Green Communities News – GCNews #596

596: 1 September 2008

YOUTH PROGRAM. Conservation Corps
Newfoundland and Labrador‘s 16th Green Team Summer program
completed 25 projects throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, ranging
from stream restoration and wetland conservation, trail development,
marine species research, and the creation of community gardens.

NOVA
IDEAS. As part of Clean Nova
Scotia‘s Kick Butt Campaign, a message that read Cigarette Butts
Are Litter Too! was displayed on Citadel Hill … Clean Nova Scotia is
seeking people for a temporary project involving the installation of
energy efficient lighting around Nova Scotia.

RECORD AT
FOOT. The World Record Walk Guinness Certificate
is on display at the Guinness World of Records
Museum, in Niagara Falls, with a collection of newspaper
clippings and photos from the October 3, 2007 event. The WRW, organized by Green Communities
Canada‘s Walking
Programs, was challenged by Australia on September
1. Get a 50%
admission discount in September 2008 edition of the Walkolution
News.

SUSTAINABLE
BIOFUELS. Version
Zero of the Global Sustainability Standard for biofuels – which
analyzes the whole chain of biofuels’ production, from “land to
tank” – is undergoing six months of global stakeholder consultation.
Give feedback
before Version One release in April 2009.

GREEN
OLYMPICS. China
after the Olympics: Lessons from Beijing, a Greenpeace report,
looks at China’s green policies and Beijing’s increased use of
energy efficiency technologies and renewable energy leading up to
the Olympics.

WATER
TALKS. The 13th
Canadian National Conference and 4th Policy Forum on Drinking
Water will talk about Small systems: protecting source water and
improving finished water quality. Québec City, 4-7 October.

EFFECTIVE
NONPROFITS. Forces for Good: The six
practices of high-impact nonprofits reveals six strategies for
effective actions: advocate and serve; make markets work; inspire
evangelists; nurture non-profit networks; master the art of
adaptation, and share leadership. Another hint: spend as much time
working outside the organization’s four walls as you do managing
internal operations. On The Economist ‘s Top
Ten Business Books of 2007.

SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT. The Power and Hope of
Sustainable Community Development is a 27-minute multimedia
presentation that examines socially and environmentally sustainable
development. Includes community success stories from around the
world.

EARTH
CLEAN-UP. Thirty-five million people worldwide
clean-up and fix up messes during Clean Up the World
week-end. 17-19 September … Get free litter pick-up materials,
promotional and educational items for Pitch-In Canada 2009 by
registering immediately.

THE POWER OF
CONSERVATION. Peaksaver,
an electricity demand reduction program that temporarily powers down
central air conditioning systems, was used twice in July in Ontario.
Peaksaver saved up to 40
megawatts of demand on one day, equivalent to the peak
electricity requirements of about 10,000 homes.

GREEN
THEME. The
Junction Arts Festival offers daily lectures, workshops and
demonstrations on ways to reduce your ecological footprint. Toronto,
3-7 September.

PAPERLESS
BILLS. Reduce your carbon footprint by signing
up with Canada Post’s epost,
which allows you to view, pay and store your bills for seven years
with no service fees. Epost has committed to raising $150,000 for WWF-Canada‘s conservation efforts. Win
a Smart Fortwo vehicle.

ROYAL
RANT. Hear
Prince Charles, a devoted organic farmer, call for food security
versus increased food production by way of industrial farming and
genetic engineering. “If that is the future, count me out!”

JOBS.
Peterborough
Green-Up, Certified Energy
Advisor. No due date … Friends of
the Rouge Watershed, Environmental Education Coordinator.
Toronto, due 5 September.