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Here lies some of the news items that have influenced us.

• FCM’s Green Municipal Fund Supports the City of Edmonton in Sustainable Fleet Management Plan Development
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:11:06 +0000
  Source City of Edmonton :: News
  FCM President Basil Stewart, mayor of Summerside, P.E.I., and Peter Goldring, MP for Edmonton East, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, announced today a Green Municipal Fund (GMF) grant for the City of Edmonton. Edmonton is using $96,250 grant to develop a Sustain...
• New Emergency Services Station Opens
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:11:02 +0000
  Source City of Edmonton :: News
  A new fire and EMS station will help firefighters and paramedics save lives and property and will build on the City’s strong environmental record. The new station, called the Meadows, is equipped with four solar panels on its roof as part of a renewable energy demonstration project. It is the firs...
• Don’t Let Your Household Hazardous Waste Hibernate
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:10:58 +0000
  Source City of Edmonton :: News
  Take it to an Eco Station during winter hours Starting November 14, City of Edmonton Eco Stations change to winter hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 9am to 4:30pmClosed Sunday, Monday and statutory holidays Bring your recyclables and household hazardous waste to an Eco Station for recycling and safe disp...
• Edmonton to Open Third Eco Station
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:10:54 +0000
  Source City of Edmonton :: News
  New facility to serve growing community participation The City of Edmonton will be opening its third Eco Station at 9 a.m. on December 8, 2009, to meet demand as Edmontonians’ participation in managing their waste responsibly grows. The Ambleside Eco Station, located at 14710 Ellerslie Road will p...
• Students Earn Snow Angel Wings for Helping Senior Shovel
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:10:51 +0000
  Source City of Edmonton :: News
  A class of junior high school students are Edmonton’s newest Snow Angels. Three students from Crestwood Elementary-Junior High School and their principal, Sue McKenzie-Robblee, accepted a special Snow Angels certificate from the mayor on behalf of their Leadership Class. Last winter, the class sh...
• Edmonton Wins Award in Copenhagen
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:09:56 +0000
  Source City of Edmonton :: News
  Edmonton’s success in developing effective environmental programs is being recognized with a Climate Leadership in Canada award. Edmonton is one of five cities in Canada that will receive the award at the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit. The award, which was created by some of Canada’s leading...
• City Recycles Christmas Trees
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:09:53 +0000
  Source City of Edmonton :: News
  For the 19th consecutive year, the City of Edmonton will be collecting natural Christmas trees for recycling. Residents are asked to place their trees out for recycling on Monday January 11, when the City will begin collecting them. Trees will be picked up within two weeks, but not necessarily on th...
• City Recycles Christmas Trees
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:09:48 +0000
  Source City of Edmonton :: News
  For the 19th consecutive year, the City of Edmonton will be collecting natural Christmas trees for recycling. Residents are asked to place their trees out for recycling on Monday January 11, when the City will begin collecting them. Trees will be picked up within two weeks, but not necessarily on th...
• Measuring our Carbon Footprint
  Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:33:26 +0000
  Source Transforming Edmonton
  It’s the highlight of my week to go out to a school classroom. I get out of the office, meet new people, and I’m away from my computer. Okay, I don’t completely get away from the computer because the whole reason I’m going to these schools is to teach the kids about their carbon footprint by...
• The Rebound Effect
  Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:00:17 +0000
  Source Transforming Edmonton
  I remember being a kid bouncing on a rebounder. At least that’s what my family called it. It was basically a mini trampoline. I had never heard of the rebound effect at that time but today it is an important issue in all our efforts to mitigate climate change. Basically, the rebound effect is when...
• Who can be greenest?
  Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:40:47 +0000
  Source Transforming Edmonton
  As thoughts of the Olympics dance in my head I find myself wondering if competition to be the greenest will ever become as popular as competition to be the fastest. I recently read about how, now that the world’s former tallest building, Taipei 101, has been outdone, the owners are now going to sp...
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