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Welcome to the Salt Spring Energy Strategy
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Backyard Composting Workshop
Thursday, August 5 2:00 - 5:00 pm
at the Farmer's Institute
To register: call Elizabeth White 250-537-2616 or email elizwhite@saltspring.com.
The workshop, led by Nashira Birch of the Greater Victoria Compost Education Centre, is free but please pre-register with Elizabeth.
more info...
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Potential Climate Actions for Salt Spring Island
May 2010
This report includes a summary of ideas from the February 6 Climate Action Workshop, along with a review of the Salt Spring Energy Strategy and results to date. It forms the starting point for a new Salt Spring Energy and Climate Action Plan to meet 2015 and 2020 targets.
Read the new report here (pdf)
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Salt Spring Community Energy Strategy
Baseline Update Report - March 2010
The Salt Spring Community Energy Strategy short-term targets are to reduce island energy consumption
and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 2002 levels by 2012. 2002 emission levels were established in
the Salt Spring Island Community Energy Strategy Baseline Report published May 2004. The first update
was completed in Jan 2007 and compared 2005 data with the original 2002 data. This is the second three year
update and compares 2007 and 2008 data with the earlier data.
Read the updated report here (pdf)
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Journey to the Tar Sands
follow Margery Moore's blog here
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Flipchart Notes from the Climate Change Workshop
Building Notes
Conservation Notes
Energy Supply Notes
Food & Agriculture Notes
Land Use Notes
Transportation Notes
Other Notes |
Rebate Program for Energy Efficiency
CRD Directory, Gary Holman, has just announced rebates of $75 for up to 110 households on Salt Spring Island
to reduce the cost of energy assessments for homeowners.
Rebate Program details and chart |
Recent Articles & Reports
See Linda Gilkeson's articles on Winter Gardening
Linda's List June 15: Time for Winter Broccoli & Cauliflower
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Transition Salt Spring
News - April 2010
brochure

Linda's West Coast Gardening List
here
West Coast Climate Equity
Links to the latest climate change science and world climate politics here.
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