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White House not ruling out a U.S. carbon tax
Option 'not off the table' despite Manchin comment
Washington | Reuters –– The White House on Tuesday said it has not ruled out a carbon tax as a possible option for fighting climate change, even though U.S. Senator […] Read more

Canada’s second-largest pension fund reveals new climate targets
Toronto | Reuters — Canada’s No. 2 pension fund Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec announced plans on Tuesday to completely exit oil production by the end of 2022 […] Read more

Stanton Bros. Ltd. set to become first agricultural supplier into Ontario grid
An Ilderton-area dairy farm is set to become the first agricultural contributor to Ontario’s natural gas grid, with only minor steps remaining to connect to the pipeline passing along the […] Read more

JBS pledges net zero greenhouse emissions by 2040
Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, has committed to zeroing the balance of its global greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, the company said on Tuesday, […] Read more

Burnbrae solar farm wins Excellence in Agriculture award
Burnbrae Farms is one of the recipients of the Ontario government’s Excellence in Agriculture awards. The province made the announcement at the start of the recent Ontario Agriculture Week. Burnbrae […] Read more

Hydrogen and oxygen equal cleaner burn
Lower combustion temperatures increase power and decrease nitrogen oxides, creating healthier fuel efficiency
Glacier FarmMedia – A minuscule mist of hydrogen and oxygen sprayed into the air intake of a diesel engine can burn cleaner and lower fuel consumption by 10 to 20 […] Read more

Tapping into the power of methane
Producing power on a dairy farm increases the complexity of the farm’s facilities and management
Glacier FarmMedia – The owners of Greenholm farms near Embro have created a “circle of agriculture” by adding a biogas digester. The circle helps cycle nutrients throughout the system, tied […] Read more

U.S. utilities turn to farms in climate change fight
The United States, and especially California is ahead of Canada in adopting renewable natural gas
Reuters – Joey Airoso has always been proud of his cows, whose milk goes into the butter sold by national dairy company Land O’Lakes. Now he has something new to […] Read more

Ontario farmers seeing revenue opportunity in biogas digesters
Renewable natural gas contracts are making new methane capture projects profitable again
Renewable natural gas produced in biogas digesters is emerging as an opportunity for Ontario farmers to capture revenue from waste. Natural gas utilities in British Columbia and Quebec have requested […] Read more

New energy efficiency funding program available for greenhouses
Electrical agency issues targeted call for proposals
The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is looking to help fund energy-efficiency measures at Ontario greenhouses through a specialized call for proposals under its existing Grid Innovation Fund. The arms-length […] Read more