{"id":8028,"date":"2016-01-13T18:13:24","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T23:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenbugenergy.com\/?page_id=8028"},"modified":"2022-09-06T14:55:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T19:55:06","slug":"where-we-stand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greenbugenergy.com\/about\/where-we-stand","title":{"rendered":"Where We Stand"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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thoughts, opinions & positions\u2026<\/h2>

As we try and achieve our mission of reducing global carbon production by 75%, we view our role at GreenBug as trying to commercialize government policy, rather than trying to change government policy.Lobbying isn\u2019t our business or strength but as we go about trying to commercialize policy we have experiences that people ask us about and that we have opinions about.<\/p>

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Jurisdictions in the United States, and the United Kingdom have higher Feed in Tariff rates than Ontario in spite of arguably having less risky and less costly regulatory environments. The conclusion is that Ontario rates must go up to match the more risky and more costly regulatory environment in Ontario or \u2026<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Many of our problems are simply because we\u2019ve got too many people on the planet now. If we had only 3.5 billion people on the planet instead of\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Comments by many who argue that Feed in Tariff programs just create \u201cfalse or fake markets\u201d and \u201cthat In a free and democratic country, a commodity\u2019s price should be determined by the marketplace and subject to the laws of supply and demand\u201d are based on the assumption of perfect markets. Therefore, they argue that feed in tariff programs are just unfair subsidies to certain producers that the expense of consumers. The problem is that the \u201cmarketplace\u201d is anything but perfect\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Our installations allow downstream fish passage and is proven safe. Upstream fish passage requires an extra installation of a fish ladder\/ passage. To \u201crequire\u201d upstream fish passage installation or otherwise deny installation of micro waterpower is counterproductive\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The regulatory environment in Ontario is such that it increases the risk of development and significantly adds to total costs and these costs are higher than in other jurisdictions globally. This statement is based on our attempts over the last several years to get 30 waterpower sites ready for the next FIT application window in Ontario\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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