Alberta Acts on Climate Change

Food Today Tomorrow Together (event)

Greg Powell — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:13:16 +0000

February 24-26, 2011

Red Deer

More information to follow

Do you have what you need? Strengthening your organizations' internal policies and best practices to ensure effectiveness (event)

Greg Powell — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:38:52 +0000

Thursday Oct 28, Calgary

Friday Oct 29, Edmonton

Participants will..

Review policies - and best practices - that help ensure a stable and successful non-profit organization: e.g. governance, succession planning, fund development, and financial managment, and new approaches to strategic planning
Inventory your organizations'existing policies, and identify gaps in your policy framework
Create an action plan to develop essential policies and best practices within your organization

Resource People:

Stephen Legault Consulting
Gareth Thomson-ACEE

CLICK HERE to register for the Calgary workshop.
CLICK HERE to register for the Edmonton workshop.

More information is on ACEE's website.

Sustainable Building Advisor Course (event)

Greg Powell — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:26:03 +0000

A LEARNING EXPERIENCE DESIGNED FOR PROFESSIONALS

Program Objectives

By the end of this course participants will be able to:

Identify and articulate the key practices of sustainable building Establish competencies in applying LEED®, Built Green® and other relevant criteria or established guidelines
Analyze the costs and benefits of incorporating sustainable building measures
Take advantage of financial incentives and technical assistance offered by governments, utilities and non-profit organizations
Work with architects, designers, builders, building operators, and utilities to improve a building's performance
Establish a sustainable design goal for project development
Assist in the education and training of staff in sustainable building
Upon successful course completion students are eligible to take the CSBA exam

Course Description

The Sustainable Building Advisor (SBA) course is a nine-month, specialized training course and certification exam designed to enable graduates to advise employers or clients on strategies and tools for implementing sustainable building.

Who Should Participate

Join the hundreds of professionals who have taken the SBA course including:

Architects and Engineers
Tenant and Developer
Representatives
Project Managers
Other Building Industry
Professionals
Resource Conservation
Specialists

Benefits of the Course

Save long term costs for building owners, operators and tenants
Improve the environmental, social and economic viability of the region
Reduce environmental impacts
Decrease owner liability
Improve your skills in a rapidly growing field

Expert Instructors

Experts in their fields will present the proven and the latest in sustainable design, construction and operation techniques with an emphasis on both practical applications and underlying theories.

Interactive Format

Interactive class discussion and rigorous inquiry will be integrated throughout the course. Participation will be encouraged and expected to enhance a cooperative, fun learning experience. Each unit will include an in-depth small group project that will reinforce technical concepts and develop competencies in applying LEED®, Built Green®, and other local programs.

Demonstrated Competencies

Small group project presentations and written papers summarizing results will be required for each unit to document learning and for credit.

Field Trips

Site visits to exemplary projects will provide opportunities to test conceptual understanding with real projects.

Integrated Approach

Units will be fully integrated by the lead instructor to reinforce learning and provide familiarity with cross-disciplinary aspects of applied sustainability.

Readings

Focused reading selections will be assigned for further learning.

Resources

Internet and other resources will be integrated into the classroom experience.

Cross-Sector Applicability

Course content (including case studies and project- based exercises) will address various types of construction (commercial, residential, renovation, and new) and development (greenfield, redevelopment), etc.

Become a Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA)

Upon successful completion of the course students are eligible to take the CSBA exam. If passed, they earn the designation of Certified Sustainable Building Advisor or CSBA.

Unit Outline

Nine two-day sessions

Meets Friday and Saturday per month

Unit 1: Introduction to Sustainable Building and Design

Unit 2: Importance of Place

Unit 3: Energy Efficiency and Integrated Lighting Design

Unit 4: "Green" Material Selection

Unit 5: Indoor Environmental Quality & Health

Unit 6: Water Conservation and Quality Protection

Unit 7: Sustainable Job Site Operations

Unit 8: Building Operations and Maintenance

This course is approved as a Level 400 Mastery course under the US Green Building Council's Education Provider Program.

The Great Leap Sideways - critically acclaimed author Chris Turner speaks about sustainability - SAW event (event)

Greg Powell — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:20:03 +0000

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Location: 150 TELUS Centre for Professional Development, University of Alberta, Edmonton

Chris Turner, one of Canada's leading writers and speakers on sustainability, presents a field guide to making the big jump from our unsustainable track to a sustainable one.

