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Help Keep Solar Hot Water Incentives Going Beyond 2010

By Nitya Harris on August 26, 2010

SolarBC is in its final months of the program, and federal incentives for solar thermal will run out at the end of this year. In addition, the solar thermal industry in Canada has suffered over this summer with the sudden cut to the ecoEnergy retrofit program on April 1, 2010.

The federal Minister of Natural Resources Christian Paradis has indicated he will provide support in asking for funding in the upcoming budget if the industry can use the summer to meet with their local MP's to convince them to support the industry's request. This work is critical and his office has been clear - we need to ensure local MPs will support any request the Minister puts forward.

We encourage everyone, from installers to homeowners and solar enthusiasts, to voice your concern about the future of this important industry and help to bring solar to the forefront of the federal government’s priority list beyond 2010.

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    By Guy Dauncey on Aug 17, 2010
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    By Emily Kendy on Aug 25, 2010
  • Zero-Carbon Heat by 2030
    By Guy Dauncey on Aug 18, 2010
  • Quick Charge EVs Solve Three Problems At Once
    By Blaine Juchau on Aug 18, 2010

Upcoming Events

Emerging Green Builders Victoria Meeting - Guest Speaker Guy Dauncey

September 02, 2010, Victoria BC
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Join the September meeting of Emerging Green Builders Victoria, with guest speaker Guy Dauncey, President of the BC Sustainable Energy Association. Guy will be speaking on Green Landlords: solving the Rubik’s Cube of energy efficiency in rental properties.

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More Events
  • BCSEA Victoria Chapter at the Saanich Fair
    September 04, 2010, Central Saanich
  • BCSEA Vancouver Chapter AGM
    September 08, 2010, Vancouver
  • APEGBC Seminar: Does Quality of Energy Matter in Achieving Net-Zero Energy Buildings?
    September 09, 2010, Vancouver
  • Small Straw Bale 100 square feet - workshop
    September 10, 2010, Shawnigan Lake
  • Jobs, Justice, Climate: Building a Green Economy for BC
    September 10, 2010, Vancouver

Sustainable Energy in the News

Robertson aims to boost green business deals on China trip

Globe & Mail | September 1, 2010
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The last time Gregor Robertson visited China, almost a quarter century ago, he and his then-girlfriend travelled by bike and bus around a country that was just tiptoeing into the modern era.

This Saturday, Mr. Robertson, now the mayor of Vancouver, will head back for 12 days to a country that has transformed itself into an economic powerhouse since 1986. It’s also a country interested in going green, so the mayor hopes that his presence will help land contracts for environmentally minded businesses in at home.

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More News
  • Nanaimo Estuary has strong potential for carbon storage
    Nanaimo News Bulletin | September 1, 2010
  • It is easy being green at home, work
    Terrace Standard | September 1, 2010
  • West Moberly says Site C would power tar sands not homes
    Business in Vancouver | August 30, 2010
  • Kootenay partners forge ahead with $900-million power project
    Vancouver Sun | August 27, 2010
  • Big California solar energy push moves forward
    San Francisco Chronicle | August 26, 2010

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