RePower Alberta Launches Across the Province
Building the Green Economy
Many communities in Alberta are feeling the heat from a variety different resource extractive industries - coal, oil, gas, tar sands, nuclear, etc. For the most part these industries come under the guise as energy and job providers, but in reality the burden of the toxic legacy they will leave on the land, water, and community far outweighs any short-term job benefits. In Alberta, oil and gas extraction actually produces the least amount of jobs per dollar invested compared to health care, education, construction and transportation.
But how can we provide economic opportunities for community members while at the same time protect the integrity of the land, the water and the natural ecosystems?
A green, clean and just economy may be the answer.
RePower Alberta is a campaign teamed by Sierra Club Prairie and Greenpeace, demanding the Alberta government put forth a Green Energy Strategy. As part of the campaign RePower Alberta is touring the province organizing and presenting a series of Green Energy and Green Jobs events to province communities to share the facts about Alberta’s potential for a green economy.
We will present alternatives to fossil fuel based energy sources that empower communities, create jobs, and do not introduce harmful pollutants to ecosystems and our health. The speakers (about 3-4) for each event may differ, depending what our community folks feel is the best fit for where their community is at and its unique issues.
There is also the potential, if your group is interested, in also holding a more in depth smaller group organizing session to help those who are actively working on this issue and to bring in expert speakers. Aside from the presentation for the community, we want to try to set up meetings with interested councillors and/or MLA's where possible, as well as meet with local media, school presentations, etc.
If you're interested in having RePower Alberta visit your community, please contact Chelsea Flook at chelseaf@sierraclub.ca, or Mike Hudema at mike.hudema@greenpeace.org
PAST TOUR STOPS:
June 20, 2011: RePower Alberta Comes to Red Deer
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Speakers Include:
Chelsea Flook is the Associate Director and RePower Alberta campaigner for Sierra Club Prairie. Her presentation seeks to explore the potential of Alberta's renewable energy resources, various methods of utilizing renewable energy and efficiency, barriers to deployment of renewable energy, and what the government can do to help green the grid.
April 8th, 2011: RePower Alberta Comes to Beaver Lake
2pm - 3pm
Speakers Include:
Chelsea Flook is the Associate Director and RePower Alberta campaigner for Sierra Club Prairie. Her presentation seeks to explore the potential of Alberta's renewable energy resources, various methods of utilizing renewable energy and efficiency, barriers to deployment of renewable energy, and what the government can do to help green the grid.
March 2nd, 2011: RePower Alberta Comes to Calgary
7pm - 9pm: Calgary Area Outdoor Council (1111 Memorial Drive, NW)
Speakers Include:
David Vonesch, BSc. Eng, Certified Photovoltaic Technician, CanSIA Certified Solar Thermal installer
Chelsea Flook, RePower Alberta Campaigner, Sierra Club Prairie.
Dave currently works for SkyFire Energy, a local Calgary-based Solar PV and Solar Thermal installation company that, in addition to residential installations, has also been part of projects for local schools, municipal buildings, and affordable housing units.
Chelsea Flook is the Associate Director and RePower Alberta campaigner for Sierra Club Prairie. Her presentation seeks to explore the potential of Alberta's renewable energy resources, various methods of utilizing renewable energy and efficiency, barriers to deployment of renewable energy, and what the government can do to help green the grid.
April 22nd 2010, RePower Alberta Comes to Grande Prairie
7:30pm, Grande Prairie Regional College Rm D308
Speakers Include:
- Valerie V. Gilson, Executive Director of Peace Energy Cooperative
- Randyn Seibold, Entrepreneur, Renewable REcruits
- Yvonne Peterson, Industry & Continuing Ed Green Building Program, Fairview Campus
- Sheryle Carlson, Associate Director, Sierra Club of Canada Prairie Chapter
- Mike Hudema, Green Peace Energy Campaigner
Event Sponsored by: SPOC (Start Protecting Our Communities - Grande Prairie), Solar Eden Project, and RePower Alberta
Start Protecting Our Communities - Grande Prairie, http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12115559425
Solar Eden Project, http://www.gpsolareden.com/
May 17th and 18th 2010, RePower Alberta Comes to Peace River and Manning
Peace River, May 17th, 7:30 at the Catholic Conference Centre, 10307 99th Street
Manning, May 18th, 7:30 at the Legion Hall
Speakers Include:
• Tim Weis, M.Sc., P.Eng. — Director of Renewable Energy and Efficiency at the Pembina Institute
• Denis Sauvageau, Peace River Environmental Society
• Sheryle Carlson, Associate Director, Sierra Club of Canada Prairie Chapter
Event Sponsored by: The Peace River Environmental Society and RePower Alberta
http://www.peaceriverenvironmentalsociety.org/
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May 20th 2010, RePower Alberta Comes to Fort Saskatchewan
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7:30pm, Fort Saskatchewan Library, 10011 102 St
Speakers Include:
• Randall Benson, Journeyman electrician, and founder Off The Grid – Renewable Energy Power Systems
• Brandy Burdeniuk, EcoAmmo is a graduate of the Industrial Design program at the University of Alberta and a LEED® Accredited professional.
• Sheryle Carlson, Associate Director, Sierra Club of Canada Prairie Chapter
• Mike Hudema, Greenpeace Climate and Energy Campaigner
May 26th 2010, RePower Alberta Public Launch in Edmonton
7:00 pm, ELTC 1-003, University of Alberta, Edmonton
Speakers Include:
- Kristi Anderson, MBA, B.Sc. — Technical and Policy Advisor, Pembina Institute
- Allan Kettles, B.Ed., CRSP, CHSC, President/CEO/Owner Benign Energy Canada Inc. on Wind and challenges/potential in Alberta
- David Thompson, author of the report Green Jobs: It's Time to Build Alberta's Future, and independent environmental policy consultant
- Sheryle Carlson, Associate Director, Sierra Club of Canada Prairie Chapter
- Mike Hudema, Greenpeace Climate and Energy Campaigner
June 10th 2010, RePower Alberta in Red Deer
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6-9:00pm, Location: Kerry Wood Nature Centre, Red Deer
Speakers Include:
- Ron Besuijen, ReThink Red Deer member and owner of Home Synergy
- Sheryle Carlson, Associate Director, Sierra Club of Canada Prairie Chapter
This event is co-presented by ReThink Red Deer, Waskasoo Environmental Education Society, RDC Green Campus, and RePower Alberta.
ReThink Red Deer, http://www.sustainablereddeer.com/
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