He is the author of the 2007 bestseller The Geography of Hope: A Tour of the World We Need (Random House, 2007), a Globe & Mail Best Book of the Year and a finalist for the Governor General's Award for Nonfiction and the National Business Book Award. In this lecture, „The Great Leap Sideways,‰ Turner will offer a sneak preview of his soon-to-be released book on the global sustainability movement.

It is a free event being held in the Telus Centre, room 150.

Space is limited.

RSVP is first-come, first serve.

More information is here.

The Canadian Water Innovation Lab 2010 (event)

Jeff Rambharack — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:15:54 +0000

In October 2010, 250 young Canadians will attend a once-in-a-lifetime learning event that will turn their good intentions into concrete actions to protect our most precious natural resource: water.

It’s called the Canadian Water Innovation Lab 2010 (CWIL), a natural extension of the Waterlution mission. More than 30 workshops have already been hosted in nine provinces for some 650 youth and 100 scientists, business, Aboriginal, and community leaders, and policy makers — exceptional people looking for creative solutions to our complex water resource management problems.

The event will take place from October 18 to 25, 2010, in Alberta:
Oct. 18-20 is a Pre-Lab at The Banff Centre for 50 selected facilitators.
Oct. 21 to 25 is the main CWIL event at Camp Chief Hector in Exchaw, Alberta.

Under Western Skies: Climate, Culture and Change in Western North America (event)

Roberta Franchuk — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:31:49 +0000

Under Western Skies: Climate, Culture and Change in Western North America

This interdisciplinary and cross-cultural gathering welcomes presentations on the environmental challenges now faced by diverse populations, both human and nonhuman, in the Western lands of Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

October 13 to 16, 2010
Mount Royal University (Calgary)

The Question of Costs (blog)

Jeff Rambharack — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:21:41 +0000

In my conversations about renewable energy, regardless of the jurisdiction and how we got on the topic, the conversation always leads to the same three questions:

“What’s the best renewable energy source? Wind? Solar? Something else???”
“Don’t renewables cost more? Who’s going to pay for them?”
“What’s the deal with nuclear?”

I’m going to focus mostly on the second question in this blog post.

Awakening the Skeena - Calgary International Film Festival (event)

Greg Powell — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 23:27:42 +0000

Director Andrew Eddy in attendance - Q&A following the screening

Ali Howard's livelihood depends, to some degree, on the vitality of the Skeena River and the pristine forests along its banks, so when Big Oil moves in with designs on methane gas exploration, she decides to do something about it. Inspired by the moxy of world-renowned river swimmer Martin Strel (star of BIG RIVER MAN, CIFF Doc Soup 2009), Howard decides that the appropriate course of action is grassroots activism: she's going to swim all 610kms of the Skeena. During her month-long adventure-from the frigid trickle at the source of the Skeena through white-water canyons and temperate rainforests to the Pacific Ocean-Ali gets by with a little help from her friends. Filmmaker Andrew Eddy captures this roadtrip of awareness, creating a film that's not only a document of Ali's journey, but a stunning visual argument of a rugged and beautiful wilderness worth saving.

Book tickets online

More about the film

Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition

Awakening the Skeena - Calgary International Film Festival (event)

Greg Powell — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 20:07:05 +0000

4:30pm Eau Claire Cineplex Odeon

Director Andrew Eddy in attendance - Q&A following the screening

Book tickets online

More about the film

Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition

Alberta Acts is hiring a Community Green Energy Analyst (6-month internship)

Greg Powell — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:24:39 +0000

Alberta Acts is hiring a community economic development specialist to fill the role of Community Green Energy Analyst for a six-month internship funded by Service Canada through the Canadian Community Economic Development Network.

Application deadline: 23:59 MDT October 3, 2010

The Landowner's Dilemma: Are Reasonable Expectations Obselete? (event)

Greg Powell — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:32:13 +0000

12:15 - 14:00

University of Calgary, Murray Fraser Hall, room 2370

Ecological Spirituality & Evolutionary Remembering (event)

Greg Powell — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:02:05 +0000

The year 2010 has been declared by the United Nations
as the International Year of Biodiversity.

It is a celebration of life on earth
and of the value of biodiversity for our lives.
http://www.cbd.int/2010/welcome/

The "Ecological Spirituality & Evolutionary Remembering" activities that I am facilitating and coordinating at Knox United Church and the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area (in and near Calgary this Autumn) will provide you and your family with a few opportunities to gather in community to celebrate the importance and many values of biodiversity in our lives. More details provided below and through the links included in this note.

