Bicycling helps make cities cool
Cities cover just two per cent of the world’s land area, yet they account for about 70 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions. According to the United Nations, 59 per… Continue reading Bicycling helps make cities cool
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Moving Knowledge into Practice – Alberta Land-use Knowledge Network
Introducing the Alberta Land-use Knowledge Network. The Alberta Land-use Knowledge Network contributes to effective land use planning, analysis and decision making … Continue reading Moving Knowledge into Practice – Alberta Land-use Knowledge Network
Shaping Communities as if Sustainability Mattered – March 28
Learn more from Mark Roseland about what’s happened at the community level in sustainable development since the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, 1992. Continue reading Shaping Communities as if Sustainability Mattered – March 28
A Youth Perspective – McIntyre Creek Restoration Project, Whitehorse Yukon
The following video is part of a series related to the 2011-2012 McIntyre Creek Restoration Project in Whitehorse, Yukon. Continue reading A Youth Perspective – McIntyre Creek Restoration Project, Whitehorse Yukon
Climate change denial isn’t about science, or even skepticism
Lets’ suppose the world’s legitimate scientific institutions and academies, climate scientists, and most of the world’s governments are wrong. Maybe, as some people have argued, they’re involved in a massive… Continue reading Climate change denial isn’t about science, or even skepticism
Education & Careers – Alternatives Journal Call for Proposals
ALTERNATIVES JOURNAL * CALL FOR PROPOSALS *Education & Careers* Proposals due Monday March 26, 2012 at 9am EST ALTERNATIVES’ … Continue reading Education & Careers – Alternatives Journal Call for Proposals
Video: “Chew On This”- Food Security, Eh? A Panel Discussion on Sustainable Food in a Canadian Context
Shared by UBC on Feb 28, 2012 Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, hosted by Common Energy UBC, Oxfam UBC, … Continue reading Video: “Chew On This”- Food Security, Eh? A Panel Discussion on Sustainable Food in a Canadian Context
Taking the Earth’s pulse: UBC scientists unveil a new economic and environmental index – UBC
(UBC – Feb. 20, 2012) – A growing world population, mixed with the threat of climate change and mounting financial … Continue reading Taking the Earth’s pulse: UBC scientists unveil a new economic and environmental index – UBC
Video: How scientists are projecting future climate change
This video explores how the addition of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere by human beings, has upset a natural balance between ocean, land and atmosphere that has been in place for thousands of years. Continue reading Video: How scientists are projecting future climate change
Iconic marine mammals are “swimming in sick seas” of terrestrial pathogens: UBC researchers
(UBC – Feb. 18th, 2012) – Parasites and pathogens infecting humans, pets and farm animals are increasingly being detected in … Continue reading Iconic marine mammals are “swimming in sick seas” of terrestrial pathogens: UBC researchers
Video: Is the Earth cooling?
http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/TVrb5UvwVnQ This video examines the “evidence” that some commentators use to make the claim that the Earth is actually cooling, … Continue reading Video: Is the Earth cooling?
They say radical; we say rational
We’re not about to quit oil cold turkey. Does that mean we should continue with business as usual? In Canada, "business as usual" means rapidly increasing oil sands exploitation and… Continue reading They say radical; we say rational