Flathead featured on Global BC
Let decision makers know what you think Last week, the popular News Hour with Tony Parsons brought its powerful camera … Continue reading Flathead featured on Global BC
Tag: Get Involved
Mackenzie Wild Declaration
Sierra Club of Canada believes that the proposed $7 billion Mackenzie Gas Project would be bad for the North, for … Continue reading Mackenzie Wild Declaration
Time to remove phosphates from detergents / Il est temps d’éliminer les phosphates dans les détergents
(Ottawa) A bill introduced in the House of Commons today is vitally necessary to protect waterways, according to Sierra Club of Canada. The bill to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, introduced by Bloc Québécois MP Guy André, aims to ban detergents that contain phosphates.
Conservation Groups Call for Release of Habitat Report, Parks and Funding to Save Grizzlies
Calgary: Local and national conservation organizations are calling on Alberta’s Sustainable Development Minister, Ted Morton, to release the scientists’ report outlining core grizzly habitat areas to his Grizzly Bear Recovery Team and the public. To make up for the five years of lost time during the protracted recovery planning process, they are asking Morton and the Minister of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture, Hector Goudreau, to quickly move on establishing three wildland parks, which encompass core grizzly habitat long known to be important to the bears’ future and which have already gone through various assessment and review processes.
Save the Rupert River
This initiative was started by three Cree communities in the James Bay area – Nemaska, Waskaganish and Chisasibi which have … Continue reading Save the Rupert River
Alternatives Journal – Call for Book Reviewers
SO MANY BOOKS / SO LITTLE TIME
Proposals due October 23, 2007
“Give me books, fruit, French wine and fine weather and a little music out of doors, played by somebody I do not know.” — John Keats
Join Alternatives as we devote an entire special issue to the latest books that are breaking new green ground and shaping environmental thought. We are looking for book reviewers to join us in putting
together the issue’s collection of short and long reviews, which will complement excerpts and related articles.
The list below is not exhaustive, but it includes a selection of books for review that are currently in the Alternatives office. If you have a well-rounded grasp on a book topic, a desire to extract and analyze the
pearls of wisdom for a broad audience, and an engaging pen, then we look forward to receiving your offer to review one, or a pair, of the books below. If you know of a worthy book (published in 2007), video or other
media that is not on the list, and would like to review it or suggest a reviewer, we are also pleased to consider it.
We invite you to send us a short note (100 words maximum) on why you believe the book that you are willing to review is important. Published reviews will range from 100 to 700 words in length. We are primarily
interested in non-fiction works. Please provide us with an example of your writing and a brief (50 words maximum) bio.
PLEASE SEND YOUR LETTER OF INTEREST TO taarini @ alternativesjournal.ca
by October 23, 2007.
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Action needed to prevent salmon homelessness
Municipal governments and regional districts must take action to protect fish habitat in their jurisdictions, according to the David Suzuki … Continue reading Action needed to prevent salmon homelessness
free “Introduction to Radical Business” seminar, Sep. 24 or 25 or 26
Hey,
I want to invite you to special two hour event that I’m hosting called
– “The Way of the Radical Business” led by Tad Hargrave to learn how
you can grow your green, community minded or holistic business with
selling out or losing your integrity.
This workshop will give you get ‘unstuck’ and find a whole new way of
looking at growing your business that doesn’t require flushing your
money down the toilet on ads or expensive marketing campaigns. Tad
specializes in effective, low/no cost, word of mouth marketing
methods.
WHAT: “The Way of the Radical Business” – a free 2 hour marketing
workshop for hippies
WHEN: Mon., Sep. 24th, 7-9PM
WHERE: Autonomous & Sustainable House & Office (9211 Scurfield Drive NW)
WHEN: Tue., Sep. 25, 7-9PM
WHERE: Arusha Centre
WHEN: Wed., Sep. 26, 7-9PM
WHERE: Jane Doe Marketplace and Cafe
For more info and to enroll:
www.tadhargrave.com/freeintro
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Welcome to TakeRealAction.ca!
On June 26, 2007, the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act became law. Simply put, this law requires the federal government to … Continue reading Welcome to TakeRealAction.ca!
Check out the Big Wild map!
If you’re going on a wilderness trip this summer, we need your help! We’re piloting a new website for wilderness … Continue reading Check out the Big Wild map!
Big question marks on genetically engineered corn
Early this morning, Greenpeace activists labelled a genetically engineered (GE) corn field near Abbotsford, B.C. with a 61 metre question mark to highlight the absence of GE food labelling in Canada.
Check out the full report from Greenpeace on the toxicity of genetically modified corn, and learn why they are calling for mandatory labelling of GE foods in Canada.
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Canadian Youth Climate Coalition seeks Executive Director (deadline August 1)
The Canadian Youth Climate Coalition is looking for a National Director to bring together youth from across Canada to to stand united for a sane climate future.
Position: National Director
Organization: Canadian Youth Climate Coalition
http://ourclimate.ca http://notreclimat.ca
Application deadline: Aug 1, 2007
Start date: Aug 15, 2007
Location: anywhere in Canada
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