Volume 15 Number 8 * October 2000

Vrtucar co-owners Chris Bradshaw (on left) and Wilson Wood show off one of their Vrtucars at their Bank and Chamberlain location. Photo: Margaret Jensen.

PEN Insider — Energy and Climate Change

• Hello Volunteer!
  Connie Hawkins by Jacquie Johnson
• Book Review
  Peace-Making Success Stories Reviewed by Chris Yurkoski
• Car-Sharing for Cleaner Air by David Mills
• Women March for Change by Jacquie Johnson
• The Dark Side of Human Rights by Richard Ziegler
• Let Your Home Breathe! Article courtesy of EnviroCentre
• Choosing a "Green" Printer by Evan Godt
• Festival of Alternative Films World Inter-Action Mondiale
• Nuclear Power Is No Solution Nuclear Awareness Project Media Release
• Business Park Approved Over Environmental Concerns by Erica Lobdell
• Fair Trade Catches On by Faisal Moosa

Volume 15 Number 8 * October 2000

Energy and Climate change

Vivian Peachey of the Forest Stewardship Council and Ray Fortune, President of the Eastern Ontario Model Forest, discuss sugarbush management at Fortune Farms. Photo courtesy the Eastern Ontario Model Forest.

• Web Watch
  Global Warming by Heather Burke
• Activist's Notebook
  Harvest Moon by Mike Kaulbars
• The Organic Gardener
  Fall Harvesting and Clean Up by Ann Cleary
• Peace and Eco Briefs
  Article by Alette Willis
• Living Off the Grid by Jacquie Johnson
• Get Wise About Travel!
• No News is Bad News: Media on Climate Change by Mike Kaulbars
• Walking the Talk: Mountain Equipment Co-Op Opens its 'Greenest' Store by Sharon Boddy
• From Waste to Buildings by Irene Brownstein
• Light Rail on Board for Next Summer by Heather Burke
• More Than a Baby Step: An All-Electric Car by Jacquie Johnson
• A Car With a Conscience by Jacquie Johnson
• The Disappearing Act: Working Through Telework by Sharon Boddy
• Save Energy with Home Retrofits Courtesy of the Pembina Institute
• Creating Your Own "Green Acres" by Michael Rosen
• A Sustainable Forest in Our Own Backyard by Ruby Isaacs

Plan to attend PERC's Annual General Meeting
Time: Tuesday, 31 October, 7:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Place: PERC Office, 174 First Avenue at Bank
The meeting will bring you up to date on PERC's activities and financial status, and give you an opportunity to elect Board members. It will also include a community "fun raiser" and an opportunity to get to know your fellow PERCers. In honour of Halloween there will be prizes for best costume. Delicious refreshments will be served.
Note: All PERC Members and Core Volunteers are eligible to vote at the Annual General Meeting. PLAN TO ATTEND!

Thanks to:
The Canada Trust Friends of the Environment Foundation for funding this issue.

Converted January 25, 2000 - Lg

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