEnergy" residential house in Ontario. PlusEnergy is a European concept defined as a building that produces more energy than it consumes. This is especially inspiring because the house uses no gas or oil for heating, instead relying primarily on passive solar heating and biomass (wood) as a fuel for the wood stove. "Your house as a power plant is an extraordinarily powerful idea," says Wilson. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=175 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=175 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST This year Ontario marks 100 years of Community Power: electricity owned and operated by the people of the province. A century ago, in a ceremony in what was then the city of Berlin and is now Kitchener, Sir Adam Beck, the founder of Ontario Hydro, flipped the switch enabling electricity generated at Niagara Falls to be sent along public-owned transmission lines to municipal utilities in over a dozen communities, including Toronto. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=174 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=174 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST Green Heroes features the stories of corporate knights, public figures and everyday heroes who tell their transformative stories. Each episode profiles someone, who in a single moment, shifted his or her world-view and suddenly understood that something must be done to save the planet. Their inspirational stories of green epiphanies provides motivation for all of us to do what we can to preserve the natural world for future generations. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=169 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=169 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST As we see the emergence of 3,000 new large cities over the next thirty years we have the opportunity to invest over $350 trillion creating sustainable communities and economies. What choices do we need to make? http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=168 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=168 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST Hermann Scheer has given to the world the hopeful idea that we can switch to 100% solar power in the next twenty years. Over the past twenty years this German parliamentarian, author, economist, and visionary has created the legislative and economic tools we need to make survival for the human race possible. Scheer has offered to the world a way out of the madness of climate change destruction. His Renewable Energy Act creates a sustainable economy and makes democracy possible again. In this and much more Scheer has literally represented the greatest source of light and energy known in solar power for the people. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=162 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=162 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST Think FIT costs rate payers more money? Think again. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=161 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=161 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST Kerri Molinaro, President of IKEA Canada. "We are proud to be a partner in generating clean, renewable power that will feed into the communities IKEA operates in the Greater Toronto Area." http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=159 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=159 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST What is 10/10/10 and 350.org? Find out more and get ready for the biggest and most important global action in human history. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=158 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=158 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST Obama administration announces that they are going to put solar panels on the First Family's living quarters, returning to a tradition begun by president Jimmy Carter and abandoned by Ronald Reagan. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=157 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=157 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST GE (General Electric) Ecomagination offers up a $200 million innovation experiment where businesses, entrepreneurs, innovators and students share their best ideas on how to build the next-generation power grid and just might get funded. Founder of the Natural Life Network and The Solar Village, John Wilson, with his MicroFIT Solar idea submission has reached the GE favorite 100 ideas (see John Wilson with his solar desk pictured in the top 100 list on the GE Ecomagination web site). http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=156 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=156 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST Niagara Peninsula church leads the way to a solar future. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=153 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=153 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST We could reduce emissions by as much as 42% for as little as 2% of our income. Simply switching to 100% renewable energy for our electricity would only cost about $1 per day. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=154 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=154 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST What drives the energy business? Economics of course. Check out where the world's largest solar photovoltaic is getting built...not, California, no, it is Ontario, Canada, up in the great white north. Are these corporate giants crazy? http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=155 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=155 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST Your house could be an electricity generating power plant. Advances in solar PV (photovoltaic) panels and solar feed-in tariff programs turn your house into a money making machine. Learn how easy it really is. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=152 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=152 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST Electricity may represent the biggest portion of most peoples pollution footprint. Bullfrog Power provides Canadians with clean green renewable energy choice for their home or business. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=147 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=147 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST Transitioning from oil dependency to local resilience promises a broad range of advantages for the majority of us. With "Peak-Everything" around the corner, if not here now, we would do well to read this book, learn from the pioneers and get to work. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=124 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=124 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST Find out why straw bale construction make so much sense from an embodied energy perspective. While you are at it check out the best way to clean up yogurt spills from your counter. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=123 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=123 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST Feed-in tariff programs in the United States set the stage for large scale growth in the renewable energy industry. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=122 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=122 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST Want to know how switching to a retail renewable energy electricity provider works? Check out this handy and informative video from Bullfrog Power. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=120 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=120 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST John Wilson explains and shows how he built his home made green roof. Learn about the many benefits and see how easy it really can be. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=121 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=121 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST Now we can sail comfortably, safely, quietly and less epensively with an electric motor supplied with electricity from renewable energy sources on our sail or power boat. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=118 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=118 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST Suddenly it hits me. We should build an economic system based on principles that make sense in nature. This is the only reasonable economic system since all life depends upon nature. So, google Natural Economics, and there you'll find a speach by Tachi Kiuchi called "New Economics for the 21st Century: Natural Economics". I thought I'd have to define it but no, here it is, a fairly good start at what a natural economic system would be like. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=119 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=119 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST ***** See this timely documentary now at the Toronto International Film Festival. Don't miss it. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=117 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=117 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST Parking meters accross North America and Europe are making the switch to solar in order to add credit card and bank card payment options. In so doing we are seeing the large scale development of autonomous solar powered systems that demonstrate the power of this type of technology. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=115 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=115 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST Solar power proves to be a beautiful solution to a pressing problem. Find out how easy it is to start earning a profit by installing a 10 kW ground mounted solar PV array. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=116 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=116 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST Over the next several years Texas will develop more than 50,000 MW of Wind power. That is many times more than Ontario needs to replace coal and nuclear. Wind power alone could, in just a few years, power the entire province while making the developers of this energy source a handsome profit while at the same time eliminating carbon emissions and creating sustainable jobs for the long term. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=114 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=114 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST Hallelujah Organics completes a brand new state-of-the-art facility incorporating sustainable design features that fit with the organic nature of the products being produced. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=113 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=113 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST Solar is set to replace coal, gas and nuclear in Ontario. Development progress so far significantly surpasses expectations of the government. In just six years Ontario could get all required energy from renewables. This is a challenge worthy of our best efforts. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=112 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=112 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST Charge up this little Nissan (Datsun) electric in twenty minutes and this dragster will beat any of the gasoline powered competition, quietly, and clearly. Check out the documentary video. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=110 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=110 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST The heart and soul of the coming electric car are the battery systems. President Obama is investing more than $5 billion to see the United States lead the world in next generation battery technology that will power electric cars and the smart grid of the future using 100% renewable energy. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=109 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=109 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST Using $108 billion in private capital funding Ontario is on track to be 100% powered by renewable energy. Projects and jobs are being created all over the province generating renewable electricity, jobs and profits. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=108 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=108 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST <i>Corporate Finance and Climate Protection: a Beneficial Alliance</i>, May 2010: At last an inspiring proposal that represents an attempt to redefine climate protection measures and to reset climate protection targets to accord with what is scientifically necessary and economically preferable. <br><br> Photo credit: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NSU-Amorbach_SolarProjekt02.JPG" target="_blank">Wikimedia.org, Joachim Kohler</a> http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=107 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=107 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST The time has come to switch to 100% renewable energy. Find out why and how. See this documentary now. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=106 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=106 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST On 10/10/10, the Global Work Party, we'll start transforming our communities from the ground up. Through local climate action projects, we'll make our leaders wake up and lead on the climate crisis. It's a plan that may well break the logjam and get us moving. Will you join in? http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=104 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=104 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sees a future where the American entrepreneurial spirit drives a future in which the US is powered by 100% renewable energy. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=103 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=103 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST Solar farming in Germany is leading the way towards 30% renewable energy in the country by 2020, well ahead of the mandated 20%. The critical policy driving this massive transition is a feed-in tariff created out of the renewable energy act. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=102 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=102 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST Replacing fossil fuels changes the world as we know it. Transportation looks poised to make the transition to 100% solar energy quite possible given the effectiveness of hybrid electric technology that is in wide spread production. Key building blocks for this transition include a potentially large electric grid infrastructure upgrade of the scale comparable to the interstate highway system in the US 50 years ago. Storage technology is ready in the form of pumped storage hydro power. Concentrating solar may help bring down the cost per watt. Rooftop solar may be the political glue that holds it all together by empowering political autonomy. Get ready for some clean air and a sustainable world. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=101 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=101 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST Allowing oil to drive our global economic system makes no sense. Recessions driven by dramatic swings in oil prices are insane. Horrific disasters like the BP oil well spewing death into the Gulf of Mexico and beyond are insane. Oil reserves are being depleted faster than new reserves are being found. Oil will run out in the next forty years. The only answer is a switch to solar energy as a sustainable way to drive our economic system. We know this will work. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=99 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=99 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST Sun, wind, hydro and geothermal energy are natural sources of renewable energy accessible to everyone all over the world. They are renewable, free and available forever. Knowledge about the possibilities of renewable energy will ignite an international movement and take the absolutely necessary energy transition. We need a quickly enlightening medium that conveys this knowledge in a comprehensible and compact format. This can be provided by a great documentary video. Check it out... http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=100 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=100 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST Add 10 cents/kW to your electricity bill, roughly $100/month, to account for your carbon and other polluting emissions. Given that you can pay green electricity retailers like Bullfrog Power just $30/month extra for carbon free electricity, green energy looks like quite a bargain, especially for our children. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=97 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=97 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST The only answer to the world's worst oil spill disaster is to act decisively to prevent it from every happening again. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=95 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=95 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST Solar power pays well in Ontario. You could pay off your mortgage by putting solar on your house. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=96 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=96 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST Developing a successful and profitable renewable energy project on the Ontario FIT and MicroFIT requires planning. Learn what steps you should be taking to plan your solar, wind, hydro / water, biogas / biomass / landfill gas project. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=93 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=93 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST "The clean energy economy will provide the largest wealth-building opportunities in history. The world will spend $382 trillion in energy over the next 40 years and every aspect of this industry is up for grabs: from generation and transportation to storage and use." - Tony Seba, Author, Solar Trillions http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=94 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=94 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST "Feed-in tariffs are the world's single, most successful policy for the rapid development of renewable energy." http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=92 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=92 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 EST Your house can be a power plant. The sun that falls each day is enough to supply not only the energy requirements of your home but also can produce excess. With a feed-in tariff (FIT) like the one in Ontario Canada you could be generating profits with your solar house. Find out how. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=90 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=90 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 EST The US economy can use whole system thinking and integrative design to free itself from fossil fuels. The idea is to have business and profit lead the way. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=91 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=91 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 EST Did someone say renewable energy wasn't capable of producing energy even when the sun doesn't shine or the wind isn't blowing? Biogas turns "waste" into a renewable fuel that produces energy consistently day and night. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=88 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=88 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 EST Put this web site in your pocket with our new iPhone app. Includes videos worth $10. Put the power of renewable energy in the palm of your hand. Get instant access to the news, events, tools and videos you need to understand how renewable energy is transforming our world. Learn how it all works to change everything right now. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=87 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=87 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 EST Tom Rand makes the point that the FIT/MicroFIT basically creates a new asset class. <em><strong>Essentially it is a government backed bond at a rate of around 10-12%.</strong></em> Learn how this can be so and what the opportunities are for you and your community in Ontario. <br><br> <small>Photo Credit: Cardiff Council Flat Holm Project team, <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flat_Holm_PV_solar_array_near_Barracks.JPG" target="_blank">Wikimedia.org</a>. </small> http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=85 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=85 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 EST Solar powered ion engine has more thrust than traditional rockets. The Dawn mission exploring the asteroid belt is using this technology. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=82 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=82 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 EST Your home and your community could be powered by 100% renewable energy in the next five to ten years. Find out exactly how in this extraordinary documentary video. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=84 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=84 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 EST Long before the Chevy Volt sees the light of day Electric Yachts has been powering sailboats with electric motor technology. No more fumes. No more fuel bills. Fits where the old diesel/gas engine used to sit. Batteries store inexpensive electricity for hours of motoring in and out of harbour to get the sails up. Batteries are charged while sailing as the water pressure drives the propeller to rotate turning the electric motor into a generator. Solar and wind turbines can be used to charge the batteries. A small generator can then be used to extend the range of the electric, again, much like the future Chevy Volt. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=80 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=80 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 EST Talk about conservation should be about setting goals and achieving them. Why couldn't Ontario reduce energy consumption of all fuel types by 30%? http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=79 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=79 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 EST Renewable energy actually costs less than oil, gas, coal and nuclear. Take a look at subsidies and the cost to future generations of our insane use of oil, gas, coal and nuclear. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=78 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=78 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST Toronto, Ontario may lead the world towards a future where 100% renewable energy is proven viable. Newly announced biogas facilities will provide the equivalent of 100 megawatts of renewable energy. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=77 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=77 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST Need an inspiring look at how we could switch the entire world to 100% renewable energy and make a profit? Want to understand the future of energy? Check out this book and video trailer by Tom Rand, called <i>Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit, 10 Clean Technologies to Save Our World</i>. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=75 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=75 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST Electric cars will be integrated with renewable energy to provide the required storage to resolve the intermittent nature challenge of renewables. Study shows just 20% of vehicles need be electric to support 100% renewables. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=76 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=76 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST Building on rocky, barren, un-farmable land could produce 90 Gigawatts of electricity, pretty much enough to shut down every nuclear plant in the US. Certainly, there is more than enough solar to power the province of Ontario when combined with wind, hydro, and biomass. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=74 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=74 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST The Ravina Project is a privately funded green energy research project in Toronto Canada. Using their own resources this group has turned their home into a science experiment. They want to provide power generation data for the public and do green power research. The group fervently hopes that access to their data will be a factor in giving people the confidence to press forward with their own green power projects. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=73 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=73 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST Building a green economy versus the wacky world of green energy appears to be a case of willful ignorance. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=72 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=72 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST Jeff Rubin presents a world about to get a lot smaller. As the economy comes out of recession it can be expected that the price of oil will again hit the triple digits. This will again trigger another economic recession which will again limit demand for oil. Ultimately demand and carbon pricing will drive oil past the triple digits. This will make local economies the only sensible solution driven by green technologies. The transition may be a painful one if we don't plan for it or it may be the greatest opportunity in history. We must decide what we want to do about it in the next 12 to 15 months. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=71 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=71 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST Ontario has embarked upon an historic path towards economic and energy sustainability. Citizens of this large province have now invested $15 billion in renewable energy projects that will be built and put into production over the next couple years. In the process we will create over 20,000 jobs, clean up our air a bit, and set the stage for higher electricity prices. Terrify you a bit? Worried about paying $5/month more for your electricity? How did this happen and what does it all mean for you? http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=70 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=70 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST Concentrated solar power (CSP) is poised to be a critical component, when combined with solar photovoltaic (PV), wind, hydro and other forms of solar to provide all the energy we need for a sustainable future. CSP provides the critical storage capability for 7 by 24 operation, complementing hydro as a base load solution in a renewable energy powered world. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=69 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=69 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST The truth will set you free. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=68 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=68 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST Have you ever wondered why renewable energy costs more? Are fossil fuel sources subsidized more? Does nuclear get some kind of special treatment? Are the environmental costs to future generations included? What form of energy do we really pay more for? http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=67 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=67 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST Need a step-by-step guide that explains how to put solar panels on your house? Want an unbiased owners perspective? Are you wondering how much it will cost, where to get the financing and how much you'll profit? Check what may be the best and most comprehensive web site focussed on the owners perspective of putting solar panels on your roof. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=66 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=66 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST Kiva uses microfinance to support green innovation in Mongolia. Fuel for heating is a major cause of pollution throughout the world. The cost of fuel, as it rises, impacts the poorest the most. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=65 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=65 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST What is all this fuss over Bloom Energy? http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=63 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=63 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST What is the recipe for sustainability pie? http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=64 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=64 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST Scientific American magazine is reporting on new insight into how plants can convert sunlight into energy with 95% efficiency. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=62 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=62 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST Visiting villages throughout Germany, especially Freiburg, has been inspirational to say the least. I lived in Europe for a month each year (September) in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and had a good chance to study what the Germans and Danes are doing regarding solar, geothermal, hydro power, and wind energy. Driving all through Bavaria in particular blew my mind on our first trip. I have been a renewable energy advocate since the mid-1970s. Moving to northern Michigan in 1976 and living off the land taught me a lot about sustainability, but I still had a lot to learn. These trips provided that education for me. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=61 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=61 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST Check out the power adapter on the iPad. I know most people are oooing and ahhhing over the LED display, the light weight, iBook reader and the ability to run pretty much all of 140,000 iPhone Apps. Big deal. So I can read my books, do most of my work, listen to my music, watch TV, movies, facebook, email, chat, msn, write documents, do spreadsheets, surf the web and from anywhere with wi-fi/G3. Nothing new with all those features. Back to the power adapter. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=60 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=60 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST You must read this book! I've just finished reading the most inspiring true story about a boy from Malawi, Africa, who defies all the odds, survives horrific famine and terrible poverty that denies almost all opportunities, and builds a wind turbine that provides a glimmer of the light that will provide a beacon of hope through the ages. This boy, the author of this remarkable book, is William Kamkwamba. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=59 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=59 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST Five years ago, having come back from Freiburg Germany, the solar capital of Europe, I was inspired by their zero emissions solar PV manufacturing facility there, feed-in tariff driven investment opportunities available to the general public, community owned wind farms, and solar PV on almost every other building I looked at, both residential and commercial. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=58 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=58 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST Read this book for free online to understand the numbers behind sustainable energy issues. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=56 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=56 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Our economic systems are a choice and idea that must change now. In order to create a sustainable world for our children we must now make the choice to change our organizing principles in support of people and a sustainable world for all. Economics must be put in the service of making the world a sustainable, peaceful, equitable community for all. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=55 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=55 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Economically, socially and scientifically the only way to avoid disaster is a global switch to 100% renewable energy. Only this can realistically address the challenge. Only with renewable energy is the reserve and growing demand problem resolved, and yes sufficient free supply is available, with more than 1000 times more renewable energy reaching earth from the sun (and available equitably and locally everywhere in the form of solar, geothermal, biomass and wind). http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=54 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=54 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST We want legally binding limits on carbon emissions now! http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=53 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=53 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST The Aquaponics Guide Book by Bevan Suits has a powerful subtitle, http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=52 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=52 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Wind, water and solar technologies can provide 100 percent of the world's energy, eliminating all fossil fuels. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=51 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=51 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST How can we possibly convert to 100% renewables in the next 20 years? Jacobson and Delucchi say we'll need 3.8 million large wind turbines, 89,000 300-megawatt solar plants, 490,000 tidal turbines, 1.7 billion rooftop photovoltaic systems, and 900 hydroelectric plants. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=50 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=50 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST Featuring the best of Wilson Natural Home, The Solar Village and Hope for a Change documentary videos produced by John Wilson. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=48 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=48 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST Investing in solar in Ontario today could be a very lucrative investment at 80.2 cents/kW. At that rate, with a good sized solar PV (photovoltaic) installation on your roof, you could be looking at a return on your investment within ten years or less given the improving efficiencies and cost of the technology. As of October 1, 2009 you can submit your start to the feed-in tariff contracting process. Start now and the system will save your pending information until you are ready to submit. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=45 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=45 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST Cities are for all people. Public places are where all can share in the good of the city. A cities public space should make all the people that live in the city happy. Making people happy requires that they have dignity, are treated equally, and have hope. That is what Enrique Penalosa did as mayor in Bogota Columbia. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=44 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=44 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST With a mix of front-line reporting, analysis and passionate argument, Chris Turner pieces together the glimmers of optimism amid the gloom and the solutions already at work around the world, from Canada http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=43 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=43 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST Environmental scientists from the U.S. and China estimate that wind power alone could meet China's projected electricity needs for 2030 using wind turbines installed over a combined area nearly the size of Manitoba. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=42 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=42 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST Learn how Don started using green electricity from Bullfrog Power, then paid for a solar PV system by eliminating a second car. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=40 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=40 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST Eight Green homes were featured on a Prince Edward County Green Homes Tour organized by the County Sustainability Group as part of the 2009 Sustainable Living Symposium at Loyalist College in Belleville. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=41 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=41 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST Have you ever wondered what it would cost to install enough solar power for your entire house? http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=39 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=39 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST At a time of economic pain and planetary peril, a renewable global powerhouse takes shape. Just when we need it most. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=38 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=38 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST Showcased will be the "Best of" selections from three documentary videos that John Wilson has produced over the last few years showing a progression from what we as individuals can do, to what we can do in our communities and finally showing how we can change our country and through that the world at large. Each short documentary will be introduced by John Wilson who will also take a few questions after each showing. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=37 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=37 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST Solar energy is the most abundant on earth. There is many times more energy from the sun than we need. With a little tweaking of our economic systems, as we've done in the past for oil, solar will be the clean renewable energy of the future. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=35 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=35 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST Does the soon to be harmonized provincial sales tax that will soon apply an 8% additional tax on gasoline already create a pollution tax? http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=21 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=21 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST If the goal is to reduce burning of fossil fuels, then the most efficient and effective way to do that is: raise the price of fossil fuels. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=19 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=19 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST John WIlson will present his popular sustainable living workshop that explains the process he used to create a "Natural dream" home. Presented on location, about an hour north of Toronto, at their Natural Home, in the beautiful Hockley Valley. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=16 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=16 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST Learn about how you can start using solar and wind power today, off or on-the-grid. Find out about the advantages of straw bale construction. See all of the ideas you can use for being more efficient. See how it all works. Ask questions about any concerns you have. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=10 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=10 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST The time to invest in solar photovoltaic panels is now in Ontario. Get ready to take advantage of the opportunity provided by the Green Energy Act to add solar panels to your house or commercial building. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=3 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=3 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST Leading companies recognize that social, environmental, economic and ethical factors directly affect their business strategy and success. As sustainability becomes an integral part of the executive agenda, organizations need to find the right balance between generating profits and reducing the impact of operations on people and the environment. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=18 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=18 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST 1.3 million hybrid vehicles have been sold in the U.S. since 1999. 2,000+ hybrid buses are in use in cities including New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Ann Arbor and Washington, providing 25-35% improvement in fuel efficiency and up to a 90% reduction in soot pollutants. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=20 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=20 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:00 EST You can generate income with solar power. Find out exactly how from someone who has done it. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=6 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=6 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST Plugging Ontario Into A Green Future lays out an action plan for achieving Minister Smitherman's goal of enhancing the contributions of renewable energy,conservation and distributed generation and shows how doing so will assist Ontario in meeting its climate targets and create new green jobs. According to the OPA, the Ontario government must decide early in 2009 whether to rebuild or replace the Pickering B nuclear station scheduled to come offline in 2013. A similar decision about the Bruce B nuclear station must be made within the mandate of this government as well. 2 However, by framing these two decisions as 'either rebuild or replace' nuclear stations, the OPA has failed to consider the option of expanding renewable energy beyond the minimum in the supply mix directive. Instead, the OPA has given the government an unpalatable choice: rebuild old reactors at high cost and high risk or build new nuclear plants by 2020. Both options increase fossil generation until reactors are refurbished r built, resulting in the risk of higher greenhouse gas emissions. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=7 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=7 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST Added 1.2kW solar array that doubles as an awning. Also, check out the now thriving green roof. http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=9 http://www.naturallifenetwork.com/news_detail.cfm?news=9 john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com (Natural Life Network) Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST