KEEP WINTER COOL. “Stop global warming or the snowman gets it” warned the poster for an environmental awareness program, held … Continue reading Keep Winter Cool, Cycling Plans, & Idling Myths – GCNews # 574
Across the country, CPAWS’ chapters are working in their provinces
and territories to protect Boreal Woodland caribou. Together, we’re
asking the federal government to meet its obligation to protect
Woodland caribou habitat under the Species at Risk Act. Here’s what’s
happening:
You can help — sign our petition!
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Vancouver, March 14, 2008 – ECO Canada announced the winners of the 2008
Environmental Employer of the Year Awards last night at the GLOBE 2008
Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. The awards were presented to two
outstanding Canadian environmental companies in two categories–SLR
Consulting (Canada) Ltd. (formerly SEACOR Environmental Inc.) won in the large
company category, while the Delphi Group took home the big prize in the
small-to-medium sized company category. This is the second win for Delphi and
the first win for SLR Consulting.
“The Delphi Group and SLR Consulting Ltd. were chosen as the winners of this
year’s awards primarily because of exceptional HR practices that have led to a
very high level of employee satisfaction,” said Grant Trump, President and CEO
of ECO Canada. “Well-developed HR practices are the basis for any company’s
success, but particularly when you consider the recruitment and retention
demands of our industry today,” said Trump.
Companies are required to complete three requirements to be considered for the
award–an employer essay that describes specific policies that contribute
to a positive working environment, an employer survey that asks employers to
outline things such as employee turnover and length of tenure, and an employee
survey, which asks for written feedback from employees on the working
environment in the company and needs to be filled out by 25% of total staff.
“Employers and employees are both surveyed, but the award application process
itself is focused heavily on employee feedback,” said Joel Pagnucco, Manager of
Employer Services at ECO Canada. “Essentially, it’s the staff members
themselves who choose the winners.”
ECO Canada administers the annual Environmental Employer of the Year award, but
applications are reviewed externally and winners are chosen by an external
selection committee made up of HR professionals from across the country.
Hundreds of thousands of Canadian volunteers will sweep through their local
communities during PITCH-IN Week’s Operation: Clean Sweep April 21-27, 2008, armed with free large yellow PITCH-IN Week garbage/recycling bags. They will clean up unsightly litter and illegal dumping sites that plague our communities, and undertake over 12,000 other educational and action based eco-projects during the annual campaign organized by PITCH-IN CANADA.
The 42nd annual PITCH-IN Week campaign involves volunteers from schools, community groups, youth groups, business improvement associations and many more community based organizations who will participate in projects ranging from cleanups and fix ups in their communities, composting and recycling programs, tree planting, eco-fairs, energy conservation, and restoration of the natural environment.
Hear the first four episodes ever broadcast, hosted by David Suzuki from the CBC Digital Archives….
Is science just a subject for academics and geeks? Not according to the CBC Radio program Quirks & Quarks. When it debuted in 1975, Quirks
set out to show Canadians that science is exciting, interesting and
relevant to our daily lives — and the program has pursued that same
goal ever since. The first host of the show was outspoken geneticist
David Suzuki, at the helm from 1975 to 1979. Jay Ingram hosted from
1979 to 1991, and Bob McDonald has been host since 1992. The CBC
Digital Archives features the first four entire episodes from the
program’s inaugural year of 1975, plus a broad selection of shorter
clips from throughout the show’s history.
It’s great to be Canadian! (Toronto: March 13, 2008) – Many countries will participate in Earth Hour on March 29 … Continue reading Canada leading global Earth Hour effort
More than 300,000 seals will be cruelly killed this year. 98% of the seals killed in the past 2 years … Continue reading Take Action to End the Seal Hunt
Tar Sands: The Selling of Alberta
captures the intersecting storylines of a remarkable cast of characters
eager to cash in on the oil boom in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Washington
lobbyists, Newfie pipefitters, Chinese investors and Norwegian
industrialists descend on tar-soaked “Fort McMoney”, a modern-day
Eldorado, where rents are sky rocketing and cocaine abuse is four times
the provincial average. Up for grabs – a stake in a $100 billion energy
bonanza and Canada’s economic sovereignty.
Read more about this documentary on the CBC.
Continue reading “Tonight on Doc Zone: Tar Sands: The Selling of Alberta”
From our friends @ EKOS Communications… As part of the Natural Resource Canada funded project on climate change adaptation in … Continue reading Adapting to Climate Change in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia
Twigg&hottie
Photo from The Honey Mustard Fashion and Media Services
It’s that time of year again EP!C, the sustainable living expo, is fast
approaching. Vancouver sustainable style darlings Twigg&hottie
(with their new line We3) are teaming up with their Main St. boutique
regulars Nicole Bridger and Elroy to host a booth at this dynamic expo
that caters to consumers who want to make smarter decisions without
sacrificing style.
Not only will this be a one-stop shopping
experience, but the booth also offers an educational twist.
Twigg&hottie co-owners Jessica Vaira, Christine Hotton, and
Glencora Twigg will be using a set of green-savvy criteria that will
rate shoppers from sustainable stranger to expert, and everything in
between. They have also invited SYKA textiles to have a display,
allowing expo-goers the opportunity to learn about eco-fabrics while
they try on eco-friendly fashion. Fun fashion and eco-education are in
abundance at the Twigg&hottie booth plus shoppers will also get a
chance to win a prize package featuring products from the three host
labels.
This week, CBC rolls out a feature series on radio, television and the web called The Green Rush, which looks … Continue reading CBC News In Depth: The Green Rush: The emerging green economy
Here’s your weekly Science Matters column by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola.
It’s all about the biosphere
All life exists is the biosphere, the zone of air, water and land that
envelops the planet. We often think of the atmosphere as extending to
the heavens when in fact, it is only about ten kilometers thick. The
biosphere, astronomer Carl Sagan used to say, is as thick as a layer of
varnish painted on a basketball. That is where all life flourishes.
Beyond it, there is only space.
Humanity
has become so numerous and powerful that we are now altering the
biological, physical and chemical makeup of the biosphere. Everything
we do has repercussions throughout it because everything is
interconnected. If, for example, we pour toxins into air, water or
soil, it’s clear that these same toxins will end up in us. This is
exactly what we learned from Rachel Carson when she wrote her
influential 1962 book Silent Spring, about the effects of the pesticide
DDT in the biosphere. Carson explained how DDT, sprayed onto farmers’
fields, killed insects as it was supposed to. But the pesticide also
had unintended effects, such as ending up in fish, birds and
mammals–including humans.
