tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55609122525793766712024-02-21T00:52:18.136-08:00SustainDALSustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-80295894616773566002009-01-18T21:49:00.000-08:002009-01-18T21:59:38.750-08:00Free Mug Give away!Just so everyone knows tommorow at the regular Muggy Monday spot where we normally give out free coffee the dalhousie sustainability office will be giving out FREE TRAVEL MUGS to fulfill this week's green act of the week- using travel mugs! This is one part of the one million acts of green challenge between Dal and Acadia! See you tommorow morning between 8:30 and 12:00pm.<br /><br />Also don't forget to check out the Sustaindal table at the Society fair this wednesday afternoon! If you want to volunteer to help set up, take down or just hang out at the table for a bit just e-mail us at sustaindal@dal.ca.SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-47784893096890024222009-01-11T10:55:00.000-08:002009-01-11T10:57:18.429-08:00One Million Acts of Green KickoffFrom October 2008 – Summer 2009, CBC is running a campaign called One Million Acts of Green. The idea behind the campaign is that one small act can make a big difference. If you add up everyone’s individual acts we can make significant change. The CBC is asking everyone to get involved from organizations such as universities to individuals. <br /><br />Starting January 15 – April 15th Dalhousie will be in a challenge against Acadia to meet our committed acts of green. The challenge is based on student population. Dalhousie’s challenge is 16,000 acts and Acadia’s is 3000. These acts will help to reduce tangible ecological and economic costs such as green house gases and money for utilities. <br /><br />We need everyone from the Dalhousie community to help out – students, employees and alumni. How does it work? Register at the One Million Acts of Green Website. http://green.cbc.ca/Default.aspx. Join the Dalhousie group so your acts can be registered for the challenge. Fill in your name in your profile so we can count people for internal challenges. Scan the over 80 acts. Give yourself a pat on the back and click on Acts that you are already doing consistently now at home and at the university. You can see how much green house gases you are saving. Identify Acts you would like to start to do and do it! Then you can click on this Act.<br />Throughout the campaign period, a specific Act will be featured each week through campus communications vehicles such as Dal News. In addition events will be organized to help support the promotion of some of the Act. Keep your ears out for neat events. You can do more than the 14 acts at anytime.<br /><br />Dalhousie will be launching a new initiative for everyone on campus in September 2009 called ReThink – Creating a Culture of Sustainability on campus. ReThink will be a fun, interactive forum for organizational learning through sustainability teams and annual awards. As part of this program Dalhousie will be commissioning two Sustainability trophies to be awarded each year. These trophies will be awarded in September 2009 to the residence and overall university group that did the most Acts of Green through this campaign. In addition the person with the most acts of green will receive a prize.<br /><br />Internal campus competitions are encouraged. If you are rallying your groups to participate make sure you track who has participated and how many Acts of Green they did so you can submit the final tally to the Office of Sustainability at the end of the campaign in April.SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-39041740430619144432008-12-18T05:51:00.000-08:002008-12-18T06:05:55.825-08:00A disapointing end to COP 14Well it’s over. I began COP 14 with high hopes for progress towards Copenhagen and a post-Kyoto climate plan, but this did not happen. COP 14 failed to produce any significant progress. There were a few outcomes (an Adaptation Fund Board was created) but hardly the kind and number we had hoped for. It was not only Canadian NGO’s and youth who left disappointed, but international delegates and NGO’s as well. The world really was watching Canada actions at the negotiations to see if they would finally take meaningful action to fight climate change. But sadly for Canadians – and tragically for those whose nations will be underwater as a result of sea level rise—Canada did nothing.<br /><br />Canada also had the dishonourable distinction of wining the Colossal Fossil also known as the Fossil of the Year – an award given o the country who has won the most Fossil of the Day awards at the COP. Canada was recognized by the Climate action Network International (a group of over 400 international NGO’s) as the country who did the most at COP14 to obstruct negotiations.<br /><br />The excuses were plentiful: “We’re waiting for the US to act”, “We’re waiting for China, India and Brazil to act”, “ Our cold climate and long distances between cities prevents us from doing anything”, “We can’t do anything until consumers change their fossil fuel consumption habits” and so on.