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New ‘green’ neighbourhood opens in Edmonton
A north Edmonton neighbourhood has gone green — literally.
Oxford, in northwest Edmonton, is the first large subdivision where the City of Edmonton set environmental standards that apply to every home.
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Eco-friendly community launched in Riversong
Rivera of Riversong — a subsidy of the community of Riversong — officially launched June 13. Located along the banks of the Bow River, Riviera aims to promote a healthy, green lifestyle with its abundance of parks and pathways.
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Earthship homes: Living off the grid
Rural Virginia seemed an unlikely place for a green dream, as Melina Winterton and Larry Peck discovered when they told contractors they wanted to build an earthship.
“You want to do what?” was the common reply.
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Alberta cleaning up energy generation
The Redford government is crafting a renewable and alternative energy framework that will govern wind, solar and geothermal electricity generation in Alberta starting next year.
An Alberta Energy presentation at the National Renewable Energy Forum last month shows the province plans to consult Albertans and draft a policy framework in 2013, then “commence implementation” in 2014.
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Recycling numbers holding steady
The city released its annual waste and recycling report for 2012 and the results have shown that not much has changed in the Fort.
Over the last five years, waste removal per household totals have stayed pretty even in the city, hovering between 260 and 280 kg per resident in each of the previous four years and coming to around 270 kg last year.
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Heritage Heights arena going green
New green initiatives at the Heritage Heights arena under construction east of Okotoks come with a hefty price tag and the fundraising committee is trying to raise $1.25 million to pay the bills.
The Scott Seaman Sports Rink — Heritage Heights is scheduled to open on Sept. 1, however, the Dunbow Recreation Board, which is also the rink’s community fundraising committee, has accepted a lofty new task to ensure the facility has a minimal footprint on the environment.
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CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS INCREASINGLY ECO-FRIENDLY
Judging by the numbers, Canadians are becoming more mindful of their impact on Mother Earth around the house.
According to a survey released by Statistics Canada, an increasing number of Canadian households have installed energy-efficient fixtures. Included in the findings of the Households and the Environment survey, which polled roughly 20,000 homes across Canada, the number of households using low-volume toilets has increased from to just nine per cent in 1991 to 47 per in 2011, a fivefold increase.
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Green push at Sylvan Lake
It ain’t so hard being green.
That’s the message from the Town of Sylvan Lake, which has rolled out a new environmental initiative to recognize the efforts to go green by local residents, school children and businesses.
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Black Diamond all about going green
Black Diamond is one step closer to being green after installing a solar system on a second town building recently.
The Town invited the public to celebrate the installation of a $32,000 reflect solar system, funded by the Municipal Sustainability Initiative, on its municipal building at a public information session on Feb. 26. The system is expected to produce 20 per cent of the building’s electricity and pay for itself in 10 to 15 years, depending on the price of electricity, according to Mayor Sharlene Brown.
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