Business & the Environment

Mar
15
2011
Media Release

New report finds strong climate policies create jobs while reducing emissions

Upcoming federal budget should increase support for renewable energy and efficiency programs, research suggests

Pembina Institute

OTTAWA, ON — Canada's governments could create more jobs by implementing strong climate policies than by maintaining the status quo, according to a new report on the effects of climate change policies on employment released today by the Pembina Institute.

The Institute's report, Reducing pollution, creating jobs, examines the evidence from a wide range of international and Canadian research on "green" jobs and the economic impacts of climate policies. Read more about New report finds strong climate policies create jobs while reducing emissions

Source: Pembina Institute
Pembina Institute
Climate Change
Economics
Energy
Business & the Environment
Event

Film Screening and Q & A: The Economics of Happiness

U of A Office of Sustainability
Mar 17 2011 - 1:00am to 3:00am

Join us for a special screening of ‘The Economics of Happiness’, a documentary about the worldwide movement for localization. The film will be followed by a Q and A session with Filmmaker Helena Norberg-Hodge (via Skype).

View the film’s trailer

Website: http://www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org/ Read more about Film Screening and Q & A: The Economics of Happiness

The Economics of Happiness
Source: U of A Office of Sustainability

Location

Petroleum Club
319 5 Avenue SW
Calgary , AB
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Economics
Sustainability
Environment & Society
Consumerism
Business & the Environment
Event

Level One Urban Beekeeping Course

ReThink Red Deer
Pure Earth Organics
Jan 29 2011 - 5:00pm to Jan 31 2011 - 1:00am

Location: Pure Earth Organics - #12 - 5579 47th St., Red Deer

Saturday January 29th & 30th, 2011
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (both days)

Apiaries and Bees for Communities (A.B.C.) is pleased to offer a Level One Beekeeping Certificate for hobbiest beekeepers in an urban and rural setting. This 16-hour intensive program will offer everything you need to know to begin beekeeping. Read more about Level One Urban Beekeeping Course

A.B.C. Apiaries & Bees for Communities
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Sustainability
Agriculture
Food Issues
Environmental Education
Ethics, Spirituality & Philosophy
Lifestyle
Peace & the Environment
Sustainable Communities
Business & the Environment
Environmental Activism
Food Security
Local Food
Environmental Health
GM Food & Agriculture
Permaculture
ReThink Red Deer
Event

Electricity from the Sun - from Dreamer's Paradise to Everyday Use

ReThink Red Deer
Red Deer College - Green Campus
Jan 14 2011 - 1:30am to 4:00am

Presented by:
Gordon Howell, PEng.

Free public presentation and discussion. No registration.

The world of solar energy is changing quickly. The price of solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity continues its march downwards along with staggering world-wide growth. Solar electricity is now becoming affordable for us in our everyday lives. At the same time, we see that the price of electricity is poised to rise even more to pay for new transmission lines and cleaning up our dirty-coal electricity. Read more about Electricity from the Sun - from Dreamer's Paradise to Everyday Use

Event page: ReThink Red Deer

Location

Margaret Parsons Theatre
Red Deer College
Red Deer , AB
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ReThink Red Deer
Sustainability
Renewables & Alternatives
Electricity Generation & Transmission
Sustainable Communities
Business & the Environment
Dec
21
2010
Media Release

Matters and others appeal to the EAB to turn down precedent setting transfer on the Bow

Water licence change threatens Bow River: Approval would grant irrigation district power to assign industrial water rights

Water Matters
Alberta Wilderness Association
Trout Unlimited Canada
Ecojustice

CALGARY — Ecojustice is appealing recent amendments to the Eastern Irrigation District (EID) water licence that would give the District power to function as a water broker and supplier without accountability to the environmental health of the region’s water quality and ecosystems.

