Natural Resources Management

FORREX Watershed Management Extension Listserv – April 12, 2007

This list posting, published by FORREX Forum for Research and Extension in Natural Resources, is supported in part by BC Ministry of Forests and Range through the Forest Investment Account, Forest Science Program. For details or to contact FORREX, visit www.forrex.org

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1) New Publications
2) Workshop Announcements
3) Events/ Conferences/ Workshops
4) Watershed Management Training

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Energy

Province Offers Additional Energy Efficiency Rebates, Promotes Solar Energy

Homeowners looking to save energy costs by making homes more energy
efficient can now receive rebates from both the provincial and federal
government.

Under the federal government’s new ecoEnergy
retrofit program, and the provincial government’s Nova Scotia EnerGuide
for Houses program, homeowners can get a maximum of $6,500 in rebates.
The maximum provincial rebate is $1,500. Based on previous
energy-efficiency programs, the combined federal and provincial average
grant is expected to be $1,600. Actual amounts depend on the type of
work completed on the home.

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