Archive for Ecology & sustainability

Adriana will be one of the speakers reporting back from the UN climate change negotiations in Cancún.

Cancún: Eyewitness Report and Discussion
Thursday, 2011 January 20, 7 pm
Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street
(east of Spadina, south of College)

Speakers:

• Andrea Harden — Energy Campaigner, Council of Canadians.
• Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu — JustEarth, Toronto Climate Campaign, Post Carbon Toronto.
• John Dillon — Economic Justice Program Coordinator, KAIROS.

Video:

• Pablo Solón — Bolivia’s UN Ambassador.     Read more »

Our government’s focus on carbon capture as a way of reducing emissions was always expensive.  Now it looks like it might not even work at all.     Read more »

Wednesday, 2011 January 26, 7 to 9 pm
Trinity St Paul’s United Church
427 Bloor St West — Free

Join JustEarth for an exciting talk by political experts on political solutions to a climate in crisis.

Speakers:

• Glen Murray — Liberal MPP, Minister of Research and Innovation, former chair of the National Roundtable on Environment and Economy, and former mayor of Winnipeg.
• Lynn McDonald — Professor Emerita, former MP, sociologist and author.
• Peter H. Russell — Constitutional Expert, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, and author.
• Moderator: David Neelands — Dean of Divinity at Trinity College, University of Toronto.

Canadian Organic Growers (COG) – one-day conference
Saturday, 2011 February 19, 9 am to 5 pm
University of Toronto Conference Centre, 89 Chestnut St

Panels include: Moms Against GMOs, Natural vs Organic, Whistleblowers, EnviroPig, Is Walmart Compatible with Organic?, Hidden GMOs, Make Heritage Seeds Work for You, The Wonder Years: Bread and Beer, The Future of Agriculture, Organic Beauty Products, and more.

Cost: $65 (after February 5: $85)
COG members: $55 (after February 5:- $65)
Special rates available for students, retirees and the unwaged.

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There is a lot of noise being made today about the Pembina Institute’s comparison of the Metrolinx and Mayor Rob Ford’s transit expansion plans.  The Toronto Star reported on it and the Toronto Environmental Alliance has been alerting its members to it as well.  Whether you prefer subways or light rail, you still have to conclude that Mayor Ford’s plan is inconsistent with his stand on reducing waste.  If you want subways to deliver anywhere close to the kind of service you can get from surface transit, you better be prepared for substantially higher taxes.

Meanwhile, George Monbiot in the United Kingdom is facing the identical nonsensical rhetoric of “ending the war against the car”, and writes as only he can:     Read more »