Wind Energy

Canada’s Wind Energy Industry Reaches Milestone

As Global Wind Day celebrations take place around the globe the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) reports that Canada’s wind energy industry has taken another leap forward. With the commissioning of the K2 Wind Power Project in southwestern Ontario this month, Canada has now become the 7th country in the world to surpass 10,000 MW of installed wind energy capacity.

 

Turtle

From Our Readers: Cable Ties Used to Help Heal Turtle’s Shell

The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at the Wisconsin Humane Society recently took in Gertie, a painted turtle who was found on the side of the road after she was hit by a car. The turtle’s shell was left shattered, so Scott Diehl, the centre’s director, used epoxy glue and cable ties to mend it back together and allow the animal to heal.