Climate Change

Dec

06

2006

SDTC Business, Investment and Funding Opportunities in Renewable Fuels and Oil and Gas - Edmonton

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-2"><div class="form-item"> <label>Location: </label> Edmonton </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p>You are invited to a special presentation on:<a href="http://sdtc.ca/en/news/events/200611-200701.htm"></a></p><p><a href="http://sdtc.ca/en/news/events/200611-200701.htm">A Roadmap to New Business, Investment and Funding Opportunities</a> in:</p><p><strong>Session 1:</strong> Renewable Fuels<br /><strong>Session 2:</strong> Oil & Gas</p><p><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday, December 12, 2006 </p><p>Courtyard Marriott<br />One Thornton Court, (99th Street & Jasper Avenue)<br />Edmonton, Alberta</p><p><strong>Session Room:</strong> Thornton</p> </div> </div></div>

Citizens and Conservationists target US Oil Giant ConocoPhillips

For destruction of Caribou Habitat and Alberta by Industrial Development and Global Warming

A rally will take place at the corporate offices of US oil giant ConocoPhillips in Calgary, Alberta on December 1st @11am to highlight the desperate situation of the Little Smoky Caribou, the demise of Alberta’s caribou habitat from industrial development, and from global warming’s devastating impacts on the boreal forest.

The Little Smoky caribou herd is considered at immediate risk of extinction with less than 100 individuals left thanks to the activities of corporations like ConocoPhillips in caribou habitat. While the Alberta Caribou Committee stalls, petroleum companies such as ConocoPhillips are racing ahead and further degrading their habitat with industrial development. A petition submitted almost a year ago to the Federal government asking for the implementation of the emergency provision of the Species at Risk Act has received no response to date. While the caribou committees are trying to plan for caribou recovery the petroleum industry is forging ahead with development in critical threatened caribou habitat. Read More

Climate Change

Wildlife Protection

Energy

Nov

16

2006

Request for Funding Proposals: Community Climate Action Project for YOUth!

Youth Environmental Network (YEN)

YEN is now accepting funding proposals for Climate Action micro-grants! Read on to see if your project is an eligible recipient partner!

What: grants of max $2,500.00
When: Deadline for applications December 10th, 2006

This project is all about YOUth taking action on Climate Change! This is a National Micro-grants Project presented in Partnership between YEN and Heritage Canada to deliver micro-grants to Canadian youth implementing innovated solutions to Climate Change! If you are youth (16-25 years of age) or part of a youth-driven initiative interested in applying for funding from the Youth Environmental Network’s Youth-led Climate Action Project – Read on! Read More

Climate Change

Youth & the Environment

Nov

01

2006

Canada Violating UN Climate Change Pacts

Climate Justice Programme / Friends of the Earth International

31st October 2006 Read More

Climate Change

News & Announcements

Oct

16

2006

Water & Cities: What can be done to future-proof our water supply?

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-2"><div class="form-item"> <label>Location: </label> Calgary </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p>The <a href="http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/cabree/">Centre for Applied Business Research in Energy and the Environment (CABREE)</a> is proud to present</p><p><strong>2006 EPCOR Distinguished Lecture<br /></strong>Dr. Peter Droege • Thursday, October 19, 2006 • Calgary, AB</p><h2>Water and Cities</h2><h3>What can be done to future-proof our water supply?</h3><h4>Fresh Water is the lifeblood of cities and its decline has been recorded on a world wide scale</h4><p>With many global metropolitan areas suffering from depleting water resources, water security has become a major concern for many national and urban leaders. The process of evaporating water resources is driven by many factors, one being the development of fossil fuel generation. But the most threatening promises to be accelerating climate change impacts. What can be done to future-proof our cities from a water security point of view? Solutions may lie in integrated water cycle management, distributed micro-watershed management, water right registration and trading and in accomplishing a fundamental urban energy transition to more efficient and renewable models.</p> </div> </div></div>

Youth Action on Climate - October 18, 2006

Canadian Youth Climate Coalition, de la Coalition Canadienne des Jeunes pour le Climat

Sign the youth declaration and find out more at www.ourclimate.ca
Register your event (even at the planning stage) ASAP — [email protected] and [email protected]

Signez la déclaration jeunesse et apprenez en plus à www.ourclimate.ca
Faîtes connaître votre événement dès que possible — [email protected] et [email protected] Read More

Climate Change

Oct

13

2006

Global warming gets worse as Alberta ignores issue

David Suzuki Foundation

October 12, 2006

OTTAWA — Alberta needs to realize that ignoring global warming makes it worse; it does not make it disappear, according to a new David Suzuki Foundation study.

“Alberta has the fourth-largest provincial economy, but it’s the number one producer of greenhouse gases, says report author Dale Marshall, a David Suzuki Foundation policy analyst based in Ottawa. “That pollution is mainly from the oil and gas sector, and it’s exploding with the work on the tar sands. Add five new coal-fired power plants, and the outlook is disturbing.” Read More

Climate Change

Oct

11

2006

Action Alert: Government Inaction on Climate Change, Dominate the Letters Pages

Climate Action Network/Réseau Action Climat Canada

We had a pretty good day yesterday in our efforts to explain the real goal of the Harper government but they definitely did well too with all kinds of headlines about getting tough on polluters. This was their only goal headlines to create the impression of action.

We need a second wave of comment across the country today. We absolutely must dominate the letters pages of newspapers everywhere. Why must present the clear message that there is a con going on and future generations are the victims. Read More

Climate Change

Oct

06

2006

YEP Calgary presents Johanne Gelinas, Canada's Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-2"><div class="form-item"> <label>Location: </label> Calgary </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p><a href="http://www.yepcanada.ca/calgary.htm">YEP Calgary</a> is pleased to announce a special speakers event, proudly sponsored by Deloitte & Touche LLP: <br /></p><h4>Johanne Gélinas, Canada’s <a href="http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/cesd_cedd.nsf/html/cesd_index_e.html">Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development</a></h4><p><a href="http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/other.nsf/html/04execbio_e.html#jgelinas">Johanne Gélinas</a> leads a <a href="http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/cesd_cedd.nsf/html/cesd_index_e.html">specialized team</a> within the <a href="http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/">Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG)</a> that audits environmental and sustainable development issues of concern to Canadians by examining the performance of the federal government in meeting its stated commitments in these areas. The Commissioner is independent of government and reports directly to Parliament. Johanne will speak about her career, her role as Commissioner and her experiences as a member of the Auditor General’s office. She will also share the results of the <a href="http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/cesd_cedd.nsf/html/cesd_index_e.html">recently published climate change audit </a>and her perspective of what Canada’s next steps should look like.</p> </div> </div></div>

Oil Sands Consultations in Edmonton

Sierra Club of Canada — Prairie Chapter

The provincial government is currently conducting public consultations to determine how the people of Alberta want the oil sands to be developed. These consultations are to the multi-stakeholder panel/committee which consists of representatives from industry, government, indigenous peoples, Metis, and environmental non-governmental organizations. They will be held in 7 locations across Alberta (find out when they will be in your community). Read More

Climate Change

Sierra Club of Canada