These gatherings are a time for us to consciously come together in community to honour the species who share this Earthly home with us, as well as those species whose existence on this planet is seriously threatened, and those who have already disappeared.

Let us gather in community to celebrate the gifts that all beings offer through their presence on this amazing planet we call home.

~~~

#1. Ecological Spirituality & Evolutionary Remembering
        Fall 2010 - Monday Evening discussion series (starts September 27th)
        http://www.knoxcentre.ca/index.php?q=node/107

September 27th - Healing the World through Gratitude and Grief:

How Gratitude for all Species and Mourning Lost Species Empowers us to Help Heal the World
October 4th - Mindful Living and the Uncertainty of Death
October 18th - Cultivating Connections for "The Great Turning": Living our Lives as though We are the Earth Healing Herself (exploration of Deep Ecology / Deep Time)
October 25th - Tree of Life Imagery: Using Our Creativity and Imagination for the Healing of Our World

#2. "Council of All Beings" & Family Halloween Celebration of All Beings
October 30th - Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area
1 - 5 p.m.
more details available from Teresa, please contact me directly

#3. "Celebration of All Souls: An Interfaith Requiem for the Species"
November 2nd - Knox United Church - 7:00 P.M.
http://www.knoxcentre.ca/

Knox United Church, St. Brigid's of Kildare, the Unitarian Church of Calgary, and Sherpa Dog Reconnections invite you to join us for A Celebration of All Souls!

Our hearts and minds are telling us that the loss of species and critical habitats is a crisis of extreme importance and that we must do something to make things right on behalf of our sister and brother species. To honour the species we have lost join us for An Interfaith Requiem for the Species.

Traditionally, a Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the Dead is celebrated for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons. Join us Tuesday, November 2nd, on All Souls Day, for a Requiem honouring the souls of the species lost forever and the ones we might soon lose due to human carelessness, selfishness or ignorance.

You can also find more information about these events (& help spread the word) through the following Facebook event page.

Thank you in advance for sharing this note out with people in your networks whom you feel would be interested in these activities. I look forward to reconnecting with you or folks you know who may be interested in participating in any of these events.

Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have and/or to register for any of the above activities.

For the Earth,

Teresa L. Chilkowich
Sherpa Dog Reconnections

Climate Action Training Camp (event)

Greg Powell — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:47:10 +0000

September 24-26, 2010

Tired of governments ignoring you?

Sick of industry calling the shots?

You’re not alone!

Greenpeace Canada, Indigenous Environmental Network, Rainforest Action Network, and Sierra Club Prairie will be hosting a Tar Sands Climate Action Camp outside of Edmonton. This will be an intensive three-day training session to help prepare participants to gain grassroots organizing skills, and training in Non-Violent Direct Action (NVDA) to stop climate change, shut down the tar sands, and shift us towards a just, green future!

There will be workshops on the following topics:

Climate change & climate justice History of civil disobedience
Environmental justice and anti-oppression Non-Violent Direct Action (NVDA) theory and practice
Action planning and decision-making,
Affinity groups
Campaign planning and powermapping
Working with the media
Know your rights, legal briefing

This is a critical time for action. At the camp you will meet other participants ready to take action. The training will be provided by experienced grassroots organizers, and NVDA trainers and organizers, and will be open to those who have previously done activism, NVDA and/or Civil Disobedience, or have little or no experience but want to learn more! We’ll be learning how to plan and implement activities that will RAISE THE ALARM ABOUT THE GROWING CLIMATE CRISIS. Whether you’re joining as an individual or part of a group, this camp affords an opportunity to meet and join others wanting to get active on climate change and create just and healthy communities for the future.

So what are you waiting for?! Fill out the application and send it to eryn.wheatley@greenpeace.ca by Tuesday, September 14, 12 Midnight MST.

Can’t come to the camp but still want to get active and involved? Check Greenpeace Canada, Indigenous Environmental Network, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club of Canada Prairie.

Alberta Green Energy Alliance - Strategic Discussion (event)

Greg Powell — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:52:48 +0000

Synopsis (pdf)

