When Vancouver mom Marcie Weinstein-Smith took a market survey asking moms what frustrated them most about natural baby products, the prevailing answer was that “they all lie.” Continue reading BC mom develops Canada’s first natural diaper ointment
Visit the Butterfly Festival to learn about the amazing phenomenon of monarch migration and the importance of butterfly conservation. Continue reading Tommy Thompson Butterfly Festival – August 27, 2011
Visit the Butterfly Festival to learn about the amazing phenomenon of monarch migration and the importance of butterfly conservation. Continue reading Tommy Thompson Butterfly Festival – August 27, 2011
I have a friend I’ll call Dave. An educated, rational and intelligent man, Dave can be counted on for thoughtful, reasoned arguments, except on one issue: climate change. He has read the overwhelming evidence, but Dave remains certain that climate change is a myth. His proof? He has none that hasn’t been dismissed repeatedly by climate scientists. Still, Dave remains steadfast and I could never understand why. Clive Hamilton may have given me the answer. Continue reading Requiem for a Species
In 2008, economics student Tim DeChristopher went to an auction set up by the Bush administration for the oil and gas industry. He bid $1.8 million for the right to drill on 14 parcels of Utah wilderness, much of it near national parks, and drove up prices for other pieces of land that he bid on but didn’t win. Although DeChristopher later tried to raise money online and offered to pay for the land leases, the government claimed he had no intention of paying and convicted him in March on two felony counts. Continue reading Government of the people, by the corporations, for the corporations – Science Matters
The Nova Scotia Environment Network (NSEN) is hosting workshops to help community organizations improve their best practices for public engagement and facilitation. Continue reading NSEN Facilitation & Engagement Skills 101
Learn how to become your own media network. Learn how to make your own promotional video!
Workshop lead by Sean Kelly, Head of Communications and Media for CUSO-VSO.
Continue reading NSEN Social Media Strategies 101
Nova Scotia – Public engagement and best practices of facilitation for community organizations. Practice the skills as you learn them! Workshop lead by Jason Blanch, founder of Global Community Development Resources.
Calgary – Ecojustice and the Pembina Institute are taking the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) to court over its decision to grant Maxim Power Corp’s coal plant expansion interim approval without a public hearing. As the AUC itself made clear, the expedited approval was given in a blatant attempt to beat the federal government’s deadline for new […] Continue reading Alberta Utilities Commission faces court challenge over Milner coal plant expansion
The Lower Mainland Green Team is running a series of restoration and stewardship events throughout the Vancouver region.
Tools, equipment and refreshments provided, and all are welcome. Continue reading Restore Vancouver’s green space with the Lower Mainland Green Team
The Lower Mainland Green Team is running a series of restoration and stewardship events throughout the Vancouver region.
Tools, equipment and refreshments provided, and all are welcome. Continue reading Restore Vancouver’s green space with the Lower Mainland Green Team
Considering our vast cultural and political differences, is it really possible to collectively solve the world’s social, economic and environmental problems? And more importantly, if so, how do we formalize our commitments to change without an overarching global government? The highly recommended Global Governance and the UN: An Unfinished Journey is a bold attempt to answer these questions by emphasizing the value of international co-ordination in tackling the most pressing and challenging issues of the 21st century. Click through for our full review… Continue reading Global Governance and the UN
