Green Calgary

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Links

Idling

• Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency "Idle-Free Zone"
• Idling Reduction Toolkit is great for fleet vehicles
• The City of Calgary's "Reduced Vehicle Idling"
• Idle Free BC has many idling resources, as well as examples of successful fleet programs and bylaws from BC schools and communities.
• The Calgary Public Library created an interactive online quiz about idling entitled Idling Gets You Nowhere.
  

Climate Change

• The Clean Air Achievers can help you and your family to make healthy transportation choices. Their Backgrounders are a great source of easy-to-understand climate change information.
• Health Canada's Climate Change and Health is a trustworthy resource for the health impacts of air pollution and climate change.
• Environment Canada's Clean Air Online is a resource for a broad range of air issues, and also contains the Federal Government's research and planning around clean air.
• The United States Environmental Protection Agency has very comprehensive information on Air Pollutants (all six of their Six Common Air Pollutants are found in vehicle exhaust).
  

Other Transportation Links

• Visit Calgary Transit for alternate transportation options.
• Retire Your Ride, a project of the Clean Air Foundation is an organization that gives great incentives for people to get rid of older cars. If you are interested, call 1-800-535-7312.
• At Carpool.ca you can coordinate with over 3000 other registered Calgarians to Carpool to work.
• CATCO, Calgary's Carsharing Cooperative, allows members access to shared cars. Similar to but more flexible than renting, Carsharing is a safe and convenient way to avoid many of the costs associated with car ownership.
• Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency's ecoENERGY website is a comprehensive resource for drivers who want to be more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly.
• Transport Canada's ecoTRANPORT website is a good resource for both businesses and individuals interested in managing their fuel consumption.
• The Government of Canada provides tax rebates for public transit passes. Reduce your fare for cleaner air.
• The Kidney Foundation of Canada's Kidney Car Program will pick up your old vehicle and provide you with a tax rebate in exchange.
• If you live within walking distance of your local school, consider organizing a Walking Schoolbus. You can fight climate change, reduce youth obesity, and connect with the community in a safe way by picking up other students on your walk to school