<br /><br />So what can we do between now and Copenhagen? Write letters to your MP telling then that the federal governments’ inaction on climate change means not only ill effects for Canadians, but threatens the very existence of many developing and island nations who did contributed almost nothing to the problem. Write to your local and provincial representatives and Minsters of the Environment demanding action at their respective levels of governments. Tell them that in light of federal inaction, we must look to the sub-federal level for concrete action on the issue of climate change. Let’s apply pressure from the bottom up because if we wait for the federal government to act, we’ll all be old and grey (and possibly underwater) when they get around to doing something about it.SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-1703109100391785782008-12-05T08:59:00.000-08:002008-12-05T09:02:15.636-08:00great video!In case the good fight is getting you down, get re-inspired by this video<br /><br />http://vimeo.com/2032854?pg=embed&sec=2032854&hd=1<br /><br />Emily<br /><br />ps: Did I mention that Canada won 4 fossil of the day awards yesterday? Did I mention there are only 3 awards given out? ya well we got 4, we tied ourselves for first place. good lord.SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-58411610329557134322008-12-04T11:52:00.001-08:002008-12-04T11:52:14.559-08:00YouthClimate.orgYouthClimate.org is designed to be public face for the International Youth Delegation in Poland.<br /><br />Includes:<br /><br />- Blogs (currently aggregating automatically from 17 youth climate blogs writing on Poznan<br />- Photos (currently displaying 3 embedded photoshelter galleries)<br />- Media/Press Releases<br />- Actions/Events<br />- Twitter Feed of Poznan<br />- Mogulus Video StreamSustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-78183618095795645502008-12-03T07:13:00.000-08:002008-12-03T07:14:59.546-08:00UN COP 14 photo campaign - The world is watchingHey friends,<br /><br />A new photo installation is going up at the COP in a matter of days and we need your help<br /><br />The message is "the world is watching," and hundreds of pictures of people's faces and eyes will be displayed with a message to cop delegates for urgent action. It's not a branded campaign, just a unified message.<br /><br />If you want to participate, it's super easy and fun to point a camera at your own face. Or to do it to a friend.<br /><br />Here's the flickr site for posting:<br /><br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/groups/theworldiswatching<br /><br />Hooray for 3 minute projects!SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-80534089985421197542008-12-01T04:40:00.000-08:002008-12-01T04:46:20.760-08:00Youth Climate BlogsHere's a list of some great youth Climate Change Blogs, most of which have a Poznan COP 14 presence. Enjoy!<br />Emily<br /><br />It's Getting Hot in Here: http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/<br />SustainUS: http://sustainus.org/component<br />UK Poznan Delegation Blog: http://www.ukyd.org/category/blogs/SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-38896008681181565412008-11-30T15:17:00.000-08:002008-11-30T15:19:11.613-08:00UN Conference on Climate ChangeHey all!<br />You may or may not be aware, I am in Poznan Poland at the United Nation Conference on Climate Change (aka the UNFCCC COP 14) and I’m here representing the Sierra Club Canada. As the project Coordinator for SustainDal, I wanted to share some of my experiences with you. This is a 12 day conference and will be covering a huge number of topics and issues within those topics.<br /><br />I’m staying with the Canadian Youth Delegation at a hostel (imagine 30 young environmentalists crammed into a handful of 8-bed per room dorm rooms- let me tell ya, it’s hectic!) And these are some of the brightest and most talented young activists in Canada, they are incredibly inspiring people. They are representing a huge range of local and national organizations who are running brilliant climate change campaigns for thee negotiations and I plan to send out some links to these sites to SustainDal members because we have power in numbers. <br />2 things are vital, and we need you help:<br /><br />1: the emissions reduction target for the post Kyoto period (after 2012) will be decided in Poznan. The IPCC is calling for a 25-40% reduction beyond 1990 levels by 2020 and many countries feel that this number is too high. IT IS NOT TOO HIGH. The 25-40% range will result in a 2 to 2.4 degree change in the global climate. However the Climate Action Network (a group of global ENGO’s) are demanding a MINIMUM f 40% reductions to avoid a global environmental catastrophe because they feel that even a change of 2 degrees will be far too much. We need you to lobby the Canadian government to support this target range (25-40%) during the negotiations. That means today! Contact your MP and demand the most stringent reductions from Canada, one of the worst polluting countries in the world. Keep an eye out for Avaaz-type e-petitions as well.<br /><br />2: The Canadian Government may fall on December 8th a coalition government may take its place. If this happens, it’s possible that Canada could reverse its Kyoto position DURING the conference. We could turn things around. Canada has always deliberately and shamefully blocked negotiations, and only the US is a worse offender than us. We need you to write to the Canadian government and tell them that you want to see a coalition government (and not one between the conservatives and NDP that we’ve head rumours about). The conservative government has had an abysmal track record concerning climate change and are oblivious to the absolute urgency of this issue, let’s get them out of power and take some real action on climate change for once! Write to your MP and tell them what YOU want from YOUR government!<br /><br />I’ll be writing an update every few days. You can also check out my Sierra Club blog for more details on the daily developments here in Poznan at www.sierraclub.ca/climatecrisis<br /><br />Also, please go to the International Day of Action on December 7th at Back Rock Beach in Point Pleasant park and show our federal government that they need to act now to meet our Kyoto commitments. For more info, keep an eye on the SustainDal emails, go to www.sierraclub.ca/atlantic or email atlanticanadachapter@sierraclub.ca.<br /><br />Until next time!<br /><br />EmilySustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-11685395935715075152008-10-20T12:59:00.000-07:002008-10-20T13:07:25.026-07:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">It's Waste Reduction Week (October 19-25)!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">HOW TO LOSE WASTE IN 5 DAYS…</span><br /><br />Oscar’s 5-day program to lose waste and keep it off!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5Dx_7nMITptmqnxPPZlCpgtxdq9OnhVGf76Y5j1ZeXZEI80iJY4yyXmxuLcbRAYH7-EUX29ZGljTQ_uf6lRGUGL-pFUxh_fb5knJxaY5QXogEEI5ICx3aVTw0ePRsfNktjzIgn-kZVo/s1600-h/ole0.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5Dx_7nMITptmqnxPPZlCpgtxdq9OnhVGf76Y5j1ZeXZEI80iJY4yyXmxuLcbRAYH7-EUX29ZGljTQ_uf6lRGUGL-pFUxh_fb5knJxaY5QXogEEI5ICx3aVTw0ePRsfNktjzIgn-kZVo/s320/ole0.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259328576440892978" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />-How to lose waste by watching what you consume-<br /><br />Waste Watchers Recipe<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Travel Mug Pie </span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">SUBMITTED BY: Muggy Mondays</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RZG4cOrjC-39KdHXrOkMinN4dTaDr1tE8McQb_qM5c4vfOBgswUFFVTRRSVXnxngsNdomwJuVZ04WVybPHpiLodVhPv3rzes6AXnfkFJHAXPKzkcPUlXgrWmgWtqvZs3RaPxBXv76_g/s1600-h/ole1.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RZG4cOrjC-39KdHXrOkMinN4dTaDr1tE8McQb_qM5c4vfOBgswUFFVTRRSVXnxngsNdomwJuVZ04WVybPHpiLodVhPv3rzes6AXnfkFJHAXPKzkcPUlXgrWmgWtqvZs3RaPxBXv76_g/s320/ole1.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259329629777705522" /></a><br />"I am an avid coffee drinker and love my travel mug. I have reduced my waste and can even save money at certain coffee establishments"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">RECIPE RATING:</span>)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0hC1-v7ZWeJgQswG6rSvQ0UpZbG8yhA3AAdi03CmYE_unWCA3q-0IjlULwu0yxmv_07dhUK8IYw2jiYvrd-I_QDaH29uB8aHkmc4V8PAYb30SeUUWOEL410Mn58GoaxAqGTKiuZs2QQ/s1600-h/ole2.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0hC1-v7ZWeJgQswG6rSvQ0UpZbG8yhA3AAdi03CmYE_unWCA3q-0IjlULwu0yxmv_07dhUK8IYw2jiYvrd-I_QDaH29uB8aHkmc4V8PAYb30SeUUWOEL410Mn58GoaxAqGTKiuZs2QQ/s320/ole2.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259329976733383490" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">PREP TIME </span> 1 Min <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">USE TIME </span> Yrs <br />READY IN</span> 1 Min <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">SERVINGS</span> endless<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">INGREDIENTS</span><br /><br /> o Travel Mug<br /> o Fair Trade Organic Coffee or Tea<br /> o Organic sugar (optional)<br /> o Local organic milk (optional)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br /><br />DIRECTIONS</span><br /><br /> 1. Obtain a travel mug<br /> 2. Bring travel mug to: school, on a drink run to local coffee shop, for car road trips<br /> 3. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Drop by Muggy Mondays in the SUB lobby and get FREE FAIR TRADE ORGANIC COFFEE and TEA every Monday morning</span><br /> 4. Save the planet; one disposable coffee cup per day creates 10 kilograms of waste a year.<br /> 5. Repeat in 24hours<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">REVIEWS </span><br />HOW DID YOU LOSE YOUR WASTE TODAY???<br />Share you story by posting a comment below.SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-7019949880286863682008-10-16T06:25:00.000-07:002008-10-16T06:27:21.377-07:00The Hour's One Million Acts of Green!THE HOUR WITH GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS TO MAKE MILLIONS SEE GREEN AS A MASSIVE, NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN BEGINS ON OCTOBER 21, 2008<br /><br />The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos, Canada’s late-night talk show, and Cisco are partnering to spearhead a massive, nationwide environmental movement. This fall, CBC and The Hour will mobilize Canadians to commit One Million Acts of Green. In partnership with Cisco, and the power of their ‘Human Network Effect’, the collective goal is to change how we live and how we treat the planet, one act at a time. <br /><br />It’s not about overhauling your life; it’s about one act from each individual amassing to a million. Maybe it’s switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs, making the decision to walk or bike to work, or to buy locally-grown organic food. It can be as simple as recycling your cell phone or as ambitious as building a green roof space. One small thing can have a huge impact. Young and old, parents and kids, small towns and big cities, The Hour wants Canadians to take action for the sake of the environment.