Ecojustice filed the appeals with the Alberta Environmental Appeals Board on behalf of Water Matters, the Alberta Wilderness Association, Trout Unlimited Canada and three individuals. Read more about Matters and others appeal to the EAB to turn down precedent setting transfer on the Bow

Source: Water Matters
Alberta Wilderness Association
Water Matters
Ecojustice
Trout Unlimited Canada
Fresh Water
Water & Watershed Management
Environmental Law & Policy
Business & the Environment
Event

Lean and Green: Sustainable Energy Solutions for Alberta

Citizens Advocating the Use of Sustainable Energy (CAUSE)
Sep 23 2010 - 1:00am

with Hunter Lovins

2 Great Opportunities to Discover:

  • Options for meeting our current electricity challenges
  • The business case for climate protection
  • How Alberta can lead the way in energy solutions

ConocoPhillips Theatre in the Glenbow Museum
4:00 pm September 21
MC - Gary Holden, CEO of Enmax
$20 - Coffee reception to follow

Mac Hall Ballroom, University of Calgary
7:00 pm September 22
$10 (or pay-as-you-can at the door; seating is limited) Read more about Lean and Green: Sustainable Energy Solutions for Alberta

Location

MacEwan Ballroom
University of Calgary
Calgary , AB
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Citizens Advocating Use of Sustainable Energy
Climate Change
Energy
Renewables & Alternatives
Business & the Environment
Event

RePower Alberta Public Launch

RePower Alberta
Sierra Club Prairie
Greenpeace Canada
May 27 2010 - 1:00am

Sierra Club Prairie and Greenpeace Canada have launched the Province-wide green tour, ‘RePower Alberta: Building the Green Economy’, and will see leaders in various sectors of the green jobs economy talking about the growing economic and community benefits of moving to a green economy and how to start laying the stepping stones in getting there.

Speakers Include: Read more about RePower Alberta Public Launch

Location

ELTC 1-003
University of Alberta
Edmonton , AB
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Sierra Club of Canada
Greenpeace
Sustainability
Energy
Business & the Environment
May
17
2010
Story

RePower Alberta Launches Across the Province

RePower Alberta
Sierra Club Prairie
Greenpeace Canada

Building the Green Economy

Sierra Club Prairie and Greenpeace Canada have launched the Province-wide green tour, ‘RePower Alberta: Building the Green Economy’, and will see leaders in various sectors of the green jobs economy talking about the growing economic and community benefits of moving to a green economy and how to start laying the stepping stones in getting there.

The tour already has confirmed dates in Peace River, Manning, Fort Saskatchewan, Edmonton, Slave Lake and Red Deer with additional tour dates being planned throughout the summer.

RePower Alberta is calling on the Alberta Government to implement a Green Energy Strategy. After decades of riding the roller-coaster of the fossil fuel sectors’ boom and bust cycles, the time has come for Alberta to forge a new energy path. Renewable energy resources and green just solutions are ready and waiting to meet our increasing energy demands. Read more about RePower Alberta Launches Across the Province

News & Announcements
Sustainability
Energy
Business & the Environment
Sierra Club of Canada
Event

Sierra Club Chinook Group Meeting: Socially Responsible Investing & Campaign Updates

Sierra Club Chinook Group
May 6 2010 - 1:00am


For our May Sierra Club Chinook meeting, we have two things lined up:

  1. Naheed Gilani on Socially Responsible Investing, and
  2. Sierra Club Campaign Update and new opportunities to volunteer and get involved.
Read more about Sierra Club Chinook Group Meeting: Socially Responsible Investing & Campaign Updates>
Environment & Society
Business & the Environment
Sierra Club of Canada
Event

YEP Speaker Event: Green Initiatives at the Calgary Stampede

Young Environmental Professionals — Calgary chapter
May 13 2010 (All day)

Gerry McHugh, Operations Manager for the Calgary Stampede will be speaking about the Calgary Stampede's green initiatives

  • Doors open at 5:30 p.m.,
  • Speaker starts at 6:00 p.m.,
  • Socializing & Networking 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm   

Event is free for members, $5 for non-members. A lifetime YEP Membership is $30 and can be purchased at the door. Read more about YEP Speaker Event: Green Initiatives at the Calgary Stampede

Location

Deville's in Arts Central
100 7 Avenue SW (SE corner of second level)
Calgary , AB
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