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Internationally acclaimed author and economist Jeremy Rifkin charts a path for long-term sustainability.
Since 1996, WildBC and the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF) have delivered Project WET workshops throughout the Canadian province of British Columbia. In that time, their 50 facilitators have hosted 192 workshops and trained some 3,000 educators to teach people about water. Project WET’s mission is to reach children, parents, teachers and community members of the world with water…
What a great idea, especially if you bring your bike off the airplane. That area is a great place to ride. Read more about it.
The Symonds Passive House is 90% more energy efficient, solar powered and built out of solid wood (cross-laminated timber) and one of the most beautiful super energy efficient homes we’ve seen at Green Energy Futures.
Project Neutral helps you understand how your daily choices impact climate change. Take five minutes to discover your household carbon ‘footprint’ now! Source: Project Neutral – Get Started
A collection of stories that offers a comprehensive look at where Canada currently stands, what could be done to address the issue and what the consequences might be if this country continues with half measures. Source: The climate crisis: These are Canada’s worst-case scenarios – Macleans.ca
This is an informational tool was created by the Province of British Columbia to aid in the identification of Coastal Northern Goshawk. This application contains photos and descriptions of this species at risk, its habitat as well as similar species that may be encountered in coastal forests. It i… Source: BC iSpecies Goshawk on the…
A new documentary takes an anti-colonial, feminist view on pollution Source: A New Look at the “Guts” of the Plastic Pollution Problem | Sierra Club
The strategy calls for a coordinated climate policy in Inuit Nunangat and will receive $1-million from the federal government Source: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami announce first ever Inuit-led climate strategy | Canadian Geographic
The ban is one of several significant and long-awaited changes to the federal Fisheries Act that passed Tuesday, including new provisions to rebuild depleted fish stocks Source: Canada bans import and export of shark fins | Canadian Geographic
As more of the world’s population migrates to cities, our global community is faced with complex questions: How can we make our streets smarter, and safer? How do we feed our growing urban centres? Source: How will we face the next great disruption? | Impact Stories Full video here:
Dr. Lori Marino (Blackfish; The Sanctuary Project; The Kimmela Centre for Animal Advocacy) on seeking sanctuary, captive orcas (Corky, Lolita & Kiska), animal rights and wrongs & more on the latest episode of the Skaana podcast. “Being a dolphin in a captive environment, in a concrete tank, doing tricks, is not being a dolphin… A…
Go Sustainable Saanich! Probably the best informative and extensive recycling station setup I have ever seen.
BC’s farmed salmon are the only genetically modified animals for sale in Canada according to guest, Aube Giroux. Mark Leiren-Young talks to the filmmaker behind Modified about genetically modified fruits, vegetables and fish or, as our government prefers to call them, “plants with novel traits.” Meet Aube Giroux on the latest episode of Skaana. Giroux…
Our latest episode of Skaana was supposed to be an interview with BC Environment Minister, George Heyman. So was last month’s episode. So was our year-end episode. For that matter, we were also trying to interview the Environment Minister during the last election campaign when he was the environment critic. George Heyman is Skaana’s…
Second Revolution Communications, along with the Sustainability Network, is pleased to host two upcoming webinars, for those with beginner to intermediate knowledge, that will build your organization’s marketing and communication capacity to maximize your public engagement and fundraising activities. Engineering Effective Events | Tues Feb 27 – 1-2:30pm ET In this webinar, you’ll learn how to turn…
On February 14, 2018 (1-2 pm ET), Sustainability Network & EcoAnalytics will host a webinar about new climate action policies and how Canadians’ attitudes and beliefs change about climate. The webinar, presented by the Université de Montréal’s Dr. Erick Lachapelle and James Boothroyd of EcoAnalytics, evaluates these federal policies and the most powerful narrative frames to…
Toronto – The famous Bruce Trail, Canada’s oldest and longest marked footpath, snakes its way all the way from Niagara’s wine country to the tip of the Bruce Peninsula, at Tobermory. Stretching almost 900 kilometres, with roughly 400 kilometres of side trails, the trail offers magnificent hikes along forested cliffs and valleys of the Niagara Escarpment, a…
