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#50
June 2008
GOOD NEWS...AT LEST FOR SOME OF OUR MEMBERS! THE POWERHOUSE IS HERE!
THE RENEWABLE REVOLUTION: WORLD'S BIGGEST SOLAR FARM IS ABOUT TO OPEN? IS THE END OF OIL NEAR?
SPOTLIGHT ON...Local Initiative for Future Energy (L.I.F.E.)
AND NOW THE BAD NEWS...
NOTABLES...More leukemia detected near nuclear power plants
DARLINGTON "WINS"
RIDDLE - Supplied by skye faris
QUOTABLES - Ole von Uexkuell
#49
March 2008
ACTION ALERT! EARTH HOUR 2008
WORKSHOP AND AGM-GO SOLAR - SHARING MEMBERS’ SUCCESS STORIES
WHO KILLED THE SOLAR HOT WATER PANEL? - Part II
QUOTABLES - CFRE members
A SENSIBLE POWER BACK-UP SYSTEM
QUOTABLES - John Fitzgerald Kennedy
SURVEY REVEALS GAP IN PUBLICS AWARENESS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY'S ROLE IN REDUCING GREENHOUSE GASES (From the Nuclear Energy Institute Newsletter)
QUOTABLES - Chief Seattle
NOTABLES...Green Homes Tour
"HOW MUCH WILL IT COST ME TO INSTALL SOLAR PANELS OR A WIND GENERATOR?"
CFRE Membership Fees
#48
December 2007
WHO KILLED THE SOLAR HOT WATER PANEL?
SPOTLIGHT ON...Go Solar Program
QUOTABLES - Thomas Edison
NUCLEAR POWER SPEEDING UP GLOBAL WARMING
QUOTABLES - CanSIA, A Solar Plan for Canada
NEW SMART CAR ON THE MARKET
CFRE Membership Fees
NOTABLES...Charitable Donation
#47
September 2007
HELPING ONTARIANS GO GREEN AND GET GREEN AT HOME
WE LOST A DEDICATED MEMBER AND ACTIVIST...
NOTABLES...Wind Generators for Sale
DEJA VU - WE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE!!
THE NEW HALIFAX FARMERS' MARKET
QUOTABLES - E.F. Schumacher, Small is Beautiful
SPOTLIGHT ON...Nuclear Waste Management Organization
QUOTABLES - from "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists", July/August 2000
#46
June 2007
RENEWABLE ENERGY - THE EASY WAY
SPOTLIGHT ON...CFRE Member's House
NOTABLES...CFRE Postcards
DIALLING THE SUN... From Black to Grey. Mill Tackling to Renewable Energy
NOTABLES...Web Site's New Look
ANOTHER UPDATE ON 'RELIABLE' NUCLEAR POWER
QUOTABLES - Graffitti
#45
March 2007
SPOTLIGHT ON...European Union to seek 20% demand reduction
WORKSHOP AND AGM-THE INSPIRATION of ENERGY CONSERVATION: Paving the Way to a Renewable Future!
NOTABLES...Memberships
QUOTABLES - Hermann Scheer
WHERE TO PLACE A SOLAR PANEL
CHARGING THE FUTURE - KIMBERCOTE KILOWATT CONFERENCE 2007
#44
December 2006
THE BARNINGHAM SUNHOUSE
THE AWARENESS PROJECT
SPECIAL NOTICE!: Charitable Donation
GORBACHEV URGES G8 TO BACK SOLAR POWER, NOT OIL OR NUCLEAR
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!! - CFRE's 2007 AGM
CONGRATULATIONS!! The lonely 1.8 MW Ferndale windturbine got company!
DARDESHEIM A SHINING EXAMPLE!
RELIABLE (AND AFFORDABLE) NUCLEAR POWER? (An Update)
THE COST QUESTION
SPOTLIGHT ON...Organic Conference
#43
September 2006
WHAT'S THE FASCINATION WITH STEAM-POWER GENERATED ELECTRICITY?