<br /><br />All Canadians have to do is commit one act of “green” (or more), then register the act. There will be a highly interactive One Million Acts of Green (OMAoG) website (www.onemillionactsofgreen.com) where anyone can log their acts and see an immediate impact via an extensive green calculator designed by GreenNexxus. The site will also be a hub of information about OMAoG, and will serve as an educational resource of “green” content. Registrants will be able to learn more, inspire and challenge others to act. <br /><br />The campaign will officially kick off on Tuesday October 21, 2008 and will run over The Hour's entire upcoming season, through to June 2009. George and The Hour will unite with other CBC programs to 'go green,' including CBC News, Kids’ CBC, Steven & Chris, Living, CBC Sports and others. The call is out to everyone: politicians, celebrities, athletes, businesses, schools and universities. Everyone. OMAoG has recruited some big time environmental partners who will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with us for the duration of the campaign: Clean Air Foundation, The David Suzuki Foundation, Earth Day Canada, Environmental Defence, Evergreen, Green Street (managed by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation) and The Climate Project-Canada are all non-profit, ENGO’s. They are results-based, community-centred and absolute authorities on what it takes to get to ‘green.’ Their support and commitment to OMAoG is invaluable.<br /><br />The Hour is the only talk show in Canada that, night after night, delivers the best conversations with an incomparable line up of guests. The Hour has featured some of the leading environmentalists in the world and key issue makers including, Al Gore, Dr. David Suzuki, Sir Richard Branson, Bjorn Lomborg, Dr. Jane Goodall, Tim Flannery, Terri Irwin, and Arnold Schwarzenegger - making The Hour a perfect vehicle to take this topic and this challenge direct to Canadians.<br /><br />OMAoG exemplifies what Canadians do best, being a part of a collective. To be bigger than the individual, and to see what can be achieved by working together in a human network, is intrinsically Canadian. The goal is set: the challenge is on to make our lives, our communities, and our environment greener. One Million Acts of Green, one act at a time.SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-66830135872043625832008-10-07T16:40:00.000-07:002008-10-07T16:41:18.500-07:00Energy at Dalhousie Lecture SeriesOct 8<br /><br />Energy at Dalhousie Lecture Series<br /><br />Dalhousie’s continuing series of lectures on relevant energy issues<br />Sponsored by Nova Scotia Power<br /><br />Climate Change: What Works?<br /><br />Presented by Jeffrey Simpson<br />The Globe and Mail’s national affairs columnist<br />Co-author of “Hot Air: Meeting Canada's Climate Change Challenge”<br /><br />Wednesday, October 8, 2008<br />Reception 5:15 – 5:45 pm<br />Lecture 6:00 - 7:30pm<br /><br />Dalhousie University<br />Dalhousie Law School<br />Room 105<br />6061 University Avenue<br />Halifax, NS<br /><br />Everyone welcomeSustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-15312665377153793722008-10-01T10:53:00.000-07:002008-10-01T10:55:18.851-07:00Carbon Jargon- Making sense of cap & trrade and carbon tax - October 6thEcology Action Centre is hosting a panel on CARBON JARGON: MAKING SENSE OF CAP & TRADE AND CARBON TAX<br /><br />6-7 pm, Monday, October 6th. <br />Room 105, Dalhousie Law School, 6061 University Avenue.<br /><br />Hear Meinhard Doelle, Environmental Law, Dalhousie and Leslie Malone, Environment Northeast, PEI discuss: <br /><br />What are cap & trade and carbon tax? How do they work? Do they significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Who pays? What are the overall economic implications? What can we learn from the experience of other countries? <br /><br />Get the basic facts. Then go to the Halifax-riding federal candidates debate at 7 pm, Dalhousie Student Union Building, and ask the candidates about their positions.SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-77183124881283688332008-09-22T14:03:00.000-07:002008-09-24T12:33:32.462-07:00Mayoral Candidates' Forum on the Environment<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CEmily%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><link rel="themeData" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CEmily%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx"><link rel="colorSchemeMapping" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CEmily%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml"><!--[if 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<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Join us for a mayoral candidates’ forum on environmental issues in the HRM.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Candidates David Boyd, Peter Kelly and Sheila Fougère will answer questions about the following issues and more:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;">
