The Clean Air Renewable Energy Coalition is a group of corporate, environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) and municipal governments launched to accelerate the development of Canada’s renewable energy industry…

http://www.cleanairrenewableenergycoalition.com



Clean Air Renewable Energy Coalition (CARE): Vision for a Low-Impact Renewable Energy Future for Canada. Recommendations for Government Policy - 2004

http://www.cleanairrenewableenergycoalition.com/documents/carevers2.pdf



Pollution Probe and Summerhill Group have prepared A Green Power Vision and Strategy for Canada…

http://www.pollutionprobe.org/whatwedo/greenpower/gpvisionstratdwnldpg.html



Ontario can add at least $9 billion to its economy and create 25,000 jobs by 2010 if the province uses renewable energy to power its electricity system, says a new report from the Suzuki Foundation…

http://www.davidsuzuki.org/files/Climate/Ontario/Smart_Generation_full_report.pdf



The Canadian Association for Renewable Energies was incorporated in 1998 to promote feasible applications of renewable energy in Canada. Its first initiative in 1997 was to develop a daily electronic news service, TRENDS in Renewable Energies, which later teamed with Solar Access and (in 2002) with the Oxford-based publisher of the official ISES magazine to produce the weekly global news service for 28,000 subscribers to Refocus Weekly.

http://renewables.ca/main/main.php



The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is an active global partnership that structures policy initiatives for clean energy markets and facilitates financing for energy projects…

http://www.reeep.org/



Solar energy is an efficient, environmentally friendly alternative to oil, or electricity - both of which add greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Before designing and installing your solar system it is important to understand your energy use. Try the Energy Analyzer, a tool developed by Natural Resources Canada.

http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/houses-maisons/english/homeowners/CHEC/index.cfm?PrintView=N&Text=N



v Learn more about the impact of climate change on power distribution, and how solar energy is a viable tool in reducing green house gas emissions.

http://www.climatechange.gc.ca/english/default.asp



Join the One Tonne Challenge. More information here:

http://www.climatechange.gc.ca/onetonne/english/



The Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) is a national organization supported by the Government of Canada, industry members and the public. For more than 25 years, CanSIA members from all segments of the solar industry have joined together to support, promote and advance all forms of solar energy for the benefit of Canadians and the environment…

http://www.cansia.ca



One of the primary barriers that solar technologies have to overcome is the myth that it is an expensive energy source. It is not….

http://www.cansia.ca/downloads/sunnydaysahead%20V1.5.pdf



International Solar Energy Society (ISES) has been serving the needs of the renewable energy community since its founding in 1954. A UN-accredited NGO present in more than 50 countries, the Society supports its members in the advancement of renewable energy technology, implementation and education all over the world….

http://www.ises.org/ises.nsf!Open



The Solar Energy Society of Canada Inc. (SESCI), established in 1974, operates as a non-profit organization, with registered charitable status. SESCI is a national organization with seven chapters or affiliates across Canada; in the Maritimes, Quebec, Toronto & Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, B.C. SESCI also has an international voice as the Canadian section of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES)….

http://sesci.com/



Eastern Power Outage Unfortunate but Entirely Predictable… Aug. 14,2003 Event Offers Wake-Up Call for U.S. Energy Policymakers... “The solution….is distributed generation architecture; placing smaller, modular, diverse, and redundant electrical devices across the grid close to the loads they serve. Energy sources such as fuel cells, combined heat and power systems, solar panels, and micro-turbines can provide power at lower cost and greater reliability than the centralized power grid…” More information here:

http://www.rmi.org/images/other/MR_PR_NEPwrOutage14Aug03.pdf



This helpful 48 page booklet discusses how to prepare for an emergency, and provides tips of ensuring basic needs such as clean water.

http://www.survival-guidebook.com/