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
SMART THOUGHTS ABOUT A CAR
CFRE FUNDRAISING 2006-2007
SPOTLIGHT ON...A Day in the Life of a Solar-Powered Household
A brief review: A STUDY FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH(IEER)
NOTABLES - CFRE's strategic plan
WORKSHOP
#42
June 2006
INVESTING IN RENEWABLE ENERGY
FERNDALE TURBINE SUMMER TOURS
ASK THE EXPERT - Electricity and Cooking
THE ART OF ADVOCACY
NOTABLES...new board
TAKING ACTION ON STANDARD OFFER CONTRACTS
#41
March 2006
WORKSHOP AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING DRAFT AGENDA -
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS of RENEWABLE ENERGY ADVOCACY!

ABOUT OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER...
SUBSIDIZING FOSSIL FUELS IS LIKE GIVING MONEY TO A DRUG ADDICT
REVIEW OF THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY'S PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROCESS
NOTABLES...proposed by-law changes
GOING SOLAR: HOW TO GET STARTED
GERMAN RENEWABLES PRODUCING MORE POWER THAN NUKES
THIS MONTH'S ENERGY SAVING TIP
#40
December 2005
WORLD RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR HUMAN RIGHT TO RENEWABLE ENERGY
SPOTLIGHT ON...OFF-GRID MEMBERS
POWER PIPE
ENERGY TIP FOR DISHWASHERS (OFF-GRID HOMES)
LOCAL WIND FORUM ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY AND COOPERATIVE PROJECTS
THE WORLD IS CONGREGATING IN MONTREAL!
WE LOST A VISIONARY...
#39
September 2005
FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE - "THE 5000 IN 2005" PROJECT
THIS JUST IN
THE LITTLE SYSTEM THAT GREW
SPOTLIGHT ON...CANADA PARKS GOES FOR GREEN ENERGY!
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - Upcoming Workshop
APPEALING TO ALL OUR MEMBERS!
#38
June 2005
THE 3 CENT SOLUTION
GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFITS!
STUDY DONE FOR CALIFORNIA UTILITLY PROVES THE VALUE OF SOLAR PHOTO VOLTAICS (PV)
SPOTLIGHT ON...Alternative Energy Student Group (AESG)
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! - T-shirts
UPDATE ON THE REPORT "RELIABLE POWER FROM NUCLEAR" (#29, March 2003)
#37
March 2005
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR IMPROVING WATER QUALITY
SPOTLIGHT ON...Solar Water Heaters
HATCHING THE GOLDEN EGG
#36
December 2004
RESOLUTION T2: RENEWABLE ENERGY
RUNNING WELL PUMPS ON SOLAR POWER
NOTABLES...upcoming events
NET METERING: INDIVIDUAL ENERGY SHARING
SPOTLIGHT ON...Solar roofs are sprouting up all over!
#35
September 2004
THE EVOLUTION OF A RENEWABLE MIND
BPEG RENEWABLE ENERGY TOUR A GREAT SUCCESS
REVIEW OF NOMAD 1500 PORTABLE SOLAR POWER SYSTEM
PUBLIC FORUM ON SOLAR ENERGY, WATERLOO
A BIG THANK YOU...
#34
June 2004
MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE SUPPLY OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCES IN GERMANY
BRUCE PENINSULA RENEWABLE ENERGY TOUR - SATURDAY, AUGUST 14/04
NOTABLES - Voluntary Gas Tax
SPECIAL NOTICE: NEW MEMBERSHIP FEES AS OF JUNE 1, 2004
AT THE TURNING POINT (Executive Summary of the World Renewable Energy Agenda)
A TOTAL SUBSTITUTION OF ATOMIC AND FOSSIL ENERGY IS NECESSARY AND POSSIBLE
A CALL FOR INDUSTRIAL, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL GRAND STRATEGIES FOR RENWABLE ENERGY
NO MORE LIP-SERVICE
ENERGY AND WATER - THE IGNORED LINK
SPOTLIGHT ON...Techincal Advice
POLITICAL DECLARATION (Renewables 2004)
#33
March 2004
TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE
NOTABLES - McCaffrey Rebuilding Fund
#32
December 2003
ENERGY EFFICIENCY / CONSERVATION
ASK THE EXPERT - hybrid cars
SPOTLIGHT ON...Hans Albarda and Cathy Stanley
NEWS RELEASE: 25 November 2003 - Minister Dwight Duncan Announces Introduction of New Legislation, Sending a Strong Message on Conservation
RESPONSE TO MEMBERSHIP SURVEY REQUESTS
WELCOME 2 NEW CFRE MEMBERS FOR LIFE!!
#31
September 2003
THE LITTLE SYSTEM THAT GREW
HARVEST THE WIND (poem)
SURVEY
CFRE MEMBERSHIP FEES
SPOTLIGHT ON...Great Lakes United
NOTABLES - World Council For Renewable Energy (WCRE)
#30
June 2003
WHO IS O.S.E.A ?
SPOTLIGHT ON...Kyoto Plan offers cash for home retrofits (G&M,June 11,2003)
NOTABLES - World Council For Renewable Energy (WCRE)
FLASHBACK TO.... 1989 We Will Depend More on Science: How far can computers be trusted?
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST ME....?
A Message from the Health Promotion and Environmental Protection Office - 20/20 THE WAY TO CLEAN AIR...AND HEALTH
RENEWABLE ENERGY NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD - FROM "RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD", MAR-APR 2003
225 KW PV INSTALLATION
#29
March 2003
ONTARIO MOVES ON 'ALTERNATIVE' ENERGY SUPPORT
PLANNING A TRIP?
SPOTLIGHT ON...ITER - The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
RENEWABLE ENERGY NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD - FROM "RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD", JAN-FEB 2003
WORLD'S FIRST WAVEPOWERED BUS
RELIABLE POWER FROM NUCLEAR
#28
December 2002
CANSIA FORUM 2002: THE FUTURE OF THE SOLAR INDUSTRY IN CANADA
CFRE MEMBERSHIPS AND DONATIONS
THANK YOU RICK!
#27
September 2002
CONGRATULATIONS, HAROLD!! SOLAR PIONEER TURNS 80!
THE ANSWER MY FRIEND, IS BLOWING IN THE WIND
SPOTLIGHT ON...GOVERNMENT POLICY ON ENERGY IN 1982
ELECTRICITY RATES SKYROCKETING?
WIND POWER IN THE BRUCE PENINSULA
WHAT'S NEW...SOLAR CELL PROTOTYPE
$20 WELL SPENT: THE GODERICH SOLWIND/CFRE TOUR
Q&A WITH SOME FUN TRIVIA
NOTABLES...EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
#26
June 2002
ASK THE EXPERT - wind speeds
CFRE 2002 ANNUAL MEETING AND WORKSHOP
NOTABLES - OPG
GREAT NEWS - King Township
IN MEMORIAM: IRENE KOCK
WIND POWER EQUIVALENT TO A NUCLEAR POWER STATION
EXCERPTS FROM A REPORT OF THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
#25
March 2002
ELECTRICITY DEREGULATION-GOOD OR BAD?
THE EUROPEAN EXAMPLE - part 2
GREAT NEWS - Energy Globe Awards
GREEN TAGS ARE FINALLY HERE!
COMMUNITY BASED SUSTAINABLE ENERGY WORKSHOPS
TREC TURBINE IS A GO
#24
December 2001
THE EUROPEAN EXAMPLE - part 1
SPOTLIGHT ON....GERMANY’S WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
LOOKING FOR COMMENTS ON "A CLEAN ENERGY PATH FOR ONTARIO"
GREAT NEWS!--Life Memberships available
NOTABLES--web site activity
#23
September 2001
HOW TO GET YOURSELF OFF THE POWER GRID...
ASK THE EXPERT-purchasing green energy
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT-gifts
RECOGNITION...
WHICH WAY, ONTARIO?
#22
June 2001
TALKING IN THE WIND, THE TALE OF A 10 KW WIND TURBINE
MINISTER HAD DIM MINDSET ON ELECTRICITY
ADVICE FROM AN ARCHITECTURAL EXPERT IN REGARD TO THE MARCH "ASK THE EXPERT" REPLY
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - CFRE has published it's first document!
NOTABLES Commercial utility-scale wind turbines
#21
March 2001
WATER PUMPING WITH SOLAR ELECTRICITY
SPOTLIGHT ON...BIOENERGY
RISE AND SHINE CONFERENCE
ASK THE EXPERT-mounting solar panels
NOTABLES-Pickering A Restart
#20
December 2000
OUR NEW SOLAR HOUSE
LOST ON THE ROAD TO ELECTRICITY REFORM
NOTABLES-Ontario Sustainable Energy Association
RISE AND SHINE CONFERENCE
NOTABLES-Organic Conference
ASK THE EXPERT-purchasing green energy
NUCLEAR POWER - AT WHAT COST?
#19
September 2000
GODERICH RENEWABLE ENERGY TOUR
CFRE NEWSLETTER SURVEY RESULTS
DANISH ECONOMY FACING WIND OF CHANGE
SPOTLIGHT ON TRANSPORTATION...
SPECIAL NOTICE-Charitable Receipts
ASK THE EXPERT
Harvest the Wind (poem)
NOTABLES-Recycled Envelopes
UPDATE ON ELECTRICITY RESTRUCTURING
NOTABLES-California
#18
June 2000
AGM
GREEN ENERGY FOR A GREY WORLD
ELECTRICITY RESTRUCTURING
SPECIAL NOTICE - Greengrid
NOTABLES - Everdale Place
GALA BENEFIT DINNER - UPDATE
NOTABLES - Solar Heating in Austria
#17
March 2000
LIVING OFF-GRID: IT'S EASIER THAN YOU THINK
SPECIAL NOTICE - Charitable Number
NOTABLES--Radiation Basics
#16
December 1999
SOLAR WATER HEATING
LETTER EXCERPTS
#15
September 1999
CONSUMER CHOICE
ACTION ALERT
PRIVATIZING OUR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS?
#14
June 1999
NUCLEAR PHASE OUT AND GREEN ENERGY
NUCLEAR COST AND SAFETY
ELECTRICITY SECTOR RESTRUCTURING
#13
March 1999
GENERATOR OR POWER PACK?
#12
December 1998
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT--RENEWABLE ENERGY:
      AN ALTERNATIVE TO ONTARIO HYDRO

REPORTON EXPLORATORY EXCHANGE PROGRAM VISIT TO ARGENTINA
#11
October 1998
INVESTING MONEY
#10
June 1998
THE COMPETITION IS COMING!
FOR YOUR INFO ...
      (Canadian manufacturer of solar cells and modules)

NATURAL LIFE FESTIVAL
#9
March 1998
CANADIAN WIND ENERGY CONFERENCE
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
      Successful in funding for experience exchange parntership
#8
December 1997
PEOPLE POWER
DIRECTION FOR CHANGE:
      CHARTING A COURSE FOR COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY AND JOBS

NEWS FLASH: ESCARPMENT TELECOM
#7
September 1997
GREEN POWER FOR BIG CITIES
THE LATEST IN ELECTRIC CARS....
UTILITY POWER LOST - PEOPLE POWER GAINED
#6
June 1997
RESTRUCTURING ONTARIO HYDRO
THE IDEAL HOME POWER SCENARIO

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