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2009 Energy Fair
May 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · news
The Kamloops Energy Fair is currently the only show we attend. The reason is pretty simple – the attendees are a focused and relevant group. It is a pleasure to get in to discussions with folks at these events. We kept things simpler this year and just enjoyed having great talks with interested people. Business [...]
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Geothermal Gets Some Negative Press
March 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment · complaints, geothermal, news
A link to a negative press article came up in a geothermal discussion forum. If you don’t want to read the article a quick summary: Local council is considering banning geothermal systems on the island. They are concerned about their aquifer. It is an interesting article in that it points one to a different perspective [...]
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Houston BC Having Issues with a Geothermal Contract
August 20th, 2008 · No Comments · drilling, geothermal, news
We’ve attached the text of the story from the Houston Today newspaper below. My only comment is that when a geothermal project is “pulled apart” in to many parts and awarded to various suppliers and contractors, the conflicts have a better chance of arising. Geothermal is a system, and as such there has to be [...]
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Buyer Beware
August 17th, 2008 · No Comments · news
CANADIAN GEOEXCHANGE COALITION WARNS OF CONTRACTOR MISREPRESENTATION IN GEOEXCHANGE INDUSTRY Direct link to press release. Montreal August 14, 2008 “ The Canadian GeoExchange Coalition (CGC), Canada’s industry association for ground source heat pump technology, is warning homeowners and municipal governments about heat pump contractors who have taken or will take advantage of consumers during this [...]
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In the Thick of It
July 24th, 2008 · No Comments · geothermal, news
We have not blogged in quite some time as we are in the midst of a busy installation period. Here are just a few photos of the sites showing how different the installation process can be for each site. For Site 1: This is a photo showing the trenching layout designed to maintain the trees [...]
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Top Ten Things to do with your $100
June 4th, 2008 · No Comments · economics, news
British Columbia’s new carbon tax comes in effect on July 1st. As part of the new tax plan, carbon-based fuels ”including gasoline, diesel, natural gas, propane, coal and home heating fuel ” will be taxed at $10 per tonne of greenhouse gases generated, starting July 1, 2008. That will translate into a new 2.4 cents [...]
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Tooting our own horn.
May 31st, 2008 · No Comments · design, news
August 17 update – Note that there are now a few more designers in the province. I had thought it was just a delay in updating the website at CGC (our governing body), but it turns out I am only the second accredited small system (residential) designer in BC. Keep in mind, we can design [...]
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Energy Fair Winners
May 25th, 2008 · No Comments · news
The following 5 entries were drawn as winners of our free home energy assessment: Bonnie Ryde G. Martin Bob Fisher David Allen Ivan Huska So, if you see your name here, give us a call and we’ll set up a time.
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Kamloops Energy Fair 2008
May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · news
We’re back again. Sunday May 25, 2008, 10am-5pm McArthur Island Sports Centre 1665 Island Parkway Drive, Kamloops, BC I’m hoping I’ll get more of a chance this year to meet with the other exhibitors and learn from their expertise.
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