Happy 2010, the UN-declared International Year of Biodiversity! This year will highlight the vital role that biodiversity plays in maintaining the life support system on Earth. If humans realize the centrality of biodiversity to our lives, perhaps then we will act to conserve it and use it sustainably and equitably. Continue reading NLEN E-Update: Jan 11th
We first noticed GreenSudbury through their dynamic, well-connected, socially-driven web site. We dropped them an email recently to see what … Continue reading Catching up with GreenSudbury
At the age of four, a thunder and lightning storm became a defining moment for Scott Russell Sanders. He felt “the tingle of a power that surges through bone and rain and everything … the force that animates nature and mind….” Using science he could explain what caused the thunder and lightning but not why the experience took on such meaning for him. Looking back on that moment, Sanders recognizes the feeling as “awe.” He says, “The search for communion with this power has run like a bright thread through all my days.” Using skillful prose to bring the ineffable into focus, Sanders guides the reader through other “why” questions – the ethical, political and spiritual struggles of his life. Continue reading A Private History of Awe
Reconciliation: First Nations Treaty Making in British Columbia Tony Penikett Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre 2006, 303 pages. The Supreme Court … Continue reading Reconciliation: First Nations Treaty Making in British Columbia
The Culture of Flushing: A Social and Legal History of Sewage Jamie Benidickson Vancouver: UBC Press 2007, 432 pages. I … Continue reading The Culture of Flushing: A Social and Legal History of Sewage
From The BC Sustainable Energy Association. Join us for a free Webinar at noon on January 19. Space is limited. … Continue reading Electric Vehicles: What’s Brewing, How Fast, and How Should We Prepare?
Comprised of a community of environmentally active athletes and supporters, Preparing the Trail 2010 is running a national tree planting … Continue reading Preparing the Trail 2010
Ottawa – Sierra Club Canada is calling on the Canadian Government to review a pesticide deemed perilously toxic to honey … Continue reading Pesticides Worsening the Honey Bee Crisis
EXAMPLE JOB POST: This dream job envisions the development of a global spatial plan for global use within one year. The successful candidate will help to develop a management plan, working for [Your Company Name] and partners in the Global Coalition to assemble and analyze data to support management decisions for sustainable use. Continue reading Example Dream Job Post @ Your Company
662: 4 January 2010 – Published by Green Communities Canada. CAR ALTERNATIVES. Tools of Change case study webinars showcase approaches … Continue reading Pioneers, Car Alternatives, Bitter Offsets – GC News #662
I have a love hate relationship with Walmart. They really do have some fantastic deals but I know that their business practices can be somewhat shady at times. Like every other corporation they are trying to make their mark in the environmental world. Trying to show that they care and that their practices are not having an overall negative impact on our planet. I find that with any corporation you really have to be careful of what they are saying they are doing vs what they are really doing.
Continue reading “Walmart tackles supplier packaging reduction”
CALGARY, AB, JANUARY 1, 2010: BikeBike Inc. will be Calgary’s premiere everyday cycling specialists. We will feature bicycles, services, and … Continue reading New urban / transportation bike shop arrives in Calgary
