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1229 9th Avenue SE (New address)
Science Cafe is a place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or pint of beer, you can learn about the latest ideas and issues in science and technology in an informal setting.
The volume of ice in the Arctic Sea decreased significantly from 1980 to 2003 and continues to decrease
Moderator: Dr. Rod Smith, Research Scientist, Natural Resources Canada
Speakers:
Shawn Marshall, Canada Research Chair in Climate Change, University of Calgary
John Yackel, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Calgary
Click here for the poster.
2009/10 Arctic Change Speaker Series: Disappearing Sea Ice: What's to Worry about?
The loss of summer sea ice in the Arctic could have far-reaching consequences.
John Yackel
Department of Geography, University of Calgary
Presented by the Arctic Institute of North America.
Wednesday, February 24 at 4:00 p.m.
Earth Sciences 162, University of Calgary
Laughter is a critical element of any Transition meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for:
Date: Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010
Time: 9am-12pm
Location: Mountain Equipment Co-Op, 830 10 Ave SW
To help us prepare, please RSVP to heather@greencalgary.org if you plan to attend.
If you have not already done so, the Transition Primer is a fun & easy read (and a great pre-meeting homework assignment!) Enjoy!
Check out Transition Calgary's Facebook page.
Hosted by the Social Justice Institute
with Bishop Luc Bouchard, Diocese of St. Paul, Alberta, author of a pastoral letter, The Athabasca Oil Sands and the Integrity of Creation
and Marc Huot, Pembina Institute, on "What environmentally friendly energy options are available to us in Alberta?"
Workshops on practical steps we can take, such as:
Sustainable Living - Greater Edmonton Alliance, GEA
Water Resources and Energy - Sierra Club
Earth Charter Churches and the Carbon Fast
Families, Housing and Sustainable Living - - Conrad Nobert
see www.greenedmonton.ca
Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, 10014 81st Avenue, Edmonton
Cost: $30 (includes lunch)
Students and low income: ask us about sponsorship registration.
Pre-registration by email to sji2010@live.ca before February 20th is appreciated so that we may accommodate everyone for lunch.
Click here for more information.
Click here for the poster.
780-434-4330
Thursday March 4, Calgary
Friday March 5, Edmonton
Alberta Acts' staff rely pretty heavily on social media
This full-day workshop is specifically designed for members of the environmental education community. As a participant, you will
- Understand how social media can be used to help deliver on your environmental education goals
- Create an action plan to use elements of social media in your work
In addition, this workshop will
- Allow significant time for networking and information exchange between participants
- Improve groups' ability to engage audiences in environmentally responsible behaviour
- Highlight upcoming professional development opportunities and initiatives
The workshop is free, but registration is mandatory. Lunch will be provided, thanks to ConocoPhillips Canada. Workshops begin promptly at 9:15 a.m., and end at 4:00 p.m.
THANKS to...
Our workshop resource people: Kevin Dubienski, at eekona.com, and Todd Nivens, Kerry Wood Nature Centre, who have donated their time and expertise for these two days
the Calgary Zoo for hosting the Calgary workshop; and to Alberta Environment for hosting the Edmonton workshop
Thanks also to the Alberta Ecotrust Foundation and the Calgary Foundation for their support of this workshop series
You! Environmental educators from 70 organizations responded to ACEE's December 2009 needs assessment; this workshop is part of a 2010 workshop series developed by ACEE in response to your professional needs.
To register:
Click on this link to register for the Thursday 4 March Calgary workshop.
Click on this link to register for the Friday 5 March Edmonton workshop.
Registration will be capped at 30 participants, so register soon! You'll see more detail about workshop locations, etc. when you register.
Registration deadline: Monday March 1, 2010
For more information please contact
Julia Lynx, Program Coordinator, Alberta Council for Environmental Education
info@abcee.org, or 403-609-7231
Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7, 2010
Image courtesy of www.greatsunflower.org
Location: The Light Cellar, Calgary Alberta
Taught by Patty Milligan
This Level One Beekeeping course is uniquely created for the urban environment. The course will offer all the basic information necessary for responsible hive management within the cityscape. The course will bring together local and rural community members interested in learning more about beekeeping.
Working as a small scale apiarist for 11 years, Patty lives and farms in Bon Accord Alberta. Co-teaching with Medhat Nasr, Alberta provincial apiculturist, for the Government of Alberta's Bee-ginners course for the last couple of years, Patty has gained an incredible reputation as facilitator and educator. Patty is passionate for educating the public about responsible and creative methods of beekeeping.
More information about the course, and how to register is available on A.B.C's website: www.backyardbees.ca. This website is updated weekly with information about urban apiculture across the country, focusing on information pertaining to Alberta. You can also find A.B.C- Apiaries and Bees for Communities on facebook and twitter.
Contact:
Eliese Watson, Founderm A.B.C- Apiaries and Bees for Communities
Work: 403.244.4770
Gaia Collaborative Medicine Studio (Canmore)
#101, 75 Dyrgas Gate (Three Sisters Mountain Village)
$20-$40 (sliding scale)
NOON - 4 p.m.
