Alternative Energy Sources
Helpful Links
WVSS Library Website: http://www.sd45slc.ca/
WVSS Library catalogue: http://sd45library.sd45.bc.ca/
Noodle Tools: http://www.noodletools.com/
Starting your research
Books
A variety of books have been set aside for you on a cart. They are “on reserve” for in library use during your research blocks.
Cite these sources as print books.
Databases and Reference Sources accessed via the library webpage (passwords required)
General Reference Encyclopedias:
WorldBook, Britannica & Canadian Encyclopedia http://www.sd45slc.ca/encyclopedias.html
Databases accessed via the library website: http://www.sd45slc.ca/databases.html
Greenr (Gale)
Greenr is a Database focusing on the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources.
Click on the energy icon for a list of alternative energy sources.
Canadian Points of View Reference Centre (EBSCO)
Alternative Energy Exploration: An Overview http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=p3h&AN=28674770&lang=en-ca&site=pov-can
Global Issues in Context (GALE)
Global issues in Context provides access to a number of resources on alternative energy.
Search your type of energy and start by looking at the reference sources. Sort the results by date so that the most recent is on top.
Cite these sources as Reference sources that you got from a database. Most of these sources will have ready-made citations that you can paste into Noodle Tools.
Websites
Be sure to assess the quality and credibility of websites that you find online.
Consider who wrote it and what their credentials are. Consider sources from government, industry and non governmental environmental organizations.
Consider limiting your searches to certain domains. (.edu. .gc.ca etc)
Government Sources
Natural Resources Canada website on renewable energy sources:
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/renewable -electricity/7295
Government of British Columbia
Geothermal Energy in BC http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/electricity-alternative-energy/renewable-energy/geothermal-energy/overview
Industry Groups
Clean Energy BC is a multi-stakeholder organization involved in alternative energy sources in British Columbia: https://www.cleanenergybc.org/about/clean-energy-sectors
Canwea is the Wind Energy Industry organization in Canada http://canwea.ca/wind-facts/why-wind-works/
CanSIA is the Solar Energy industry organization in Canada: http://www.cansia.ca/ontario.html
Can GEA is the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association http://www.cangea.ca/geothermal-101.html
Biofulnet Canada has information and some good infographics for your project on Biofuels.
http://www.biofuelnet.ca/infographics/
The BC Bioenergy Network has projects in British Columbia;
http://bcbioenergy.ca/what-we-do/biomass-waste-streams/
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association of Canada
http://www.chfca.ca/
Environmental and Non Governmental Organizations
The Pembina Institute
Wind Power Fact Sheet: https://www.pembina.org/reports/wind-power-realities-rev.pdf
David Suzuki Foundation: http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/climate-change/science/energy/overview/
Greenpeace; solar http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/climate-change/Solutions/Renewable-energy/Solar-energy/
Greenpeace; wind http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/climate-change/Solutions/Renewable-energy/Wind-energy/
Cite these sources as websites, remember to differentiate between the webpage and the website.
WVSS Library Website: http://www.sd45slc.ca/
WVSS Library catalogue: http://sd45library.sd45.bc.ca/
Noodle Tools: http://www.noodletools.com/
Starting your research
- Open a Noodle Tools project for this assignment. Use MLA style and Advanced setting. Keep track of your sources as you go.
- Find a variety of good-quality academic sources for your research. Ensure that you have a library database bookmark with all the passwords. (The 2016/17 one is orange)
Books
A variety of books have been set aside for you on a cart. They are “on reserve” for in library use during your research blocks.
Cite these sources as print books.
Databases and Reference Sources accessed via the library webpage (passwords required)
General Reference Encyclopedias:
WorldBook, Britannica & Canadian Encyclopedia http://www.sd45slc.ca/encyclopedias.html
Databases accessed via the library website: http://www.sd45slc.ca/databases.html
Greenr (Gale)
Greenr is a Database focusing on the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources.
Click on the energy icon for a list of alternative energy sources.
Canadian Points of View Reference Centre (EBSCO)
Alternative Energy Exploration: An Overview http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=p3h&AN=28674770&lang=en-ca&site=pov-can
Global Issues in Context (GALE)
Global issues in Context provides access to a number of resources on alternative energy.
Search your type of energy and start by looking at the reference sources. Sort the results by date so that the most recent is on top.
Cite these sources as Reference sources that you got from a database. Most of these sources will have ready-made citations that you can paste into Noodle Tools.
Websites
Be sure to assess the quality and credibility of websites that you find online.
Consider who wrote it and what their credentials are. Consider sources from government, industry and non governmental environmental organizations.
Consider limiting your searches to certain domains. (.edu. .gc.ca etc)
Government Sources
Natural Resources Canada website on renewable energy sources:
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/renewable -electricity/7295
Government of British Columbia
Geothermal Energy in BC http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/electricity-alternative-energy/renewable-energy/geothermal-energy/overview
Industry Groups
Clean Energy BC is a multi-stakeholder organization involved in alternative energy sources in British Columbia: https://www.cleanenergybc.org/about/clean-energy-sectors
Canwea is the Wind Energy Industry organization in Canada http://canwea.ca/wind-facts/why-wind-works/
CanSIA is the Solar Energy industry organization in Canada: http://www.cansia.ca/ontario.html
Can GEA is the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association http://www.cangea.ca/geothermal-101.html
Biofulnet Canada has information and some good infographics for your project on Biofuels.
http://www.biofuelnet.ca/infographics/
The BC Bioenergy Network has projects in British Columbia;
http://bcbioenergy.ca/what-we-do/biomass-waste-streams/
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association of Canada
http://www.chfca.ca/
Environmental and Non Governmental Organizations
The Pembina Institute
Wind Power Fact Sheet: https://www.pembina.org/reports/wind-power-realities-rev.pdf
David Suzuki Foundation: http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/climate-change/science/energy/overview/
Greenpeace; solar http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/climate-change/Solutions/Renewable-energy/Solar-energy/
Greenpeace; wind http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/climate-change/Solutions/Renewable-energy/Wind-energy/
Cite these sources as websites, remember to differentiate between the webpage and the website.