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FEATURES:
VIDEO - Partners in Project Green launches 2012 Awards Energy Manager was there at Partners in Project Green's (PPG) third annual general meeting for the official kickoff of the 2012 PPG Sustainability Awards. When do the awards close? WATCH... COLUMN - ''What did I see from the Summit?'' Opening Open! Our columnist Ken Sinclair breaks down the recent Niagara Summit themed ''Innovation (R)evolution'', which he describes as a mini Woodstock for the creative connection community, the newly found cloud collaborators, unconventional control contractors, super integrators, connection want-to-be's, and control propeller heads. READ...

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OTHER NEWS

Canada investing additional $184 million ecoEnergy Innovation Initiative Canada will be investing an additional $184 million in the ecoEnergy Innovation Initiative, bringing the total for the initiative to $281 million over five years to help advance energy innovation, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create jobs across Canada. READ... Honeywell sending Canadian teachers to Green Boot Camp Seventy middle-school teachers from around the world are receiving scholarships to Honeywell's Green Boot Camp: a five-day, interactive workshop focused on best practices for teaching energy, sustainability and environmental concepts. READ... Free energy efficiency tools from Johnson Controls Johnson Controls has launched a toolkit aiming to help the estimated 6.5 billion people who will live and work in urban buildings by 2050 breathe cleaner air, be more comfortable, save money and reduce carbon emissions. READ... The real cost of crossing the border for insulation As Canadians look for ways to increase the value of their home, Owens Corning Canada is reminding homeowners and contractors of the importance of installing Canadian-made insulation. READ... Manitoba Hydro Place aims for Gold... and gets Platinum! Manitoba Hydro Place is claiming to be the most energy-efficient office tower in North America, thanks to its recent Platinum certification for its adherence to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards. READ... PowerStream offers Peaksaver Plus program for residential and small business Calling all residential and small business PowerStream customers – the electricity distributer is now installing a specialized energy management technology free of charge through a new program. READ...