Ontario budget has a green push
• A $250 million, five-year "emerging technologies fund" to encourage investments in green technology firms.
• A $50 million boost for the "innovation demonstration fund," which helps companies find commercial uses for emerging technologies – preferably in biofuels and alternative energy.
• $30 million a year for the government to use its own "buying power" to purchase emerging green technologies developed in Ontario, showcasing them for potential customers around the world.
• $50 million over five years to help finance research, capital and demonstration projects leading toward a "smart" electricity grid in Ontario.
• $8 million annually to encourage broader public-sector institutions, such as hospitals, colleges and universities, to serve food products grown and made in Ontario, reducing transportation of imports.
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