(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
A new report documents the plight of Ontario’s imperiled snapping turtles, prehistoric creatures that have been around for 40 million years but are being pushed to the brink of extinction. Continue reading Ontario snapping turtles face triple threat from hunting, road kill and toxins
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
More than 15 charities to benefit from this all ages Earth Week Festival. Continue reading Creatively United for the Planet Earth Week Festival
(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
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?
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
How do we implement employee engagement programs in regards to corporate and organizational sustainability? Kathryn A. Cooper on the Sustainability Learning Centre will lead the SPRiNG dialogue answering this question. Continue reading SPRiNG – Marrying Habit-forming Employee Engagement with Organizational Management Systems
Prime Minister Harper’s 1960’s piano tunes may be timeless, but his single-minded approach to developing new energy supply is long out of fashion. Continue reading Where is the conserve in Harper’s Conservatives?
As part of the Sustainable New Construction: Building a New Future program, students at Endeavour will take on the role of lead builders on a single family residence — a 2,000-square-foot, two-story home that will be built on an infill lot in an older neighbourhood near downtown Peterborough. Continue reading Students at Endeavour Centre to build Canada’s Greenest Home
Banff, Alberta – Over the objections of almost 200,000 citizens, the federal government has approved the proposed “Brewster Glacier Discovery Walk” … Continue reading Approval of Jasper Development Ignores Public Outcry
Join us for a series of one-hour webinars as these organizations impart their findings from their projects, and learn from them as they share their experiences in striving to be more diverse and inclusive. Continue reading Environment & Diversity Project Webinar Series: Lessons Learned by Six Environmental NGOs
