Interested in energy conservation? Want to help make our city more energy efficient? The residential sector is responsible for 30% of our energy use! Imagine the energy—and money—that could be saved if home energy upgrades were more accessible!
EH and Hamilton Association for Renewable Energy (HARE) are trying to bring an exciting new program called local improvement charges (LICs) to Hamilton.
LICs are long-term, low interest rate loans provided by the municipality and placed on your property tax bill. A homeowner can make their home more energy efficient with no payment upfront!
We need public support to encourage the City to implement this program! Have questions? Want to learn more? Come to our information session:
Wednesday July 16th, 7 pm
Laidlaw Memorial United Church, 155 Ottawa St. North
All are welcome!
You can also visit http://ehsavesenergy.wordpress.com/local-improvement-charges/ for more information about LICs and how they work,
We are also looking for volunteers to help with this initiative!
Volunteers will be going door-to-door with EH staff and talking to residents about how local improvement projects can benefit us.
Are you interested in Volunteering? Please contact Joy at jliu@environmenthamilton.org or at (905) 549-0900.
Friday, July 11, 2014
Friday, June 27, 2014
Get to Worship Without Your Car Weekend Coming in September
Traveling green is an important way we can be stewards of our planet.
Over the weekend of September 19, 20, 21 Greening Sacred Spaces Hamilton invites people of all faiths to travel to worship that Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on foot, by bike, by public transit or carpool.
Be part of the fun while promoting active transportation. Register your place of worship to participate and promote active transportation by emailing Beatrice at bekoko@faith-commongood.net or by calling Environment Hamilton at 905 549 0900.
Once you register participants from your group can join your team.
Let’s celebrate 'a greener way to worship' together!
Contact me if you would like a poster.
Over the weekend of September 19, 20, 21 Greening Sacred Spaces Hamilton invites people of all faiths to travel to worship that Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on foot, by bike, by public transit or carpool.
Be part of the fun while promoting active transportation. Register your place of worship to participate and promote active transportation by emailing Beatrice at bekoko@faith-commongood.net or by calling Environment Hamilton at 905 549 0900.
Once you register participants from your group can join your team.
Let’s celebrate 'a greener way to worship' together!
Contact me if you would like a poster.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Edible Mushroom Growing Workshop with Tom Nagy
Back by popular demand!
When:
June 15th, 2014 at 2pm.
Where:
Bait Un Noor Mosque (Ahmadiyya Muslim Community). 2301 King St. E at Pakdale, Hamilton ON
This event has been sponsored by Bait Un Noor (Ahmadiyya Muslim Community) and Greening Sacred Spaces at Environment Hamilton.
This event will consist of an approximately 1.5 hours powerpoint presentation and hands-on demonstration of the proper methods, techniques and materials necessary for successfully cultivating and propagating delicious, nutritious edible mushrooms out of easily accessable and/or waste materials. This will be followed by a brief question and answer period.
The two species that will be focused on are the oyster (Pleurotus spp.) and king stropharia (Stropharia rugosoannulata) mushrooms. Both are very aggressive and adaptable species that are great for beginning mushroom growers. Oyster mushrooms can be coaxed to grow in used coffee grinds, sawdust, wood chips or brewery grains and can be grown indoors straight through the winter. The king stropharia on the other hand prefers outdoor conditions and grows prolifically from hardwood mulch and sawdust.
Suggested $5 donation.
Friday, May 23, 2014
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
4th Nourishing Hamilton Fair: Food, Faith and Justice
Vendors have included: Farm Maps, Pollinator Gardens, Fruit Tree Project (Environment Hamilton), Rainbarrels,Oliver’s Garden Project, Good Food Box,Hamilton Sustainable Victory Gardens, Westdale Secondary School Gardens, Hamilton Community Garden Network,Neighbour to Neighbour, De Dwa Da Dehs Nye Aboriginal Health Centre, City of Hamilton Waste, Urban Orchards, Composting/green binning, Food advocacy/security action (Hamilton Food Charter).
Tom Nagy will offer his ‘Grow your own Mushrooms’ Workshop from 2pm-3pm.
Sunday, May 4th 2014.
TIME: 1.30-4pm.
PLACE: Beth Jacob Synagogue 375 Aberdeen Ave.Hamilton
Free Event. Freewill donations appreciated.
Contact Beatrice 905 549 0900 or email bekoko@environmenthamilton.org
Tom Nagy will offer his ‘Grow your own Mushrooms’ Workshop from 2pm-3pm.
Sunday, May 4th 2014.
TIME: 1.30-4pm.
PLACE: Beth Jacob Synagogue 375 Aberdeen Ave.Hamilton
Free Event. Freewill donations appreciated.
Contact Beatrice 905 549 0900 or email bekoko@environmenthamilton.org
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Notes from the Green Awakening Network/Greening Sacred Spaces Forum March 01
Thanks to Sue Carson, St James Anglican Church, Dundas and Co-Chair of Greening Niagara Diocese!