On September 23 & 24, 2010, over 30 people representing a range of interests gathered in Red Deer to discuss strategy and membership for an Alberta Green Energy Alliance. A feed-in-tariff (FIT) with a specific focus on rural communities was the centrepiece of the conversation.

The prospect of a Green Energy Act to reduce Alberta's reliance on coal and better utilizing our renewable resources provides the foundation for launching the Alberta Green Energy Alliance.

Purpose

Develop core membership and preliminary strategy for the Alberta Green Energy Alliance

The Alberta Green Energy Alliance would offer the provincial government the political license to create an Alberta Green Energy Act. The Act would help diversify and green Alberta's economy and would support individuals, communities and companies in generating electricity from low-impact, renewable sources.

During the meeting we focused on a community feed-in-tariff as the critical component of a Green Energy Act.

Objectives

Meaningful, green jobs are a major benefit of utilizing renewable resources

Gather representatives from key constituents which would advance an Alberta Green Energy Strategy
Explore key strategies for success employed in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and other jurisdictions which have established progressive renewable energy policies
Identify draft list of short term and long term policy goals with the highest possibility of implementation and impact in the Alberta political context
Develop preliminary strategy for the Alberta Green Energy Alliance including additional membership, preliminary communication structure, resource identification, etc.

Agenda

Thursday, September 23

8:30 Registration and light breakfast

9:00 Introductions and overview of the day

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Tim Weis (see Tim's presentation in pdf)
Paul Cabaj (see Paul's presentation, originally prepared by Julie MacArthur in PowerPoint or pdf)

10:30 Break

10:40 What Alberta can learn from other jurisdictions - presentation and reflection

Paul Gipe - Wind Works (see Paul's presentation in pdf)

12:00 Lunch

12:45 Visioning - preferred future

14:15 Break

14:25 Current reality - opportunities and challenges in Alberta

16:20 Closing reflection

18:00 Optional networking supper and cash bar on site ($25 additional charge)

Friday, September 24

8:00 Breakfast

9:00 Welcome and overview

9:10 Identifying targets & allies

9:55 Break

10:05 Moving forward and next steps

11:45 Closing reflection (lunch not included)

References

Recommended pre-reads

Grading North American Feed-in Tariffs by Paul Gipe (2010)

How do existing North American feed-in tariff programs stand up to best practices worldwide? How well do they compare to, say, programs in Germany or France? What programs are world-class? What programs are laggards? What programs fail to make the grade and are poor imitations of successful policies elsewhere? What innovations have North Americans contributed to what has become the worldwide policy of choice for developing renewable energy? These are all questions that need to be answered as policy makers look for guidance on how to design programs that not only work, but are also fair and equitable to ratepayers. This essay examines and grades North American feed-in tariffs. Some excel, some pass, and many fail in comparison to best practices worldwide. Read more...

Best Practices in Social Economy and Community Wind by Julie MacArthur, BALTA Researcher, Simon Fraser University (2010)

The purpose of this paper is fourfold: (a) to explore the context and rationale for community based wind development, (b) to outline basic forms and structures of community and co-operative wind projects, (c) to examine financing and policy challenges and opportunities, and (d) to outline domestic and international best practice cases. What is known about this niche of the green energy sector is often contained in diverse literatures that rarely speak to each other. This paper is an attempt at drawing together conceptual and practical tools from a wide base to explore, examine and facilitate community based wind projects in Canada generally and Alberta specifically. Read more...

Greening the Grid: Powering Alberta's Future with Renewable Energy by Jeff Bell and Tim Weis, The Pembina Institute (2009)

Alberta's growing demand for electricity can be entirely met by tapping into the province's vast renewable energy resources.

Pembina's analysis of green electricity scenarios clearly demonstrates Alberta has incredible potential to become a leader in green power production and energy efficiency and doesn't have to rely on dirty fuels. Read more... (fact sheet, full report)

Additional Reference Documents

Feeding the Grid Renewably: Using feed-in tariffs to capitalize on renewable energy by Roger Peters and Tim Weis, The Pembina Institute (2008)

Feed-in tariffs have been demonstrated to be the most effective policy mechanism that a country can use to foster the rapid development of renewable energy systems. Close to two-thirds of the world's wind energy and half of the solar PV systems have been installed as a result of feed-in tariffs.

