ReThink Red Deer

Jan

14

2011

Electricity from the Sun - from Dreamer's Paradise to Everyday Use

ReThink Red Deer

Red Deer College - Green Campus

Jan 14 2011 - 1:30am to 4:00am

Presented by:
Gordon Howell, PEng.

Free public presentation and discussion. No registration.

The world of solar energy is changing quickly. The price of solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity continues its march downwards along with staggering world-wide growth. Solar electricity is now becoming affordable for us in our everyday lives. At the same time, we see that the price of electricity is poised to rise even more to pay for new transmission lines and cleaning up our dirty-coal electricity. Read More

Event page: ReThink Red Deer

Location

Margaret Parsons Theatre

Red Deer College

Red Deer , AB

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ReThink Red Deer

Sustainability

Renewables & Alternatives

Electricity Generation & Transmission

Sustainable Communities

Business & the Environment

Jan

09

2011

Bee Lifecycles: Understanding Pollinators

ReThink Red Deer

Jan 9 2011 - 1:00am to 4:00am

Eliese Watson, Founder of A.B.C- Apiaries and Bees for Communities, an educational organization focusing on the development of urban beekeeping and native-bee habitats, will be presenting on the life cycle of bees and understanding the role of pollinators in nature. Read More

Event page: ReThink Red Deer

Location

Kerry Wood Nature Centre

6300 45 Avenue

Red Deer , AB

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Red Deer River Naturalists

ReThink Red Deer

Biodiversity and Wildlife

Wildlife Protection

Environmental Education

Sustainable Communities

Local Food

Permaculture

Feb

23

2011

The 2011 Pathways to Sustainability Conference

ReThink Red Deer

Red Deer College

City of Red Deer

Growing Food Security in Alberta

Sustainability Resources Ltd.

Alberta Rural Development Network

Feb 23 2011 - 4:00pm to Feb 25 2011 - 12:00pm

Creating a sustainable society is the greatest opportunity and the greatest challenge of our era. Since 2009, the Pathways 2 Sustainability Conference (P2S) has helped form the relationships and capacity for planning and participating in sustainable communities.

Building on P2S 2009’s sustainable communiites theme, P2S is moving forward from planning to community-based action. We are featuring over 40 Showcase Exhibitors, 12 Panelists, and 5 Keynotes on topics such as Community Supported Agriculture, Feed In Tarrifs, Renewable Energy, Community Finance, Food Security, and Sustainable & Resilient Community Planning.
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2011 P2S Conference

Location

Red Deer College

Red Deer , AB

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ReThink Red Deer

Sustainability Resources Ltd.

Sustainable Communities

Food Security

Jun

11

2010

Community Supported Energy

ReThink Red Deer

Waskasoo Environmental Education Society

RDC Green Campus

RePower Alberta

Jun 11 2010 - 12:30am to 3:00am

After decades of riding the roller-coaster of the fossil fuel sector's boom and bust cycles, the time has come for Alberta to forge a new energy path. Diversifying our energy economy will not only provide tens of thousands of green jobs for Albertans, but it has the opportunity to create just solutions to our province's contributions to global climate change and the resultant environmental impacts on the air, water, and land we depend on for our standard of living.

Location

Kerry Wood Nature Centre Red Deer , AB

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Sierra Club of Canada

Greenpeace

ReThink Red Deer

Energy

Apr

11

2010

Red Deer Seedy Saturday

ReThink Red Deer

Apr 11 2010 - 7:00pm to 11:00pm

What is Seedy Sunday?

Red Deer Seedy Sunday is part of the worldwide Seedy Saturday / Sunday events that celebrate open-pollinated seeds. In Red Deer, the event is citizen-driven; coordinated with the support of Seeds of Diversity Canada, Spruce Lane Organic Farm, Kerry Wood Nature Centre, the Red Deer Garden Club, and the Growing Food Security in Red Deer project (members of ReThink Red Deer). Read More