<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Public Transit<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Renewable Energy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Community Gardens<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Bike Infrastructure<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Implementation of the Regional Plan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Waste Management<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Protected Areas<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Harbour Solutions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Uranium Mining</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;">
<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The debate will take place on October 8<sup>th</sup> from 10am to 11:30am at Dalhousie University (specific location TBA)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;">
<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Questions from the public are welcome. The event will be moderated by Rick Howe of News 95.7<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This event is brought to you by The Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, The Ecology Action Centre, The Halifax Student Alliance and SustainDal</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;">
<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">For more information go to www.sierraclub.ca/atlantic or <a href="http://www.ecologyaction.ca/">www.ecologyaction.ca</a> or call Mark Butler or Charlene Boyce-Young at 429-2202 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-11492079844626667822008-09-18T18:16:00.000-07:002008-09-18T18:21:21.172-07:00Car Free dayIt's car free day in Halifax on Monday September 22nd!<br /><br />Why Car Free Day? In over a thousand cities around the<br />world representing over 100 million people, September 22<br />has been celebrated as Car Free Day (CFD) for the past six<br />years. CFD is a day to transform pavement to playground,<br />fumes to fun. It's a day to acknowledge the problems of<br />cars in our communities, to look at the alternatives, and to<br />highlight the quality of life benefits of living with fewer<br />cars, even if for only one day.<br /><br />At 11:30 am on Car Free Day we will enjoy downtown main streets in car-freedom as we parade en mass from the Public Gardens to the Grand Parade with company floats, musicians, clowns, skateboarders, cyclists, pedestrians, joggers, roller bladders, wheel chair users, stilt walkers, radical cheerleaders, bicycle bell choir and more. The parade will end at noon at the Grand Parade (City Hall), which will be car-free at last (at least for this day)! There will be sod where the Councillors normally park, games, exhibits and throughout the park there will be tents, table<br />displays, BMX performances, face painting, live music, art exhibits, free bike repair, free<br />food, dancing and so much more (noon to 3 pm).<br /><br />So leave the beast at home and walk or ride to work!<br />Remember, cars = emissions but walking = exercise!SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-34300844319543491022008-09-18T18:14:00.001-07:002008-09-18T18:29:57.287-07:00MUGGY MONDAY'S BEGINS AGAIN!!!!That's right, you can get <span style="font-weight: bold;">FREE</span> fair trade organic coffee and tea in the SUB lobby every Monday from 10-12am <span style="font-weight: bold;">IF</span> you bring your own coffee mug. You can also pick up Better Side Notebooks and our local ingredient cook book!<br />See you there!SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-31634206383159609592008-09-16T14:15:00.000-07:002008-09-16T14:46:58.813-07:00SYC National Sustainable Campuses Conference<p hordecleaned="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span lang="EN-CA">Check out this awesome opportunity that is happening in Sherbrooke, Quebec from October 2-5<sup>th</sup></span></span></p><p hordecleaned="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span lang="EN-CA">The <span style="font-size:130%;"><span hordecleaned="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">10</span><sup hordecleaned="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">th</sup><span hordecleaned="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> Annual Sustainable Campuses Conference! </span></span></span></span></p> <p hordecleaned="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Sustainable Campuses Conference is different from most conferences. It is an active training ground to empower participants with the skills to lead successful initiatives on their campuses. At the conference, participants will: build and enhance their skills through participatory and engaging workshops and field trips; enjoy group discussions with leading sustainability experts, youth and scholars; and meet hundreds of university students, professors, and university administrators with whom to share success stories.