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CSG ongoing efforts..... .......and recent past events Ongoing..... CSG bi-weekly articles in the County Weekly News! June 10 CSG Deputation to PEC Council The Urgency Of Energy CSG Energy Team Comment on Green Energy Act and the Wind Farm Debate Where you fit into the imaginary box of polar extremes on this divisive issue? Why the anti windfarm rhetoric is accepted as truth by large numbers of citizens. Here is the link .......and past events 5^th Annual Sustainability Symposium Loyalist College March 20-21.  CSG Handout Sheet:. Friday, Jan. 8, 2010 The film Food Inc was shown at St. Philips Anglican Church, Milford at 1:30 pm. Showing support of action in Copenhagen, A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL AND WALK FOR THE EARTH was held on FRIDAY, DEC. 11/09. See: http://www.350.org/dec2009/reports/14628 Organised by the outreach group of St. Philip's Anglican Church Sustainability Movie Series Nov 23: In Transition Sept 23: The End of Suburbia Oct 19: Escape From Suburbia http://www.theorganicunderground.com A series of public meetings titled, Embracing Sustainability In Our Community Together. These presentations were about green energy and energy savings in your home. They were jointly sponsored by the, Prince Edward County Environmental Advisory Committee, Prince Edward Stewardship Council, and County Sustainability group. International Climate Change Day: 350 degree letter campaign by St. Philip's Anglican Church Outreach Committee. Green Home Tour Video Visually visit on video some of the local homes that have gone green, in various ways. (Note: Stop each video before going to next) Here is here is link (Join our CSG lite list for occasional info notices: email CSG@kos.net ) July 23/09 From Complacency to Alarm Jack Alpert spoke on how our thinking processes underestimate the human predicament. Were we fully aware of the size of the coming disruption and its rapid onset, we would be a lot more active in shaping the world in which our children must live. May 21/09 at 7 pm, at St. Philip's Anglican Church Hall, Milford. For energy conservations week the St. Philip's group along with the County Sustainability Group presented a short film, "Sustainable Living: finding solutions together". It was followed by talks led by Don Ross and Tyler Blower. Saturday March 28^th, 2009 CSG had a table at the 2009 Sustainable Living Symposium at Loyalist College, Belleville, http://www.quintesustainability.ca/ Eight "Green' homes were featured on a Prince Edward County Green Homes Tour organized by the County Sustainability Group as part of the 2009 Sustainable Living Symposium at Loyalist College in Belleville. Five of these homes were filmed by Loyalist College students and a video was produced "Prince Edward County Green Homes". Watch the series videos of homeowners who have gone green. Green Home Tours (Note: Stop each video before going to next) http://www.quintesustainability.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=85&Itemid=62 Tuesday April 7^th, 6 pm at Picton Library LETS get together!!! Local Exchange Trading System. Introduction and demonstration by the developer, Sara Huerter, and an opportunity to meet others interested in a very local economy that does not use money. Go LETS! Sunday April 19^th, at Grafton (Just N of Big Apple) For details go to http://www.ecoearthwalk.ca/earthday.html Sunday April 19^th, 7:30 pm Bloomfield Hall "The Economy, the Environment, and the County: Prosper Now and Prepare for the Future.” Presentation by Randy Park, author of Thinking for Results and The Prediction Trap: How to Avoid It.  Uncertain times require the ability to face unfamiliar challenges of many kinds. Randy Park is a keynote speaker, trainer and author who specializes in helping people identify areas of change that need to be addressed while avoiding the thinking traps that interfere with optimal decision-making. His talk was followed by a documentary film that highlighting some of the major concerns over the environment and the economy. See his book, thinkingforresults.com February 2/09.  CSG was host for the first leg of the OSEA Road Show, which offered the people of PEC a status report on the Green Energy Act. OSEA was looking for constructive comments from citizens for feedback into the final development of the act. See OSEA. July 9/08. Screening of the National Film Board production Weather Report by Canadian director Brenda Longfellow. A year-long journey to the Canadian Arctic, Montana, Kenya, China and India, meeting regular people in communities where lives and livelihoods are being dramatically impacted by shifts in the natural environment. (With Anglican Diocese Green Group). June 21/08.  Public discussion on energy issues with two seasoned specialists on this subject.  Dr. Helmut Burkhardt, Professor Emeritus, Physics, from Ryerson University, and Randy Park, President of the Toronto Post Carbon Institute.   June 9/08 Presentation on sustainable building with straw bales and home solar/wind energy generation, with speakers Dierdre McGahern of Straworks in Peterborough and Rick Rooney of Quantum Renewable Energy in Kingston. (With Anglican Diocese Green Group). April 1/08 Deputation by Don Chisholm to County Planning Services Technical Committee regarding The Oil Age.  May 5/08 Presentation by Renia Tyminski on Peak Oil and Prince Edward County, to the County's Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC). April 20/08  Prince Edward County Green Homes Tour, Earth Day. Visits to County homes that feature solar and wind energy gathering techniques and energy saving technologies including off-grid homes.  (Organized by Don Ross). CSG was formed in early 2007. Since that time we have held many public events.		Upcoming CSG & related activities Just in: Short videos of green homes 2010 Green Home Tour CSG Meeting: Last meeting June 10. Next meeting TBD. Local Transition Towns events listed at their web….. http://transitionpec.ning.com/ >>> Documentary films at: The Organic Underground, Belleville. ... details... >>> Earth Day anniversary recognized at St. Phillips Church in Milford >>> Earth Overshoot Day Sept 25 in 2009. In 2010? ...details... >>> To have local items posted here, contact csg@kos.net or call 476 1700	Links to allied efforts in raising awareness on sustainability issue Local groups Ontario NGOs Federal NGOs International Organizations Monetary Reform Population related Energy: NGOs and researchers Energy: Corporate Associations Energy: Newsletters Energy: Large Scale Wind/Solar developers Energy: Local small renewables providers Local Awareness Organizations Prince Edward County Transition Towns Outreach Group of St. Philip's Anglican Church Milford. Call Paula 476 6063 Quinte Sustainability Group: With links to many other local groups Prince Edward County and Quinte Stewardship Council Switch Kingston: Making Kingston a sustainable city. Cobourg Brighton area’s Eco Earth Walk: Dedicated to Creating a Sustainable Future EcoPerth Making EV projects happen Durham Sustian-Abilty - Simple steps toward a bright future. Citizens of Amherst Island for Renewable Energy This site has many great links and papers Ontario NGO Organizations Ontario Clean Air Alliance – Ontario EV issues Canadian National Organizations: www.davidsuzuki.org Solutions are in our Nature The Natural Step Canada – Part of a global organization for local participation. Tree Canada - Trees do Their Part…Let’s do Ours. Sierra Club Canada a member-based organization empowering people to protect and restore the planet. Power Up Canada: Climate Change, renewable fuels: Pollution Probe: dedicated to achieving positive and tangible environmental change. www.planetfriendly.net Bringing people together over ideas that matter! Earth Day Canada - Celebrated every April 22, Earth Day is celebrated worldwide. Cdn Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP) Independent think tank Pembina Institute Energy Think tank International Movements and NGOs Transition Town Movement now in Canada at Guelph, Peterborough and others. EV Footprinting Network Measuring Sustainability Sept. 24 Overshoot day this year Polaris Institute – Trade agreements, Corporations, etc. The Climate Project (TCP): Founded by Al Gore to increase awareness of the climate crisis. The Smart Grid Initiative: NGO to promote smart grid. Monetary reform organizations CASSE Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy. American Monetary Institute (AMI) – USA Prosperity UK The Bromsgrove Group Local Exchange Trading System LETS Prince Edward County Growthbusters All about the insanity of our government’s quests for endless economic growth. Population concerns organizations About the collective human failure to address our population overgrowth. Population Media Center (PMC) Operates