April 1st 2011 – Eco-Centre Winnipeg. The workshop consists of presentations by experts as well as community level practitioners and will assist you to engage, empower and educate your community about climate change. Continue reading Climate Change Boot Camp
Wednesday, March 9th 2011 – The Southern Alberta chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS SAB) would like to invite you to an exciting evening in Calgary with park experts as we discuss and celebrate the CPAWS SAB chapter’s video, “Parks and Protected Areas: A Simple Solution to our Complex Problems.” Continue reading Get Engaged with Your Parks – A Stimulating Evening with Park Experts
By David Suzuki with Dr. Faisal Moola. My life as a scientist got its boost in the United States. I was attending college in Massachusetts in 1957 on a scholarship when the Soviet Union launched the first Sputnik satellite. The event also launched the space race between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S., as the Americans started pouring money into the sciences in an attempt to catch up. Continue reading Politicians who reject science are not fit to lead – Science Matters
Irrigation accounts for 70 per cent of the world’s fresh water use, so it has been evident for many years that food security is considered a greater issue, if less immediately critical, than drinking water. Add climate change into the mix, and what was already a difficult global problem becomes significantly more so. The nexus of water, food, and climate change is the focus of this book. Its central goal is clearly expressed in the preface: “… as the requirement for more equitable access to food for all grows, so too grows the need for best science to under pin the development of more effective food systems.” The 22 chapters in this edited volume provide an excellent compendium of the issues that arise when growing populations, limited availability of water and early impacts of climate change impinge on the world’s food supply.
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The Climate Change & Renewable Energy Coordinator will be responsible for a range of Climate Change and Renewable Energy activities at Falls Brook Centre and will coordinate FBC’s Appropriate Technology Department Programming. Continue reading Climate Change & Renewable Energy Coordinator – Falls Brook Centre
EcoLiving Awards, ranging from $10,000 to $50,000, recognize Canadian businesses, innovators and students dedicated to improving energy efficiency in the home. Due 31 January. Continue reading $50,000 for best Home Energy Savings Idea – GC News #709
Cancun – Governments in Cancun have chosen hope over fear and put the world on a difficult but now possible-to-navigate path to a global deal to stop dangerous climate change. Continue reading Cancun deal a step in right direction
From the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)… The UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, ended with … Continue reading Climate Conference concludes with Cancun Agreements
Cancun – The UN climate talks have ended in Cancun and leading experts from diverse organizations in Canada have responded as follows: Continue reading Leading experts respond to outcome of UN climate talks in Cancun
The federal government is not keeping its commitments to take the lead in protecting the environment and moving toward sustainable development, says Scott Vaughan, Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development. Continue reading Lack of federal leadership hinders progress on environmental issues
With the Cancun Climate Summit set to begin, let’s hope that the mainstream press provides honest coverage. Continue reading Climate Change: Calling for honest media coverage in Cancun
Ottawa – With just over a week before the next major round of UN climate negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, results of an Environics Research poll suggest that the Canadian public has far different priorities than the government when it comes to climate change. Continue reading Poll suggests Harper Government out of step with Canadians
