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5 Ways to Be Green in 2012
Are you looking for ways to make your 2012 “Green”? Here are some easy things that you can do to help the environment. Why not make one of them a New Year resolution? 1. Veto the water … Continue reading
Do your heating bills leave you cold? Direct Energy has money-saving tips
Having trouble managing your energy bills? According to Direct Energy, Canadian homeowners are eligible to save approximately $980, equivalent to 25.9%, on their annual heating bill and qualify for up to $2,655 in rebates. All this can be accomplished in … Continue reading
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Tagged basement, ecoEnergy, ecoEnergy rebate, furnace, Insulation, save, savings
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Energy Efficiency Could Be a Make it or Break it Deal for Your Love Life
Friends of the Earth (FOE) is UK organization that campaigns for solutions to environmental problems. Inspired by Barack Obama’s “Insulation is sexy” statement, they created the ad below. “If everyone was this turned on by energy efficiency, our homes would be a … Continue reading
Posted in ecoEnergy Grant, Miscellaneous, Sustainability
Tagged ecoEnergy, Friends of the Earth, Insulation is sexy, Obama, retrofit, Sustainability
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ecoENERGY Retrofit Grants are back!
The Government of Canada has renewed the popular ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes program. From June 6, 2011, until March 31, 2012, homeowners are eligible to receive grants of up to $5,000 to make their homes more energy-efficient. Homeowners who participated … Continue reading
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Tagged ecoEnergy, Home Retrofit, Insulation Grants, Retrofit Grants
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$400 Million in ecoENERGY Grants!
As discussed previously, the Federal Government has decided to reinstate the ecoENERGY initiative with a $400 million grant. This is great news for anyone looking to perform energy upgrades on their home! If the official budget is passed and implemented … Continue reading
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Tagged ecoEnergy, energy advisor, energy audit, homeowners
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Canadian Household Energy Costs to Hit $66 Billion
Oil prices are continuing to rise and the result of this is going to be a noticeable increase in the costs of heating and electricity in Canadian homes, says a recent Scotiabank special report. In the past two years, an … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, ecoEnergy, energy, federal government, increase, oil
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Climate Change Accountability Act (Bill C-311)
The Climate Change Accountability Act (Bill C-311) was recently passed in the House of Commons. The passage of this bill could eventually result in some more government incentives for businesses/households to become energy efficient. The overall goal of the Bill … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill C-311, Climate Change, ecoEnergy, energy efficiency, GNI, Great Northern Insulation, Insulation
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Great News: Ontario Keeps ecoEnergy Program Alive
On April 19, the Ontario Provincial Government annouced that it will continue to fund new pre-retrofit audits. The province will rebate up to $150 for home energy audits, and will also provide up to $5000 in retrofit rebates. The Federal … Continue reading
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Tagged ecoEnergy, ecoEnergy rebate, energy audit, Insulation, retrofit
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Insulation’s for all seasons?
It’s a beautiful Friday afternoon, unfortunately for me, a fairly uneventful one as well. I’m thinking of calling it a day and heading home early for the weekend, besides I’m just getting in the way of all the contractors! We’re … Continue reading
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Tagged ecoEnergy, home renovation, HST, insulation retrofit, Ontario, ROI, Utility Bills
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Bill C-311 Passes Vote
The Climate Change Accountability Act (Bill C-311) has passed a second vote in the House of Commons and will now move on to a final debate and vote, which is scheduled to be held some time in late May. If … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill C-311, ecoEnergy, greenhouse emissions, Insulation, retrofit
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