Click here for more information or on Facebook under "Healing our World, Working to Reconnect" workshop.
Maximum registration for this workshop is 20 people, so please register by March 4th to ensure that there is space for you to join us. Thank you!
This workshop is an opportunity for us to come together to collectively explore our responses to the condition of the world in a supportive, healing environment.
I've included an article titled "Healing Our World, Working to Reconnect" that I contributed to the Gaia newsletter this month along with the workshop invite notice.
Please contact Michelle at the Clinic (403) 675-4242 by March 4th to register & feel free to contact Theresa Chilkowich directly if you have any questions.
Teresa Chilkowich is a passionate social change agent who has been engaging in ecological stewardship, environmental education, and community building activities for over fifteen years. She also has seven years experience facilitating experiential workshops based on “The Work that Reconnects” of Dr. Joanna Macy.
http://banff.kijiji.ca/c-community-events-Healing-our-World-Working-to-Reconnect-workshop-W0QQAdIdZ184064656
Gaia Collaborative Medicine Studio, Canmore, AB
Sunday, March 7th, 2010 Noon - 4:00 pm
YEP MARCH EVENT
Michael Moore, Senior Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy, University of Calgary speaks on Geothermal energy and carbon offsets
Deville's in Arts Central (SE corner of second level - 100 7th Ave SW)
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.
Michael C. Moore is Senior Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy at the University of Calgary in Alberta. He is the former Chief Economist at the National Renewable Laboratory in Golden Colorado, where he lead a research team engaged in examining over-the-horizon issues for the Department of Energy and developing new methods for cross-cutting analysis.
He is an economist and former regulator in the energy industry in California. Dr. Moore received his Bachelor of Science in Geology at Humboldt State University and a Master of Science from the Ecology Institute at the University of California at Davis in Land Economics. He obtained a PhD from the University of Cambridge in England in Economics where he is a member of Darwin College.
He is a former Commissioner with the California Energy Commission, where he held the designated Economist position. In that role he oversaw market structure issues, pricing of electricity and natural gas and data collection for the Commission as presiding member of the Electricity and Natural Gas Committee. He directed the $2B US program to maintain and expand the renewable energy industry in the state and presided over many complex siting cases for new fossil fired generation.
Dr. Moore is an active researcher in the areas of urban open space and agricultural land conversion, local government fiscal impacts and the structure and rules of energy markets. He is an accomplished public speaker and participates in a wide variety of public forums ranging from energy and fiscal policy to land use.
The Plaza Theatre, 1133 Kensington Road NW, Calgary
About the film
When Karsten Heuer and Leanne Allison (Being Caribou), along with their 2-year old son, Zev, and indomitable dog Willow set out to trace the footsteps of one of Canada's most famous writers, Farley Mowat, they mean it literally. Their 5000-kilometre trip – trekking, sailing, portaging and paddling from the prairies to the Maritimes – is captured in this feature-length documentary Finding Farley. They paddle east from Calgary, towards the prairies (the geography of Born Naked and Owls in the Family) and then traverse the same paths that Farley took more than 60 years earlier, which became the foundation for Never Cry Wolf, and People of the Deer. The travelers also get an earful about the long-standing controversy that attends Farley's work. When the family reaches their final destination, Mowat's Nova Scotian summer home, it is, as Karsten says, “An affirmation of what the land and animals had already told us…Stories aren't so much written or created as they are released, expressing what's been there all along.”
Visit the film's website.
Over 30 Alberta communities will join by video conference to discuss climate change and taking action.
Click on map for location details.
The agenda currently has four main parts:
• Climate change and rural Alberta
• Growing environmental citizenship
• Local energy and distributed generation
• Local energy and local organizing
Visit the conference page for more information.
2009/10 Arctic Change Speaker Series: Life in an Acid Soup
What the impact of abrupt climate change on oceans of the distant past can tell us about tomorrow.
Benoit Beauchamp
Executive Directory, Arctic Institute of North America
Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary
Presented by the Arctic Institute of North America
Wednesday, March 17 at 4:00 p.m.
Earth Sciences 162, University of Calgary
4:30-6:30pm
The Plaza Theatre - 1133 Kensington Rd NW, Calgary
View the poster for more information.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
9am to 4pm
Great Hall, Rozsa Centre UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
Water crises are emerging more frequently in recent years, and they threaten the lives of people everywhere.
The Sheep River winds its way through several Alberta towns
The need for comprehensive and integrated water management programs that aim at involving parties outside the water sector is more pressing today. Governments alone cannot solve water crises without the cooperation and coordination of other groups. Although there is a growing public awareness on world water issues, there is little concerted and long-term effective efforts on the water front. And only when water disasters hit communities concrete actions take place, often with limited results in the short-term.
This conference aims at bringing the subject of water issues to the frontline and to provide a space for discussion and debate by policy makers, water managers, academics, students and the public in general. It will focus on Alberta water management, progress and challenges, and the implications of water issues around the world.
