Sorting out all the information around rebates for green renovations and building new can be difficult. Here are two sites that have put a lot of work into sorting it out for you.

www.climatechangecentral.com - Information on loads of rebates for everything from low flow fixtures, to new apliances to getting a Home Energy Evaluation done, Climate Change Central is the place to find up to date information on current Rebate programs.

www.showmethegreen.ca - Interactive site where you can pick your province or region in Canada and see a listing of all the rebate programs offered. Wow!

www.raisingspaces.ca - Our friend Andrea put in a lot of time and effort collecting as much information on green rebates and promotions both from the government and private sector. She even has listed some contests she found for green renovations!

www.e-sage.ca - Edmonton SAGE Network: Edmontonian's Supporting A Green Economy. Started by our friends Tad Hargrave and Maureen Abram, this organization holds different networking events for all types of local green and socially conscious businesses. Check them out! Get involved! Get Connected!

Campus Sustainability Coalition - The mission of the Campus Sustainability Coalition is to transform the University of Alberta into a participating sustainable member of society. This organization works with the University to implement change in policy and practice... and it was started and fostered by our own Michael Rawson Clark!

www.madeinedmonton.org - Media Art & Design Exposed (MADE) in Edmonton is a young, volunteer driven, not-for-profit organization that is actively working to bring out the best in Edmonton’s design community. These cats hold many lectures throughout the year, bringing in awesome speakers to inspire us to design better in our local community.

Several of our team members at Green Alberta and EcoAmmo have spent years volunteering with MADE. The experience of volunteering for MADE has proved to be instrumental in all of our lives. Brandy remains on the board today!

www.edmontonnextgen.ca - Next Gen's mandate is to create a city that attracts and gives voice to the Next Generation in the life and growth of our community. The Committee acts as a hub for networking and learning events, fosters leadership opportunities and supports initiatives of interest to the Next Generation. These events are totally fun! They hold one particularly spectacular event quarterly called "Pecha Kucha". Check out their site for more information.

www.getactv.ca - Active Citizens Television (ACTV) is an Alberta-based, not-for-profit, youth-driven new media initiative aimed to educate, motivate and “ACTV-ate” Albertans to discover and pursue sustainable living practices and promote ecological consciousness. This group of young passionate green peeps have put together some very fun and very informative tv made for web shows. Check them out!

www.abcagbc.org - Alberta Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council - The CaGBC was formally founded as a not-for-profit in December 2002. It represents a coalition of public and private building industry leaders, who promote buildings and communities that are environmentally responsible, economically viable and healthy places to live and work in. This organization holds various dinner and green building tour events throughout the year. They also offer education courses to learn more about LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Along with a small group of passionate design professionals our very own Stephani Carter helped to start this chapter and is proud to remain on the board today.

www.greenedmonton.ca - A Great Resource and Blog site of a local Green Edmontonian. Conrad Nobert is a teacher at NAIT and also a passionate green leader. He is currently building his own NET ZERO HOME in millcreek. On this website you can read his blog and follow his progress on the house. He also has many links and information pieces he posts based on his own experience building and living green in Edmonto

www.raisingspaces.ca - Raising Soaces - This site is another blog style resource website with loads of great information about renovating and buying green products specifically for the home owner. Andrea Jones is a passionate green home owner herself and has blogged about her own green kitchen reno. She has just recently started to sell some unique green products you can't find anywhere else in Edmonton.

CBC Living Green in Edmonton - CBC started creating and collecting stories about living green in Edmonton and Canada. They have short tv and radio stories, and blogs and links to help you live green in Edmonton!

www.egs.ca - Earth's General Store - Earth's General Store opened its doors on September 3^rd, 1991. Founder and Owner Michael Kalmanovitch started the store "to offer people information and products to help them lessen their impact on the environment and society". Everything Michael carries in the store has been scrutinized for it's impact on people and the planet. We love this store and frequent it often for the copious books on green to the refill on toothbrush heads, or laundry detergent in our reusable containers to unique finds like paper scribblers made out of recycled records and album covers. They also have a selection of videos you can rent to inspire you and your family!

www.planetorganic.ca - Planet Organic - Local Organic Grocery Store with two locations in Edmonton; Whyte Avenue and Jasper Avenue. It's great to be able to go into a grocery store and feel confident that everything was selected with the environment and your own health in mind. However, don't forget that all the major chains now have sections of their stores with organic foods too. It's easy being green these days.