Notes from March 1st, 2014.
Divestment issues. March 1st – Sue attended The Green Awakening Network Forum in Toronto. 4 excellent speakers suggesting ways to divest out of oil companies.
Rev. Fletcher Harper from New Jersey. Episcopal priest at Executive Director of GreenFaith. www.greenfaith.org
There has been a Christian history of divesting from products – tobacco, alcohol, weapons etc.
3 reasons we should act to divest:
1. If there is grave large scale harm being done by a company or government policy.
2. Intractable resistance by industry or govt. that refuses to change.
3. Need to redefine society’s moral code.
Actions: Reinvest –don’t just protest. Stop making the problem worse. Look at our churches energy footprint. Commit to be part of the solution. Talk about money/morals.
Jane Ambachtsheer – partner in Mercer investing consulting business based in Toronto.
www.mercer.com/ri
Her company is world wide – 15 in TO. Told of group at Oxford, UK campaign on campuses titled “Push your Parents – your pension is f ****ing up my future”
pushyourparents.org/s/campaign.
Two reports she recommend we use:
1.The Stern Review 2006 (Sir Nicholas Stern) The economics of climate change.
2. Climate change scenarios 2011 – implications for strategic asset allocation.
Ask yourself what is the carbon risk in my portfolio? How much carbon is invested in the companies? Also what is the water risk in companies (eg. Beverages)
Seven suggested areas as to where to invest instead: Alternative energies, Energy efficiencies, Water infrastructure/technologies, pollution control, waste management, sustainable resources and environmental support services.
Mike Brigham: co-founder and president of SolarShare co-op. www.solarbonds.ca
Is solar too expensive? In 1977 it was $75 a watt, now 72 cents a watt. Price dropped because of advanced technology – could drop more. Since 2008 50% drop in price. He went through all the types of hydro, coal, nuclear etc. Solar has to make sense – cheap, renewable. Easy to find rooftops so can be produced where it is needed in cities.
Christine Boyle: community organizer in B.C. Directs Spirited Social change. www.spiritedsocialchange.org
We need to be pushing people to make BIG life changes and not just focus on the low hanging fruit (recycling/eating organically). We have to stop being polite and get engaged and be disruptive in all areas. Draw strength from other groups that are working on the same ideas. At 29 she will see the results of our action (or inaction) in her lifetime.
Movie “Do the Math” was shown –discussion by Monica Resendes from Toronto 350.org
Working on U of T. divestment.
Notes from March 1st, 2014.
Divestment issues. March 1st – Sue attended The Green Awakening Network Forum in Toronto. 4 excellent speakers suggesting ways to divest out of oil companies.
Rev. Fletcher Harper from New Jersey. Episcopal priest at Executive Director of GreenFaith. www.greenfaith.org
There has been a Christian history of divesting from products – tobacco, alcohol, weapons etc.
3 reasons we should act to divest:
1. If there is grave large scale harm being done by a company or government policy.
2. Intractable resistance by industry or govt. that refuses to change.
3. Need to redefine society’s moral code.
Actions: Reinvest –don’t just protest. Stop making the problem worse. Look at our churches energy footprint. Commit to be part of the solution. Talk about money/morals.
Jane Ambachtsheer – partner in Mercer investing consulting business based in Toronto.
www.mercer.com/ri
Her company is world wide – 15 in TO. Told of group at Oxford, UK campaign on campuses titled “Push your Parents – your pension is f ****ing up my future”
pushyourparents.org/s/campaign.
Two reports she recommend we use:
1.The Stern Review 2006 (Sir Nicholas Stern) The economics of climate change.
2. Climate change scenarios 2011 – implications for strategic asset allocation.
Ask yourself what is the carbon risk in my portfolio? How much carbon is invested in the companies? Also what is the water risk in companies (eg. Beverages)
Seven suggested areas as to where to invest instead: Alternative energies, Energy efficiencies, Water infrastructure/technologies, pollution control, waste management, sustainable resources and environmental support services.
Mike Brigham: co-founder and president of SolarShare co-op. www.solarbonds.ca
Is solar too expensive? In 1977 it was $75 a watt, now 72 cents a watt. Price dropped because of advanced technology – could drop more. Since 2008 50% drop in price. He went through all the types of hydro, coal, nuclear etc. Solar has to make sense – cheap, renewable. Easy to find rooftops so can be produced where it is needed in cities.
Christine Boyle: community organizer in B.C. Directs Spirited Social change. www.spiritedsocialchange.org
We need to be pushing people to make BIG life changes and not just focus on the low hanging fruit (recycling/eating organically). We have to stop being polite and get engaged and be disruptive in all areas. Draw strength from other groups that are working on the same ideas. At 29 she will see the results of our action (or inaction) in her lifetime.
Movie “Do the Math” was shown –discussion by Monica Resendes from Toronto 350.org
Working on U of T. divestment.
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