The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George has approved, in principle, a plan to turn trash to treasure.
On Thursday the district board of directors approved in principal an agreement to sell the carbon offset rights from the Foothills Regional Landfill gas collection system to the Green Municipal Corporation. District administrator Jim Martin said the agreement, if approved, would generate $525,000 for the district up front with potential long-term income coming from the sale of the offsets.
“As we close out new areas of the landfill, we will expand the gas collection system. This is new revenue to help cover those costs,” Martin said. “(And) the agreement does not preclude the beneficial use of the gas.”
Author of the article: Luke Hendry
Publishing date: Apr 26, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 4 minute read • Mark Boone, a hydrogeologist with Quinte Conservation, checks a rain gauge Sept. 11, 2020 at Deerock Lake Conservation Area north of Flinton. The conservation authority s new drought management plan urges more water conservation and advance planning to ease the effects of drought. Photo by Luke Hendry
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Quinte Conservation staff are stressing the need for more water conservation and drought planning to help ease the effects of drought and to prepare for a drier future.
Climate change is set to mean more heat and less available water, and the conservation authority’s new drought management plan lays out projections and possible action.
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Local impacts of climate change are seen in more extreme summer heat waves and droughts and more frequent and intense wildfires and seasonal flooding, according to the draft plan, which also notes climate scientists predict impacts will intensify as global temperatures rise. The draft plan sets out a series of actions to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050 29 years from now in a bid to help limit global warming to 1.5 C, which is in line with international efforts. (The draft plan only identifies actions for 70 per cent emissions reduction, but states a remaining 10 per cent needed to reach that goal will be later determined.)
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Apr 21, 2021 6:17 AM
The County of Bruce is joining a number of other municipalities in a consortium that aims to build a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
The Corporate Services Committee approved staff sign a memorandum of understanding with the County of Wellington, who are spearheading this initiative.
Bruce County’s Director of Corporate Services Edward Henley says the charging stations would be placed in specific locations from Lake Huron to the south to Georgian Bay and the Bruce Peninsula to the north.
Bruce County will pay $5,000 to cover the joint application that will be matched by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.