Clothes Shopping

Hands down the best way to shop for new clothes is consignment. It is truly guilt free shopping. The clothes are saved from going to the landfill and you sleep soundly because your voting dollars are re-invested back into our local community. Neat!

Don't forget this is not a linear shopping experience, it is cyclical, come in to buy something new and drop off something old, overall you could break even!

Robes and Relics - Located just off Whyte Ave, Robes and Relics offers quality consignment clothing and accessories for bargain shoppers. Its exterior may look a bit funk and retro, but the items they carry are similar to what you would find at any shopping mall, only for about half the retail price.

Located at 8210 104 St NW Edmonton (780) 435-0655

There are many other consignment shops in town:

www.capriceinglenora.com - Caprice in Glenora - (780) 488-0240

cleopatrasconsign.com - Cleopatra's Closet-Consignment - (780) 439-3129

www.dresstosuit.com - Dress To Suit Boutique Ltd - (780) 482-1154 (Men's wear)

www.kidaroundedmonton.ca -Kid Around Edmonton - (780) 478-5050

www.whywasteit.ca - Interactive website with a C&D Waste Diversion and Recycling Directory in Alberta.

Contact: 2E Reclamation Solutions - www.2ereclamation.com -  2E Reclamation Solutions provides removal and reclamation services for old and unwanted carpet and carpet tile and provides their customers with the necessary handling and logistics to ensure their material ends up at 3rd party certified carpet and carpet tile recycling centres in the United States and not in landfills or incinerators.

Phone: 403-250-8892
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Green-Haul Ltd. - Local drywall waste hauler. Contact Cameron McClain for more information. Phone: Cameron McClain 780.915.3304

www.bio-cycle.ca - Bio-Cycle is a drywall recycling and soil amendment company working to try to show value in recycled materials while reducing the requirement for landfill space.

REUSE CENTER - City of Edmonton Re-use centre - Teachers, daycare workers, crafters and non-profit organizers can now pick up items from the new permanent Reuse Centre.   Organized along the lines of the successful Reuse Fairs, the new venue collects everyday items five days a week, year round, and make them available to groups and individuals who will reuse them. Material will be accepted at no cost from residents and will be available to anyone for a minimal fee.

www.achouse.ca - Architectural Clearinghouse - Here you can purchase used and refurbashed building materials.  Or if you are doing renovations, Architectural Clearinghouse will pick up most reusable building materials free of charge. Ther also have a crew that will do interior salvage.

www.hfh.org/restore - Habitat for Humanity Reuse Store -The Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a new and used building materials store which diverts usable building materials from landfills.

www.cmex.ca - Calgary Materials Exchange - assists companies in finding alternative disposal options for operational waste. CMEX provides businesses in the industrial, commercial, institutional, construction and demolition sectors with the knowledge and tools required to reduce, reuse and recycle. CMEX meets the unique needs of your organization by providing one on one support to reach your waste diversion goals.

www.cleanitgreenit.net - Cleenit Greenit - industrial Compost Service in Edmonton. Cleanit Greenit System transforms hydrocarbon contaminated soils, mixed municipal wastes, and industrial sludge into high-grade compost.

www.democracynow.org We love Democracy Now!  It is a daily independent news program out of the US airing on over 300 stations in North America.  You can watch it online daily, or watch archived shows.  As indicated on their site "Democracy Now!'s War and Peace Report provides [their] audience with access to people and perspectives rarely heard in the U.S.corporate-sponsored media, including independent and international journalists, ordinary people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics and independent analysts."