Australia introduces a new legislation that requires building owners to have a building energy efficiency certificate when they put office space up for sale or lease.  The certificates will show an overall energy efficiency rating, efficiency of the lighting used and how energy efficiency could be improved.(Reuters article, 18.03.10)

A number of projects across Canada are tackling older buildings in an effort to earn LEED points for things such as water-energy efficiency and air quality which helps to reduce operating costs in the future.  (CTV News article, 23.03.10)

The St. Marys Cement plant in Toronto has introduced a CO2 pipeline from its main facility to a $4 million algae-growing demonstration facility operated by Pond Biofuels, which absorbs the CO2 using a strain of algae from the nearby Thames River and produces algae which is burned for electricity used by the plant, or can [...]

A 138-megawatt wind farm will be built near the community of St. Joseph in southern Manitoba.  The project is expected to provide clean, renewable energy to 50,000 homes.  (CBC News article, 22.03.10)

Georgia, U.S. passes the nation’s premier water conservation package.  Senate Bill 370 includes higher efficiency standards for toilets and fixtures, a statewide outdoor watering schedule, and submetering.

In its 2010 production forecast for ethanol, Toronto-based Global Renewable Fuels Alliance predicts that global ethanol production will reach 22.72 billion gallons (85.9 billion liters) in 2010, up 16.2 per cent from 2009. The United States is expected to produce slightly more than half the world’s ethanol, with 11.9 billion gallons (45 billion liters).  (Sugar cane blog, [...]

A new Destination Conservation for Public Buildings pilot project in the Lake Okanagen, B.C will see four partners to work together to develop sustainable transportation and energy reduction initiatives.  (Penticton News article, 20.03.10)

BC Hydro awards contracts to 19 wind and run-of-river projects which will generate 2,400 gigawatt hours of electricity a year, enough to power 218,000 homes.  (Journal of Commerce article, 22.03.2010)

New Brunswick hopes to become a testing ground for smart grid technology development and application. (New Brunswick Business Journal article, 20.03.10)

New Brunswick Department of Environment provides $3.5 million to Efficiency NB to support its Industrial Energy Efficiency Implementation program. This program supports 16 energy efficiency projects in the industrial sector that will increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (Government of New Brunswick News Release, 15.03.10)