Food and Health

CONNECT – Canadian HIV/AIDS Information Gateway

December 1, 2006 — We are pleased to announce the launch of the CONNECT website (www.hivinfovih.ca <http://www.hivinfovih.ca> ). You can use it to search the collections of the five largest HIV/AIDS libraries in = Canada. This represents a combined collection of over 67 000 books, = videos, DVDs, journal articles, and other resources on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and legal/ethical issues, among many other topics.

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LCBO to charge deposits

Starting in February, the LCBO will start slapping a 10- or 20-cent deposit on wine and liquor bottles in a bid to boost recycling.

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Books and Resources, Planning and Environmental Management

Linking Industry and Ecology

This book will be of interest to educators and students in environmental studies, business management, environmental and industrial engineering, and environmental planning.

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Books and Resources, Community Stewardship and Living

Global Biopiracy

The impact of intellectual property law on indigenous peoples and informal or traditional innovations is a field of study that currently includes only a handful of scholars. Biopiracy will be an invaluable resource for students, teachers, and legal practitioners.

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Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB)

After noticing a serious lack in choices on the market for an alternative to the single use plastic bag, Jenny … Continue reading Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB)

Uncategorized

Stop the cuts!

The Ontario government has slashed staffing levels in our provincial parks for the summer of 2006. The cuts are equal … Continue reading Stop the cuts!

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A license to kill

Vol. 8 No. 07
November 29, 2006
Science Matters by David Suzuki
How do you protect an endangered species? Well, if you?re the government of British Columbia, the answer is simple ? you kill stuff. That may sound crude, but so is what the provincial government is considering doing to save an endangered population of caribou in the province.

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Electric Green – News Clips (Nov. 25, 2006)

– Smog worsened, water quality unchanged in 2004:StatsCan… CBC – Canada’s installed wind energy doubles in 2006… Newswire – Nature … Continue reading Electric Green – News Clips (Nov. 25, 2006)

Student Initiatives

Helping youth help protect the environment

The Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention has just published a guide for youth empowering them to make simple everyday choices … Continue reading Helping youth help protect the environment

Community Stewardship and Living

Second Nature: the Man-made World of Idealism, Technology and Power

From earliest times, culture has sought to transcend and replace the uncertainties of nature with a controllable human world. The … Continue reading Second Nature: the Man-made World of Idealism, Technology and Power

Around the Web, Community Stewardship and Living

Evergreen News – November 2006 Vol. 4, Issue 6

? The Brick Works Comes Alive in 2006!
? First organic wine in a tetra pak benefits Evergreen
? Whole Foods Market donates $4,000 to Evergreen
? Evergreen?s Calgary office officially launched
? Eva?s youth reap garden rewards
? Stewards in the City
? Street Stewards
? Shade for Kids

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Law, Policy, and Standards

Recent CIELAP Publications & CIELAP Speaks Out

A Survey of National Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development Laws and Policies: Lessons for Canada.
The Fall 2006 issue of the Great Lakes News featured an article by CIELAP Policy Analyst Susan Holtz entitled ?A Flushing Revelation? on the emerging issue of pharmaceutical and personal care product pollution in our waterways.

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