City of Colwood wins a Climate & Energy Action Award from the Community Energy Association

The City of Colwood, Royal Roads University and BC Hydro have won the 2011 Climate & Energy Action Award for Public Service Organization and Local Government Collaboration at UBCM for their innovative Solar Colwood partnerships. Read more [+]

Flat battery: The B.C. government said it would spend $2.7 million to build hundreds of electric-car-charging stations across the province in an effort to encourage drivers to buy vehicles such as the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf. That’s in addition to a $5,000 rebate to drivers. Yet just 210 electric vehicles have been sold in the province—effectively translating into an $18,000 per vehicle subsidy for the carmakers.
See full article: http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/99-stupid-things-the-government-did-with-your-money-part-i/

Home Energy Solutions has provided Tumaini with a solar system.  It will be installed in January.  It will provide power for lights, a refrigerator, and to pump water to keep the toilets flushing.    Many thanks to Surrette and Magnum Energy who helped by supplying some of the components, and the the RBC for their donations.

Home Energy Solutions has now set a goal of helping build a school room for the Tumaini kids.  This is to be built in the next 12 months.  The school will allow the Tumaini Children’s Foundation to bring in better teachers and help their kids get all the way through high school – something only 4% of Tanzanian’s complete.  This will help them get better jobs and secure a future for themselves.

Our target is to raise $30,000.  To do this we are assembling a team of 6 people to ascend Kilimanjaro starting January 19, 2013, and the team is looking for sponsors. For donation info: Climbing Kili for the Kids

You can help by donating 1 cent (or more) for each meter climbed by the team.  If we reach the top, we will have ascended 5895m – to the tallest point of Africa.   It will be cold, it will be hard, and the air at the summit has 40% of the oxygen of sea level.   Help encourage us upwards by donating to the Tumaini school fund.   100% of the proceeds will go directly to the Tumaini Children’s Foundation.  All of the climbers going to Africa are and paying their own travel costs and donating their time to help at the orphanage while we are there. For additional information: http://www.climbkilifortumaini.com

How can you help?

microFIT Program, Version 2.0 – Information for Pre-Existing Applicants 

Those who submitted applications between September 1, 2011, and April 5, 2012, and who wish to participate in the microFIT Program must revise their application to comply with Version 2.0 of the microFIT Rules.  

• These applications are referred to as “pre-existing applications”. You must sign in to your “My microFIT Home Page” to complete and submit your revised application.

Revised applications must be submitted during the transition window from July 12, 2012 to August 10, 2012.

• Revised applications submitted on or before August 10, 2012, will maintain their original time stamp and reference number.

• A pre-existing application that is not revised and submitted by August 10, 2012, will be terminated.

• The applicant’s legal name that was provided in Question 1 of the Version 1 application form cannot be changed. Failure to comply with this will result in the termination of the pre-existing application.
•  Pre-existing applicants may submit a new application if their pre-existing application was terminated for failure to submit by August 10, 2012. The microFIT 2.0 Rules will apply, and new applications will be processed after resubmitted pre-existing applications.

FAQs for pre-existing microFIT applications submitted on or after September 1, 2011 can be found here.

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