The Centre for Public Interest Accounting, at the Haskayne School of Business, along with the Development Studies Club are pleased to sponsor the Water for Life 2010 conference at the University of Calgary.
Registration: Sylvia Fuchek: sylvia.fuchek@haskayne.ucalgary.ca 403-220-3812 | RSVP by March 10, 2010
Free Event / Open to the public
Click here for more information.
The Calgary Go Green Expo is the largest of it's kind in Calgary! This exciting, 2 day event features hundreds of exhibitors, all dedicated to providing information, products and services that can help you live a greener lifestyle! With everything from home and garden ideas, eco-friendly food and clothing, transportation options, organic food and cooking, to guest speakers and interactive displays the Calgary Go Green Expo offers many simple ways of going green and helping our environment!
Make a day of it; bring your friends and family and learn to "Go Green".
Event Features include: Green Homes & Gardens, Cooking Theatre, Local & Organic Marketplace, Green Building, Energy, Green Business, Transportation Zone, Wellness Zone, Green Drinks, and Eco-Fashion!
For more information, visit the Go Green Expo website.
This 2-day weekend Introduction to Permaculture course will be held on March 27 and 28, 2010.
Permaculture (permanent culture) is a design system that assembles conceptual, strategic and material components into a pattern that which functions to benefit life in all its forms.
This workshop will cover topics such as
- Permaculture ethics
- Home-scale edible landscaping
- Soil rehabilitation
- Energy-efficient house design
- Designing for water conservation at home and community scales
- Resilient community design based on patterns of ecology
- Designing for local empowerment and ethical local businesses
This course is your entrance into permaculture. The focus of this course is design. Design is not about the tree, the rain barrel or the greenhouse alone, but the connections between them. In this course, you will learn about new ways of framing environmental and social challenges in a positive solutions-based manner.
This course includes a nutritious and delicious meal, refreshments, and a copy of Bill Mollison's "Introduction To Permaculture" book. The course runs 9-5 over Saturday and Sunday, March 27 - 28, 2010. The course will also include a springtime hands-on edible landscaping day where you will be able to use your two hands to put into practice what you learn!
Location: To Be Determined.
Workshop Cost: $250.00 + GST
How to register: Visit http://bigskypermaculture.ca and go to "Courses" to register online, or contact Adrian Buckley at info@bigskypermaculture.ca for more information.
Sunday, March 28, 2010 1:30PM to 5:30PM
Education Block Theatre EDC 179,
University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, T2N 1N4
At the Copenhagen Conference, when policymakers and scientists could not agree on a strong direction to halt global warming, we the people of Canada believe that we can still save this planet. Join us for this event to celebrate the innovative and collaborative thinking of like minds. Together we can create a healthy planet for today's children and all future generations.
Can we do it? Yes, we can!
We have organized a free public seminar.
Please reserve your space here or call 403 247 3266
Top Speakers
- Betska K-Burr (Professional Speaker, best-selling author, Executive Coach),
- Dr. Peter Carter (Environmental Health Expert, MD, author & Director Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. (CAPE)),
- Julie Johnston (Leader in Transformative Education), and
- Mike Damani (author of Veggie Diet, Farmers and Canadian Jobs),
More details are in the registration web page.
Free Food! Free 60+ page Recipe Book! Free DVD downloads!
"Living The Green Life" is produced by caring parents and people who wish to create a healthier planet. Be a part of this special positive thinking movement.
Please share this message with your people, or post it in your web event list. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Hong Lu, PhD, PEng
Organizer
Living a Green Life Seminar
12pm - 2pm
Mount Royal University, Wyckham House Food Court (SAMRU)
Theme: Oils Sands environmental, social, economic and health impact on First Nations Communities in Alberta
Confirmed panellists:
Moderator: Murray Cunningham
More information is on Facebook.
Tuesday, April 6 2010
18:30 - 20:15
Location: Momentum - 2936 Radcliffe Drive Southeast (near Franklin C-Train station)
The Transition movement is focused on creating communities that are sustainable and resilient to climate change and the effects of Peak Oil. Transition is about creating a bright future for our communities through focusing on food, energy, transport, health, economics, spirit and more. Transition Calgary has got off to a great start with two meetings and lots of ideas and energy. Please join us for a third meeting where we will be further exploring the Transition Movement's role in making Calgary a more sustainable and engaged place. All are welcome!
RSVP on the Facebook event page.
More info is on the Transition Calgary Facebook page.
For the April Sierra Club Chinook meeting, the discussion panel on food policy features
- Paul Hughes - Local food advocate, urban chicken activist, chair of the Calgary Food Policy Council, and as of last week mayor candidate for Calgary's Fall 2010 election.
- Tim Hoven - The Organic Beef Guy who grows Certified Organic Beef (www.hovenfarms.com), and the co-founder of the new Kingsland Farmers Market, scheduled to open this summer in Calgary.
- Kris Vester - President of Slow Food Calgary and co-owner of Blue Mountain Bio-Dynamic Farm, an organic farming co-operative near Carstairs.
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