Interesting Links:
Incentives and Rebates: Take advantage of grants, rebates, discounts and other incentives available to help you use less energy, switch to renewable energy and produce less waste at home and on the road.
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Renewable Energy - visit this Canadian Government website for an overview on currently available renewable energy technologies, their applications, and key considerations before pursuing them.
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Ecology Action Center - Solar Gain Project - They`re keen and very green - the Ecology Action Center in Nova Scotia offers a free evaluation, advice, and information regarding installing solar water heating.
Fallsbrook Center - as a Canadian non-governmental organization, they feel it is important to work locally on environmental issues that are rooted in the Canadian reality but that also impact other communities around the world. With this philosophy and vision shared by a group of New Brunswick environmentalists, Falls Brook Centre has been active since 1992.
Green.TV is the broadband TV channel for environmental films. This is the first website to bring together films from a whole range of environmental organisations and independent filmmakers and make them available to anyone anywhere.
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UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme inspires, informs and enables nations and people to improve their quality of life by caring for the environment. Watch some of their work on their own Green.TV channel or visit their website for
more information.
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RAVIS Sustainable Consulting - An Alberta based consulting firm specializing in renewable energy and energy efficiency feasibility analysis and project management. In the land of big oil RAVIS is leading the green boom.
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Pembina Institute - The Pembina Institute is one of the most prominent Canadian organizations working on climate change policy and solutions. Through their research, education, consulting and advocacy, they aim to increase understanding, highlight opportunities and get solutions implemented.
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Pure Plant Oil for Cuba: The disadvantaged community of Puerto de Moya is confronting its fuel requirements by looking inwards for a solution that will provide a sustainable source of power over the long term. Together with the Cuban University del Oriente, three Calgary researchers and a film producer from Halifax are launching a fund raising campaign to help this community double its access to electricity through the use of locally grown biofuels.
SolarNet International - An international union of people who work together in the sectors global partnerships, environment and media. Supporting the multimedia-based exchange of young people they encourage the work of media-working-groups in schools and provide the internet learning platform www.solarnet-international.org. Through their projects they wish to encourage environmental consciousness and one-world thinking.