Site of the Day for Tuesday, July 7, 2009 powerWISE Today's site, a project of Canada's Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, and the province of Ontario Power Authority, with the collaboration of one of the country's most esteemed scientists, Dr. David Suzuki, offers a feel-good presentation replete with suggestions to reduce energy consumption. Gentle Subscribers will find hundreds of practical tips to conserve power around the home. "Want to do something about the growing demand for energy and its impact on our environment? It's easy ... with tools and tips to make the changes you need to conserve energy without impacting your way of life. Energy conservation starts at home, grows into your neighbourhood and then, well, there's no slowing it down! At powerWISE, we really do think that conservation of electricity is up to concerned individuals like you; you really do have the power!" - from the website The site kicks off with a brief video tour hosted by Dr. Suzuki to highlight various aspects of the exhibit. Among the categories are those dealing with lighting, hot water, cooling, windows and doors, appliances, insulation and the multi-purpose seasonal and conservation sections. Each contains suggestions, and frequently, comments and criticisms, submitted by registered members of the site. An additional feature presents current articles on energy saving ideas and applications from around the world in the News Room department, as well as those previously posted, in the archives. Stride to the site for an upbeat presentation with a green appeal at: http://www.powerwise.ca/ A.M. Holm <admin-sotd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Manage your subscription and view the List archives on the web at: <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=sotd> and <//www.freelists.org/archives/sotd> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to sotd-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field.