worldwide using entertainment and education for social change. Optimum Population Trust UK Campaign for a lower population in the UK We Can Do Better, Australian activist group. Growthbusters See clip of their new film. Energy related organizations Association of the Study of Peak Oil and Gas A global energy think tank. The Hubbert Peak Defines the end of the oil era Richard Heinberg’s page Energy writer, researcher Corporate Related Energy Associations Green Power Talk Bullfrog: green energy for your home CanWEA The Canadian Wind Energy Association CanSIA Cdn. Solar industries. North America Wind Power American Wind Energy Association: British Wind Energy Association: Energy related newsletters North America Clean Energy – All types green energy. Canadian Association for Renewable Energy CAIRE. Citizens for Renewable Energy CFRE (Canadian) Windfarm developers Canadian Hydro Developers: PEC Royal Road project and Wolfe Island. Independent Power Corp: PEC interests in South Marysburgh and Wellington Skypower: PEC Byran project Ameliasburgh, with interest in South Marysburgh Gilead Power Interests at Ostrander Point South Marysburgh. Gaia Power Inc: Options on land in Athol Trillium Power Energy Corp proposes 140 generators off shore South of Prince Edward County Local Renewable Energy Companies www.123cleanenergy.com Solar electric with Grid tie to meet the GEA FIT requirements. www.ExtraordinaryEnergy.ca Geothermal heating specialists SWITCH Kingston have listed many local companies.
	<<<< Details of coming events section >>>> <<<>>> All films are presented by Community Action Belleville and screened at the Organic Underground, 255 Front Street in downtown Belleville. Start times are 7pm, admission is free and the subsequent discussions will wrap up by 9pm. Further details call Gary at 613 477 1264 or the Organic Underground: 613 967 3647 Tuesday, APRIL 13 "NOT EVIL JUST WRONG" Quoting the documentary's producer/directors, Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer: "Not Evil Just Wrong is the film Al Gore and Hollywood don't want you to see. It's the first film to expose the True Cost of Global Warming Hysteria." They also claim that by talking to ordinary people they are able to show that environmental elites block development in places that need it most. McElhinney's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) speech got a standing ovation from 8000 people when she told the audience that James Cameron needs to grow up, that Avatar is beautiful but dangerous and threatens the American Dream and what to do about green indoctrination in American public schools (www.CPAC.org) The film, again quoting the makers, "...takes us on a poignant journey that connects the first victory of the environmental movement - the worldwide ban of DDT, the pesticide that could have saved millions of Africans - with the current Global Warming campaign." Tuesday, APRIL 20 "WATERLIFE" This NFB film about the Great Lakes follows the flow of the lakes' water from the Nipigon River to the Atlantic Ocean by following the epic cascade of the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. From the icy cliffs of Lake Superior to the ornate fountains of Chicago to the sewers of Windsor: the story of the last great reserve of fresh water on Earth. Under assault by toxins, sewage, invasive species and dropping water levels, many scientists believe the Great Lakes are on the verge of ecological collapse."Waterlife translates into images a story told too often with facts, figures, and numbers. To truly understand how powerful - and especially vulnerable - the Great Lakes are, you must see them and you must experience them." <<<>>> In honour of the Earth Day 40th anniversary, April 22 at 7 pm, we will show the film "Taking Root: the vision of Wangari Maathai" at St. Philip's. It is the story of the Greenbelt Movement in Kenya; people working together to restore their environment. Wangari Maathai received the Noble Peace prize for her work in 2005. Everyone is welcome to attend. Paula <<<>>> What is Earth Overshoot Day? Earth Overshoot Day marks an unfortunate milestone: the day when humanity begins living beyond its ecological means. Beyond that day, we move into the ecological equivalent of deficit spending, utilizing resources at a rate faster than what the planet can regenerate in a calendar year. ...details... <<<>>>
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