The purpose of this document is to introduce the reader to the key elements of feed-in tariffs and the ways in which they function to achieve rapid renewable energy deployment. Read more... (fact sheet, full report)

Building the Green Economy: Employment Effects of Green Energy Investments for Ontario by Robert Pollin and Heidi Garrett-Peltier (2009)

The study, led by Professor Robert Pollin, an expert in the economics of building a clean-energy economy and co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, assesses the job creation potential of two investment scenarios. Under the first scenario, based on European countries that have laws similar to the proposed Green Energy Act, a total investment of $47.1 billion over 10 years would result in 90,000 jobs per year. The jobs would ramp up over time as investments in conservation, renewable energy, recycling waste energy into electricity and smart grid upgrades increased.

Under the second scenario, based on the green energy investments proposed in the Ontario Power Authority's plan for rebuilding the province's electricity system, investments totalling $18.6 billion over 10 years would result in the creation of 35,000 jobs per year. The Ontario Power Authority is expected to release a revised electricity plan this summer, once it has gauged the initial response to the Green Energy Act. Read more...

Registration

To register and for more information, contact Paul Cabaj at paul.cabaj (at) gmail (dot) com or 780.716.4475 or Tim Weis of the Pembina Institute at timw (at) pembina (dot) org or 780-485-9610 x105.

Thanks to our sponsors!

The Transition to Renewable Energy in Alberta: How to Do It (Guest Speaker Paul Gipe) (event)

Greg Powell — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:48:53 +0000

Grant MacEwan University - CN Theatre Rm 5-142 105 St. Building 105 St. and 105 Ave., Edmonton

7pm

Guest Speaker: Paul Gipe

(Download the poster here.)

Alberta has tremendous clean sustainable renewable resources. Come hear how to make the transition from one who really knows. Paul Gipe is a pioneer in developing renewable energy policies all over North America. Instrumental in architecting the successful Ontario Green Energy Act Mr. Gipe is an authority on what works and what doesn't in Canada.

Free presentation and discussion. No registration required. Free refreshments at 6:30 pm

Paul Gipe is a sought after speaker on renewable energy policy. In 2004, Gipe served as the acting executive director of the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association where he created, managed, and implemented a provincial campaign for Advanced Renewable Tariffs. The campaign sought to adapt electricity feed in laws to the North American market and was instrumental in placing the European concept on the political agenda in Canada and the United States. He is also the author of several booksvon wind energy. He has also lectured widely on wind energy and how to minimize its impact on the environment and the communities of which it is a part. For his efforts, Gipe has received numerous awards.

Lean and Green: Sustainable Energy Solutions for Alberta with Hunter Lovins (event)

Greg Powell — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:44:30 +0000

Presented by CAUSE

Hunter Lovins

Discover

Options for meeting our current electricity challenges
The business case for climate protection
How Alberta can lead the way in energy solutions

September 21, 2010

ConocoPhillips Theatre in the Glenbow Museum

4:00 pm

MC - Gary Holden, CEO of Enmax

$20 - Coffee reception to follow

September 22, 2010

Mac Hall Ballroom, University of Calgary

7:00 pm

$10 (or pay-as-you-can at the door; seating is limited)

Tickets available at: Sunnyside Market, MEC, online, and at the door

(100% Calgary Dollars accepted at Sunnyside Market in Kensington, and at the door)

About Hunter Lovins

Time Magazine's Hero of the Planet in 2000
Renowned 30 year consulting veteran and expert on energy efficiency and renewable power
Newsweek Magazine's Green Business Icon in 2009
President, Natural Capitalism Solutions, and a founding Professor at Presidio Graduate School
Co-author of 9 books including Natural Capitalism, & the e-book Climate Protection Manual for Cities

Alberta Acts launches green energy tour

Greg Powell — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:01:38 +0000

Alberta Acts will hit the road this fall to present some recent developments in green energy in Alberta and to help community groups refine their strategy around low impact renewables.

Has Medicine Hat's Energy Sustainability Policy Left Lethbridge Behind? (event)

Greg Powell — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:39:28 +0000

Noon - 1:30pm

Hosted by the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA)

Country Kitchen Catering (Lower level of The Keg) - 1715 Mayor Magrath Drive S., Lethbridge

Medicine Hat's Energy Sustainability Department is focused on providing its citizens with energy conservation and renewable energy education, incentives and leadership through a variety of "Hat Smart" initiatives. The mission of the department is to help Medicine Hat reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and position itself to thrive in the post carbon economy.

