Dear Colleagues

Today, Greentech Media and Groom Energy have partnered to bring you a free hour-long Webinar: Greenhouse Gas Regulation: Understanding the Changing Landscape and Potential Impact of Federal Cap-and-Trade. The Webinar's moderator, Paul Baier, Vice President of Consulting for Groom Energy will lead the forum, including discussion of current laws, the outlook for Greenhouse Gas Regulation at the Federal level, t… Continue

Source: http://www.atlanticecoworks.ca/atlantic_ecoworks_v4_018.htm

Atlantic EcoWorks recently conducted an experiment to test the energy saving potential of modified window blinds.

Nine sets of "space blinds" were installed on casement windows (dual glazed, low-e, argon filled). The R-value of these windows is 3.85 and having taken a series of measurements for one of the windows (room temperature, outside temperature, a… Continue

I wanted to share this with the Island Energy Community. Atlantic EcoWorks is offering Emissions-Free Lawn Care Clinics in the region this spring. You can check with your local municipality to request a clinic in your area or you can organize a clinic for your community or organization. For more information: http://www.atlanticecoworks.ca/

It is essential that we demand the tools to make our Island more sustainable!
Stand up and together we can help ourselves and our communities be more sustainable!
Together- through cooperation and teamwork , we can achieve our sustainability!

Great info on maximizing local & community benefits by taking ownership and investing in wind energy!
Recently Dr. Yves Gagnon provided this presentation to the attendees of the ECO-PEI AGM.

Thank-you Yves.

Please see the following link:
Community Wind Energy: Opportunities for PEI

Yves will also be a speaker at an upcoming workshop: "Sustainable Energy - A Community Matter". This one day event is scheduled at the Credit Uni… Continue

Dear Island Energy members,

I want to direct your attention to Dr. Weiss's organization and its ideas. I came across his talk on Eastlink's Podium TV recently - he had spoken at a conference to which I've included the details below. I encourage you to either view his presentation on Podium TV or gather together his organizations'sideas via a Google search. I found myself quite compelled by what he had to say. I am posting these details in the interests of opening a forum for the viability of th… Continue

To enter the hearing room and hear the live feed:
http://www.irac.pe.ca/HearingRoom/

Sorry about the late posting of this. May be a boring subject for some but you've gotta love open access.

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick presents:
Rob Dumont, Designer of the Factor 9 House!

Don't miss your chance to attend an inspiring presentation about low energy
homes by internationally recognized energy efficiency expert, Rob Dumont!

Rob is well-known for his work on some truly inspiring demonstration
projects-projects that provide us with a real vision for a low carbon future
including the Canadian Advanced Houses Program, the Saskatchewan Advanced
House, and the Factor 9 Home (a… Continue

Press ReleasesThursday, 15 Jan 2009

TORONTO (Jan 15, 2009) -- Better Place, the world’s leading mobility operator, today announced a partnership with the government of Ontario to help bring an electric car network to the province and create a model for the adoption of electric cars in Canada. Ontario, which is one of North America’s largest car producing regions, seeks to transition its auto manufacturing sector for future growth from electric vehicle production while reducing greenhouse gas em… Continue