599: 22 September 2008
WALK THE
TALK. A Toronto Star article
promoting walking buses quotes Jacky Kennedy, Director of Green Communities
Canada‘s walking
programs … Jacky will present the Canadian
School Travel Plan pilot project and chair another session at
the Barcelona Walk 21
conference. Mandy Jonhson
and Harry Sawchuk, Canada Walks consultants, will present on the
2007 World Record Walk. 8-10 October.
WRIGGLERS AND
WASTE. Outdoor composting is banned in Banff and
Canmore due to wildlife. The Biosphere Institute of
the Bow Valley provides workshops on indoor composting with red
wriggler worms.
TOUR DE THUNDER
BAY. Tour homes, businesses and institutions
that have taken action to reduce energy use and save money, and see
the latest fuel efficient vehicles at local car dealerships with
EcoSuperior’s 2008 Energy
Wise tour. 4 October.
FOOD AND
FUEL. Green
Venture‘s Community
Garden turned nervous gardeners into confident food-growers
through monthly training sessions … As part of its Idling
Stinks campaign, Green Venture is hosting FleetSmart workshops.
Hamilton, 4-5 November. Registration.
NOMINATIONS SOUGHT.
Arctic Energy
Alliance recognizes businesses and residents that exemplify
efficient energy practice or innovative use of alternate energy with
the 2008 Energy
Action Awards. Nominations open until 9 January 2009.
ORGANIC
DAYCARES. Since 1992, Équiterre’s Garderies
bio facilitates the supply of organic and local food to daycare
centres.
GREEN MOVIES.
Green Ideas Network is hosting Burnaby’s
2nd Environmental Film Festival as part of World Rivers Day
celebrations. Post-film discussions, displays. 2-3 October … Win
tickets to the Planet in Focus
Festival, Toronto, 22-26 October … Green Pitch
Competition invites up-and-coming filmmakers to submit ideas for
environmental documentaries.
ENVIRO-VOTE.
Vote Environment 2008
is a virtual meeting place to voice your views on the election,
media coverage, and the leaders and candidates in your local area
… Get a free I’m voting for REAL Action on climate change
lawn
sign from politically unaffiliated Voters Taking Action on Climate
Change to make global warming a key election issue.
ENERGY CHOICES.
The Campaign for a
Responsible Energy Plan for Ontario, coordinated by the Ontario Clean Air
Alliance, promotes an eco-efficient energy system.
KNOT SPEED
LIMIT. North Atlantic right whales, who have a
habit of calving amid shipping lanes off the Atlantic coast, perish
in collisions with ships. So far, efforts to reduce
speed in special corridors has failed.
SUSTAINABLE
CONSUMPTION. My Sustainable Canada wants to create a Canadian
Environmental Network working group focusing on sustainable
consumption. Information.
JOBS.
Clean Calgary, Outreach Coordinator. Due 10 October …
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario has four positions: Policy
and Decision Analyst. Due 26 September.
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