The speaker strongly believes municipal energy strategies should include energy efficiency, conservation and renewable energy, as they will play a critical role in the sustainability of all communities in the 21st century. Leadership from provincial and federal governments is also needed and will ultimately be paramount to the success of such strategies.

Lethbridge and Medicine Hat have been friendly rivals for over a century, often trying to outdo each other, but could it be that Lethbridge is being left in the dust regarding sustainable energy? The speaker will explain the issues and offer his perspective.

Speaker: Russ Smith

Russ Smith is the City of Medicine Hat's Energy Sustainability Manager. He has worked for the City of Medicine Hat for the past fifteen years in a variety of roles with the City including extensive financial and strategic planning within the City's Energy division. Russ earned his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary in 1991.

Moderator: Tom Cain

Cost: $10.00 (includes lunch)

Renewable Energy: The Path to Energy Independence and Reducing Our Footprint and Utility Bills (class) (event)

Greg Powell — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:44:25 +0000

The Solar Energy Society of Alberta & Grant MacEwan University Presents:

Renewable Energy: The Path to Energy Independence, Reducing Our Footprint & Utility Bills

Class runs Sept. 14 - Oct. 26 Tuesdays (6:30 - 9:30 p.m.)

Grant MacEwan University City Centre Campus rm. 7-139

The Solar Energy Society of Alberta and the Grant MacEwan Institute of Environmental Studies presents a seven-week evening class focusing on Energy Efficiency; Solar Electricity; Solar Hot Water; Solar Home Design, Non-toxic building and Green Transportation. The class includes a Saturday tour of solar installations.

Each Student will develop their own energy independence map. Tools will be provided to determine your energy usage. A wide variety of alternative energy systems will be introduced. Solar equipment will be demonstrated.

Instructor: Rob Harlan, Executive Director, Solar Energy Society of Alberta. Mr. Harlan has installed over 150 solar hot water and solar electric systems. He has lived off of the utility grid in a solar house for 25 years.

Alberta Acts on Climate Change

Food Today Tomorrow Together (event)

Do you have what you need? Strengthening your organizations' internal policies and best practices to ensure effectiveness (event)

Sustainable Building Advisor Course (event)

Program Objectives

Course Description

Who Should Participate

Benefits of the Course

Interactive Format

Demonstrated Competencies

Field Trips

Integrated Approach

Readings

Resources

Cross-Sector Applicability

Become a Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA)

Unit Outline

The Great Leap Sideways - critically acclaimed author Chris Turner speaks about sustainability - SAW event (event)

The Canadian Water Innovation Lab 2010 (event)

Under Western Skies: Climate, Culture and Change in Western North America (event)

The Question of Costs (blog)

Awakening the Skeena - Calgary International Film Festival (event)

Awakening the Skeena - Calgary International Film Festival (event)

Alberta Acts is hiring a Community Green Energy Analyst (6-month internship)

The Landowner's Dilemma: Are Reasonable Expectations Obselete? (event)

Ecological Spirituality & Evolutionary Remembering (event)

Climate Action Training Camp (event)

Alberta Green Energy Alliance - Strategic Discussion (event)

Purpose

Objectives

Agenda

Thursday, September 23

Friday, September 24

References

Recommended pre-reads

Grading North American Feed-in Tariffs by Paul Gipe (2010)

Best Practices in Social Economy and Community Wind by Julie MacArthur, BALTA Researcher, Simon Fraser University (2010)

Greening the Grid: Powering Alberta's Future with Renewable Energy by Jeff Bell and Tim Weis, The Pembina Institute (2009)

Other Provincial Clean Energy Alliance Documents

A Vision of a Greener Energy System for Ontario by Ontario Green Energy Act Alliance (2008)

Nova Scotia Sustainable Electricity Alliance Terms of Reference by Ecology Action Centre (2010)

Additional Reference Documents

Feeding the Grid Renewably: Using feed-in tariffs to capitalize on renewable energy by Roger Peters and Tim Weis, The Pembina Institute (2008)

Building the Green Economy: Employment Effects of Green Energy Investments for Ontario by Robert Pollin and Heidi Garrett-Peltier (2009)

Registration

The Transition to Renewable Energy in Alberta: How to Do It (Guest Speaker Paul Gipe) (event)

Lean and Green: Sustainable Energy Solutions for Alberta with Hunter Lovins (event)

About Hunter Lovins

Alberta Acts launches green energy tour

Has Medicine Hat's Energy Sustainability Policy Left Lethbridge Behind? (event)

Renewable Energy: The Path to Energy Independence and Reducing Our Footprint and Utility Bills (class) (event)