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GO GREEN:GO GREEN, OR GO HOME.
April 17, 2009
GO GREEN, OR GO HOME. OR YOU CAN DO BOTH !! A PROVINCIAL PROGRAM HAS MORE THAN SIX-MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP ADVANCE AND PROMOTE FORMS OF GREEN ENERGY.
NEWSWATCH'S CHRIS HARVEY EXPLAINS HOW HOMEOWNERS CAN TAP INTO IT.
THROUGHOUT YOUR HOME, THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO MAKE THE SWITCH TO GREEN ENERGY.
FROM LIGHT BULBS TO SOLAR WATER HEATERS AND LOW FLUSH TOILETS.
AND THERE ARE DOZENS OF ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP PEOPLE GO GREEN.
SWITCH KINGSTON IS ONE OF THEM.
AND IT'S GETTING MONEY FROM A PROVINCIAL PROGRAM TO HELP MORE PEOPLE MAKE THE SWITCH.
JOHN GERRETSEN:
"AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE SWITCH COMES IN, BECAUSE SWITCH, THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT WILL USE THE 22 THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT WILL COME OUT OF THIS FUND THIS YEAR TO BASICALLY HOLD MORE WORKSHOPS, MORE SEMINARS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR FOR A PARTICULAR SECTOR OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT MAY BE INTERESTED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY."
GREEN ENERGY CONSULTANT AL GIBSON SAYS THE FIRST SESSION EXPLAINS ALL THE DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES AVAILABLE FOR YOUR HOME.
AL GIBSON:
"AND THEN IT'S BROKEN OUT INTO TECHNOLOGIES WORKSHOPS THAT PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE AROUND THE INDIVIDUAL TECHNOLOGIES.
AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF SOME SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND CONTRACTORS IT GIVES THEM THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE TO FORWARD THEIR PROJECTS."
ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE WILL HOST THE FREE WORKSHOPS
THE DEAN OF APPLIED SCIENCE SAYS THAT'S A GREAT FIT.
DON YOUNG:
"YOU KNOW RENEWABLE, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IS A STRATEGIC FOCUS FOR US.
WE HAVE PROGRAMMING IN THAT AREA.
WE HAVE LOTS OF STUDENTS.
WE HAVE A NEW PROGRAM IN WIND TURBINE TECHNICIAN COMING IN THE FALL.
WE INSTALL THINGS ON OUR BUILDINGS.
WE REALLY ARE WALKING THE TALK HERE AT THE COLLEGE."
THE NEXT WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD IN JUNE AND AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER.
YOU CAN GO TO THE SWITCH KINGSTON WEBSITE TO SIGN UP.
CHRIS HARVEY, CKWS NEWSWATCH, KINGSTON.
