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Take Action!
There are many things you can do to assist in the transition to a sustainable energy future. Taking action by supporting renewable energy or by reducing our reliance on non-renewable energy sources (oil, natural gas and coal) will make a difference. Listed below are some options to help you Take
Action!
• Action Tips
• Wind Power PC Educational Fundraiser
• One Less Tonne
• Green Street Programs
• Support the Pembina Institute
Action Tips
There are many things you can do  at home and at school to reduce your environmental impact. The Tips list will
assist you in identifying actions you can take—such as turning off lights and computers, reducing, reusing, recycling, and composting, using natural sunlight, and keeping the heat in or out depending on the season. The Tip list will also provide ideas on starting your own renewable
energy project. Starting with a small project or lifestyle change is a sure way to achieve success. Action Tips
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Wind Power PC Educational Fundraiser
Try our wind powered PC Educational Fundraiser! Are you looking for an innovative, environmental and educational way to raise funds for your school? For your next school fundraiser, why not be a hero to your school and to the
environment and sell wind power for computers?
What is it?
As a fundraiser, your school can sell Wind Power PC certificates. When you purchase wind power certification for your laptop or desktop computer, you will receive a Wind Powered PC sticker and important information on energy efficiency.
A certification sticker will identify the laptop or desktop computer as wind-powered for three years. The greenhouse has reductions are almost 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per desktop! And on top of that the school will receive a healthy
portion of the proceeds.
Dollars and cents!
• Laptops are $16.00 +GST. The school will receive $5.00 from every sale.
• Desktops are $39.00 each +GST. The school will receive $10.00 from every sale.
Tell me more! For more information contact the wind power sales coordinator:
ph: (403) 269-3344 ext 117.
email: tinab(at)pembina.org
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One Less Tonne
The One Less Tonne tool will help you choose actions to meet the challenge outlined in Canada’s Climate Change Plan — for each Canadian to cut his or her annual emissions of greenhouse gases by one tonne, or about 20%.
With every action you select (there are 20 to choose from), the tool will display the emission reductions you'll achieve (and the money you'll save in energy costs!).
• One Less Tonne
• Une Tonne En Moins
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 Green
Street
In hopes of fostering a sense of environmental stewardship among young people across Canada, the J. W. McConnell Family Foundation created and is funding Green Street — a standard of excellence in environmental education. Green
Street offers a variety of high quality environmental education programs that actively engage Canadian elementary and secondary school students in learning about the environment, promoting environmental stewardship and taking further action. Re-energy.ca is a Green Street-approved program.
Registering for Re-energy.ca through Green Street is one way to assist the Pembina Institute. You can also visit the site to check out other environmental education programs.
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Support the Pembina Institute
When you support the Pembina Institute, you support a solutions-based approach to protecting human health and the environment, and to ensuring that the lines of communication between governments, corporations and individuals remain
open on environmental issues. Partner with the Pembina Institute by making a donation today.
• Visit the Pembina donation page today!
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