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1.
UPCOMING SMARTLIVING WORKSHOPS
EnerACT is now running
free Smart Living workshops for the citizens
of our fair - and soon to be fairer! - city.
These fun and interactive two-hour workshops
outline the concept of Smart Living, with
a focus on improving home comfort and lowering
your energy bills.
Learn about the simple actions you can take
to reduce your energy bills;
Learn about the EnerGuide and Energy Star
energy efficiency programs;
Learn more about green energy in Ontario.
If you would like to have us run a workshop
for you, your friends, neighbourhood association,
local library, workplace or charity that you
support, use the simple form below, call us
at 416-488-3966 or email us at info@smartliving.ca.
January 2004
23 (Friday)
Where: 975 Kingston Road, Scarborough
When: 7:30pm
Who: Kingston Road United Church
May 2004
5 (Wednesday)
Where: 420 Burnhamthorpe Rd, Etobicoke
When: 6:30pm
Who: Eatonville Branch, Toronto Public Library
2.
GREEN GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
EnerACT's annual Green Gifts guide is the perfect tool for finding gifts that reduce the environmental and social impact of your gift giving.
Always keep in mind that the best gift is one that uses
the least resources. So write a letter, sing a song,
promise to paint a wall, help install their new fluorescent
fixtures or programmable thermostat or cook them dinner. How about making something? (but please, guys and gals, no cheesy gifts or I'm sending them right back!)
There are lots of great ideas for a homemade gift. Here's one: combine equal portions of cloves and whole, dried allspice berries. Place 2 tablespoons of the mixture into the middle of a small square of cheese cloth along with 1/2 a tablespoon of ground nutmeg. Tie the top of the bundle along with two sticks of cinnamon - a perfect package for mulling 6 cups of cider! Package it in a reusable container, write the instructions (1 unopened package in 6 cups of cider, heat gently) on a card and ... voila!
If mulling spices don't tickle your fancy, click here to download a printer-friendly version of the Green Gifts fact sheet!
Remember: be mindful of your purchases. Make the move to smartliving.
3. COMING SOON - EnerACT's 2004 GREEN BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Looking to buy a solar hot water system? Interested in energy efficient blinds? Want to save thousands of dollars per year by car sharing? You can find information on all these services and more in EnerACT's Green 2004 Business Directory. The Directory will be available for download from our website - www.eneract.org - starting December 18th. You can find a print version of the Directory in the latest issue of the North Toronto Green Community newsletter.
4. VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: OLENA SULLIVAN
NAME: Olena Sullivan | New Mediatrix
OCCUPATION: Graphic Designer
WEBSITE: www.olena.ca
Olena has been a volunteer with EnerACT since early in 2003. She has graciously offered her skill and time as part of the team that is bringing you the sexy, new EnerACT that you see before your eyes.
Olena, a Toronto-based graphic designer, runs New Mediatrix, an east-end graphic design firm specializing in full-service new media. Her clients, ranging from entrepreneurs to medium-sized businesses, often come to her looking for a complete package of services – from print to web. From authors looking for a book design, to a new business looking for a complete identity package and website, Olena’s 13 years of graphic design experience give her the experience to provide creative solutions to projects of any size.
According to Olena, she volunteers with EnerACT because the principles and activities that the organization promotes resonates with her and she has continued to donate her time and skills with both print and web support. She is also a Board Member of Dress Your Best, a not-for-profit organization that provides clothing to men and women entering the workforce.
5. ABOUT ENERACT
EnerACT is a community-based, non-profit organization made up of individual members and
renewable energy industry representatives who are dedicated to fostering a transition to a sustainable
energy future. We work with civil society, private sector, municipal government and utilities implementing
innovative sustainable energy policy and projects.
EnerACT promotes the aggresive implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy in order to
address the urgent problems of global climate change and urban smog. EnerACT is run by its team of
nine hardworking Directors of the Board and two
most fabulous, if we do say so ourselves, staff.
Mission Statement
The Energy Action Council of Toronto aims to act as a catalyst and implementor of a sustainable
energy future in the context of the City of Toronto.
What we do
We see a strong role for energy conservation and renewable energy (together called "sustainable energy")
in the future of the region. To this end, we plan innovative and unique programs that further the vision of a
100% renewable energy base for Toronto by 2025. Visit the
projects page of our website to learn more about our current and previous projects.
6. JOIN US - HELP MOVE TORONTO TOWARD A HEALTHIER FUTURE!
EnerACT does amazing and important work that, in most cases, no one else is doing.
But we can't continue to grow and improve our services if we can make
ends meet. This is where you come in. If you think the work we are doing is worthwhile
and would like to support us, there are a number of ways you can get involved:
Become an EnerACT member.
Click here to learn about the benefits of being an EnerACT member;
Join a committee; or
Volunteer to help one of our programs.
7. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
This email is a monthly EnerACT service. EnerACT: Agents of Change for Conservation and Renewable
Energy. To subscribe to or unsubscribe to this list, visit
http://www.eneract.org/gen/join.htm.
We welcome your feedback!
Send comments, questions, and suggestions to:
info@eneract.org.
EnerACT: Agents of Change for Conservation and Renewable Energy
51 Wolseley Street, 5th Flr
Toronto, Canada M5T 1A4
Ph: (416)488-3966
Fax: (416)203-3121
Web: www.eneract.org
Want to lower your energy bills
and make your home more comfortable?
Take a look at your Smart Living handbook:
www.smartliving.ca.
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