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November 2004
"Appropriate Incentives for Renewables", Fernwood Community Centre, Victoria, BC
Thursday, November 18
Experiencing Renewable Energy Series – “Appropriate Incentives” – November 18, 2004
“Appropriate Incentives” is the next topic in the “Experiencing Renewable Energy” series, presented by Friends of Renewable Energy BC, 7 PM Thursday, November 18 at the Fernwood Community Centre, 1240 Gladstone Avenue,Victoria.
Two cowboys are out riding the range. One of them pipes up and says, “Hey, Slim. I know that cows have four legs and a tail. What if you called the tail a leg, how many legs would the cow have then?”
Slim turns to him and says, “Tex, cows have four legs. Calling the tail a leg don’t make it a leg.”
In a similar way, public policy, however well meant, may not actually deliver the ends it desires. Inappropriate policy toward renewables is one of the main reasons why BC is among the worst places in the world to develop renewable energy.
At “Appropriate Incentives”, you’ll hear the “bad news, good news” about existing incentives and better examples of effective strategy from around the world.
Assessing the effectiveness of various incentives is essential to crafting effective policy.
Experiences with and comments about current incentives, including the federal Renewable Energy Deployment Initiative, will be shared.
Luckily, there are many examples of low cost, low risk ways to encourage renewables.
Effective, low cost initiatives from around the world, including low cost financing for renewables (which you can get in Mississippi, but not here) and solar thermal bylaws such as are being adopted in Spain will be examined.
Scott Davis, president of FOREBC, will present some easy rules of thumb to avoid “solar innoculation”. That’s where unrealistic funding requirements force unrealistic projects. These unrealistic projects fail, thus proving that “solar doesn’t work”.
Looking to the future, Zane Parker, research director for the Centre for Integral Economics, will explain tax shifting as an ideal strategy for encouraging renewables.
Contact:
Friends of Renewable Energy BC, phone 384-0366, email: forebc@shaw.ca
Email: forebc@shaw.ca
Phone: (250) 384-0366
Fax: (250) 384-6603
GREENING OUR SACRED SPACES:
Transforming your Community's Eco-Culture., Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard St., Vancouver
Saturday, October 2 to Sunday, October 3
If you or someone you know are interested in what environmentally viable changes you can make to your
community's sacred space, you are invited to
participate in a two-day workshop at Christ Church
Cathedral, 690 Burrard St. in Vancouver on Oct. 2 & 3,
2004. Highlights include speakers Dr. Sallie McFague
and Chief Leonard George, and the opportunity to
network with experts in energy conservation for
religious buildings, economics, recycling, and a
variety of other fields. Come and be a part of
developing connections to help our local community
improve our energy resource consumption, helping all
of us to green our own sacred spaces!
More Info: http://www.multifaithaction.org
Email: admin@multifaithaction.org
Phone: 604-321-1302
For more information, contact: The Multifaith Action Society of BC (Teresa Conkin) at the above telephone number.
EECOM - Developmental Education for a Sustainable Future, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
Thursday, August 19 to Sunday, August 22
The theme of the conference: Developmental Education for a Sustainable Future weaves together a number of important themes relevant to environmental educators across the continent. The conference will focus on emergent themes related to both the development of social and educational capacity, while allowing for the thoughtful analysis of environmental and sustainability issues of critical importance to educators.
More Info: http://www.educ.sfu.ca/eecom/default.html
Email: dbz@sfu.ca
Phone: 604-291-5680
Coordinator: David B. Zandvliet
For information on exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, contact Carly Udell at info@eebc.ca
Signals of Intent: Sustainability and Design, Emily Carr Institute, Vancouver
Sunday, June 27 to Wednesday, June 30
Emily Carr Institute in Vancouver is presenting an intensive 4-day professional development seminar for designers (industrial, interior, and graphic designers, planners, architects, engineers) with an interest
in sustainability.
The course offers designers a wide-ranging but practical discussion on topics related to sustainability in design. What can you do to make your practice more sustainable? How does your work affect the world around you? How can you take a leadership role in sustainable design?
Seminar presenters include renowned German chemist Michael Braungart co-author of the revolutionary book
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way we Make Things; David Oakey, a designer with Interface Carpets, the green-minded carpet company highlighted in the film The Corporation; and UBC Professor John Robinson, recent recipient of a $4.5 million grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation to develop the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability.
More Info: http://www.eciad.ca/signalsofintent
Email: bfenton@eciad.ca
Phone: 604-709-0531
Fax: 604-709-0586
Experiencing Renewable Energy, Fernwood Community Centre, 1240 Gladstone, Victoria, BC
Thursday, June 24
Friends of Renewable Energy BC is hosting a lecture series, “Experiencing Renewable Energy,” that you should think of as a fossil fuel addiction counselling program.
The first event, to be held June 24, 7 pm at the Fernwood Community Centre, 1241 Gladstone (381-1552), will be on the topic of “Microhydro” and will be a book launch for FORE BC president Scott Davis’ book, Microhydro: Clean Power From Water. Also speaking will be David Seymour of Asian Phoenix Resources, a manufacturer of michrohydro technology.
Weather permitting, there will be a thermonuclear barbecue (solar cooking) demonstration at the Centre in the afternoon.
The series is sponsored by VanCity Savings, New Society Publishers, Taylor Munro Energy Systems, and BC Hydro.
For more information, email forebc@shaw.ca, or call 384-0366.
More Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/forebc
Email: forebc@shaw.ca
Phone: (250) 384-0366
Fax: (250) 384-6603
JUNE IS BIKE MONTH!, Over 50 events scheduled
Tuesday, June 1 to Wednesday, June 30
More Info: http://www.best.bc.ca
Phone: 604-669-2860
Get Grounded - Earth Day Events, Science World
Thursday, April 22 to Sunday, April 25
Priemere of "Sila- Clue into Climate Change" an exhibit-kiosk from the Museum of Nature and "Climate on the Edge" from the NFB's Arctic Mission series. Plus: a variety of "Green" Organizations on site, including the Battery Exchange Team, Hemptown Clothing, Ponderosa Mushrooms and more!
More Info: http://www.scienceworld.bc.ca
Email: rklein@scienceworld.bc.ca
Phone: 604-443-7440
Fax: 604-443-7434
Building the Business Case for Environmental Action in BC – Energy Plans, Climate Change & Environmental Stewardship, Fairmnt Hotel Vancouver
Thursday, February 26
The Environmental Managers Association of BC (EMA of BC) and the Canadian Institute of Energy (CIE) are jointly hosting the Workshop titled "Building a Business Case for Environmental Action in BC, Energy Plans, Climate Change & Environmental Stewardship". Our one day educational speaker seminar and micro trade show will be focused toward ways business can reduce energy consumption, and benefit from greenhouse gas emissions reduction.
More Info: http://www.emaofbc.com
Email: info@cienergy.org
Phone: (604) 904-5777
Fax: (604) 987-3073
www.emaofbc.com
www.cienergy.org/
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