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Noël Vert Pour Tous
Bienvenue à la demi-finale de la compétition du Fonds communautaire Aviva. Vous avez jusqu’au 17 décembre à 00 h 00 pour voter chaque jour pour vos idées préférées. Les 25 idées les plus populaires atteindront la phase de notation. Appuyez cette idée! Résultats attendus: • Plus de 5,000 jeunes visités dans leurs classes afin de [...]
Eco-Ethical Xmas List 2009
From our friends at Ethiquette. Our two top picks this year – Great little somethings that go easy on the earth and benefit communities overseas Y Focus Fair Trade – Sports Balls Y Focus certified Fair Trade soccer balls, volleyballs and rugby balls are hand stitched in Pakistan by workers who are paid better than [...]
Quebec’s asbestos industry faces off against health experts
Medical experts working for the Quebec government’s National Public Health Institute (INSPQ) are “a little gang of Talibans”, charges Bernard Coulombe, president of the Jeffrey asbestos mine.
Quebec splits with Ottawa on climate change – The Globe and Mail
Interesting, but not surprising. Quebec has always been the province that has always taken a no-nonsense, direct approach, especially when it comes to environmental issues.
500 Scientists Urge Charest to Protect Boreal
Last month, more than 500 scientists from Quebec and around the world sent a letter to Quebec Premier Jean Charest asking him to fulfill his 2008 commitment to protect half of Quebec’s northern Boreal Forest.
Geography, Planning & Environment Department @ Concordia University,
Shared by ConcordiaUni on Sep 15, 2009 Through combined interviews of faculty and students, this video profile illustrates a dynamic department that often gets its students out of the classroom and into the field. Mapping and other 3D graphics generated by students and faculty further complement this profile of their hands-on approach to learning. http://gpe.concordia.ca/
Yves Rocher Foundation’s Women of the Earth Awards
Women who act deserve to be rewarded. The Yves Rocher Foundation’s Women of the Earth Awards honour “eco-citizen women,” who are often unknown but who fight daily to preserve the environment. During the four years of the Canadian awards 40,000 euros have been bestowed to women protecting the environment. From coast to coast, be it [...]
Greenpeace blockades a Quebec ministry to protest forestry practices
After delivering to the ministry a load of two-by-fours manufactured by AbitibiBowater, Canada’s largest and most destructive logging company, a dozen Greenpeace activists chained themselves to the building doors, at 880 Chemin Sainte-Foy in Quebec City. They also hung a banner reading: “Boreal Forest: The Destruction Starts Here”.
Eco Mobile à Laval launches “Try a Bike” – En Route to Active Transportation
Laval – Residents in Laval will now be able to give a bike a try and combine their public transit traveling with one of the “Try a Bike” bicycles. These bikes are being loaned within the activities of Eco Mobile à Laval, suggesting to Laval residents yet another means of alternate transportation.
Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade (FAST): Bridging the Finance Gap
After a busy first year of operations, and acquiring 129 members from over 26 different countries, the Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade (FAST) has paved the way for combining sustainability and finance.
