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Salt Spring Island Draft Climate Action Plan

OPEN HOUSE

Saturday, February 26th.

10:00 - noon Fulford OAP Hall

2:00 - 4:00 ArtSpring Multi-Purpose Room

The Salt Spring Island Climate Action Council invites you to attend our Open Houses to talk about the draft Climate Action Plan. The Plan has been developed to respond to the climate crisis, the effects of which will impact coastal communities including Salt Spring.

In 2007, the baseline year for BC communities, Salt Spring's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation fuels, electricity use, heating fuel, firewood, propane, solid waste, food, and BC Ferries fuel were estimated to be about 70,000 tonnes. Most of these emissions were attributable to food and on-island transportation.

The target for 2015 is to reduce these emissions by at least 15% or about 10,500 tonnes over 2007 levels. The target for 2020 is to reduce emissions by at least 40% or about 28,000 tonnes over 2007 levels. These targets are ambitious but achievable if we take action immediately.

The draft plan draws upon the results of last year's Climate Action Workshop, and previous Salt Spring energy and GHG reduction reports. It includes input from many groups and individuals. The draft will be finalized in April 2011, after sectors are consulted. Please come out and add your comments.

10/10/10 Gathering

Transition Salt Spring is sponsoring the 10/10/10 Gathering‚ on October 10th, at 12:00 noon in Centennial Park. The event will focus on building community resilience to help deal with climate change—the impacts of which will affect all areas of our life.

This is part of a world event sponsored by 350.org. being celebrated in
communities around the globe as they implement solutions to the climate crisis. We'll tell leaders: “We're getting to work— what about you?”

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Backyard Composting Workshop August 5

Backyard composting is back in style these days to aid in the production of those delicious organic home-grown vegetables and to recycle garden waste and kitchen scraps. There are many different composting methods and wonderful "black gold" should be the end result, but sometimes results are less than perfect.

Wondering how to produce better compost, recycle kitchen scraps, or dispose of pet litter in the most environmentally friendly way? Thanks to a collaboration between the Earth Festival Society, the Farmers' Institute and the Greater Victoria Compost Education Centre, a backyard composting display is being set up at the Farmers' Institute and the first workshop will be held next Thursday, August 5.

A manufactured composter such as the Earth Machine (available at the recycling centre, while supplies last), a DIY pallet composter for larger quantities, or a worm bin, are suitable for uncooked vegetable waste, lawn clippings etc. and will make very good compost, given the right mix of materials and moisture. All these can easily be rodent-proofed.

But what about the other household organics--cooked food scraps, left over fats and dairy products and pet wastes? A digester such as the Green Cone is one answer to this waste disposal question. It does not make compost in any quantity, it just digests food scraps, including meat and pet wastes. Households with a garden may need a composter plus a digester to deal with the different types of organic waste.

We will be installing and demonstrating several types of composter and a digester at the Farmers Institute as part of the backyard compost workshop on Thursday August 5 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm.

Electric Vehicles Workshop
Saturday, April 10 1-4pm
All Saints by the Sea

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Earth Day
April 18

Events in Centennial Park
10 - 3

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Time of Sale Home Energy Labelling Pilot Program
call Marion Pape at 250-537-4567 or e-mail Marion to register

April 18 starting at 1:00 pm

More information on the workshop here and here
and general information on housing and Energy Options here. Climate Change Community Workshop

February 6 from 1-5pm at GISS

The workshop is open to everyone. Discussion topics will include energy supply, food and agriculture, land use, building design, conservation, transportation, and others.

The workshop is sponsored by the Earth Festival Society, the Agricultural Alliance, the Institute for Sustainability Education and Action, the Salt Spring Island Transportation Commission, Transition Salt Spring, the Chamber of Commerce, the CRD, and the Islands Trust.

October 24 - Day of Action on Climate Change

"Be the Change", a song by Phil Vernon - Listen to it here (mp3).

Words to the song are here (pdf).

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