</span></p> <p hordecleaned="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Sustainable Campuses conference is a great way to kick off the new school year!</span></p> <p hordecleaned="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">For more information, and to register</span>, check out this link <a href="https://my2.dal.ca/webmail/services/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsyc-cjs.org%2Fsustainable%2Ftiki-index.php%3Fpage%3DNational%2BConference" target="_blank">10th Annual Sustainable Campuses Conference in Sherbrooke, Québec! October 2nd-5th</a></span></p> <p hordecleaned="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;">If you have any questions about the conference, or about travel arrangements, please contact Jessica Dawe, the Atlantic Regional Coordinator for Sustainable Campuses at <a href="https://my2.dal.ca/webmail/services/go.php?url=mailto%3Aatlantic%40syc-cjs.org" target="_blank">atlantic@syc-cjs.org</a></span> </p> <p><span hordecleaned="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-size:85%;"><span hordecleaned="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Sustainable Campuses hopes to see you in </span>Sherbrooke<span hordecleaned="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">!</span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></p>SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-63743294052054805412008-09-16T13:46:00.000-07:002008-09-16T13:51:43.647-07:00Point Pleasant Shoreline Clean-upShoreline Clean up at Point Pleasant Park - Saturday September 20th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<br />In Partnership with Clean NS, the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation and WWF<br /><br />For more info check out their facbook page<br />(search for "<span style="font-size:100%;">TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup", it's the group with the WWF panda logo)<br /></span>SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-30504313080242755042008-09-16T13:44:00.002-07:002008-09-16T13:45:56.934-07:00Federal & Municipal ElectionsThe Halifax Municipal elections are coming up soon. While many students are not eleible to vote, if you've been living in Halifax for the last 3 months (after July 18th) then YOU CAN VOTE! Don't miss out on this chance to let your candidates know how you feel about student and environmental issues. To register to vote, call 490-VOTE<br /><br /><span>--------------------------</span><span class="word_break"></span><span>--------------------------</span><span class="word_break"></span>------------------------<br /><div class="datawrap"><br />Also, for goodness sake, vote in the federal elections! The Sierra Club is calling this the Climate Crisis election and we need to demand leadership on environmental issues. Remember, it's not a democracy if you don't participate.</div>SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-37683062762435573062008-09-16T13:44:00.001-07:002008-09-16T13:44:52.305-07:00AGM- Sept 25thWe're having our AGM on September 25th at 6pm in room 224 in the SUB, come one out and share your ideas! and bring a mug, we're serving teaSustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-83599129951719018372008-09-16T13:42:00.000-07:002008-09-16T13:44:11.433-07:00Farmer's Market Tours- Do you always hear about the Farmers Market but never seem to end up going? Are you curious about what this magical place downtown is, where all who go come back with delicious local, organic food?<br /><br />Well, next weekend (20/09), a team of SustainDal market experts are going to be leading a little market tour. We'll be starting in front of Howe Hall (on Coburg) at 10:00 a.m. this Saturday and next, and making our way down. We'll give you a little run down on the market, maybe a little map and scavenger hunt, and a once-around the place before turning you loose to shop. Even if you've been to the market before, come out anyway. It will be a ton of fun!SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-89657764603880915902008-09-16T13:40:00.000-07:002008-09-16T13:41:21.157-07:00Updated Blogspot up and running!Welcome to SustainDal's Blogspot where you can find the most up to date information on Dalhousie environmental news and events, as well as information about relevant Halifax events. Check back regularly!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">_____________________________________________<br /><br /></span></span></span><span><span><span>For more information about our history, mandate, structure etc, please visit www.sustaindal.dsu.dal.c</span></span></span><span><span><span>a</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> (coming in October 2008)<br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Questions? Want to get involved? Contact us at:</span> sustaindal(at)dal.ca<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: lucida grande;">SustainDal</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">is a Sustainable Campuses Coalition Partner of the Sierra Youth Coalition.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">For more information on Sustainable Campuses, visit http://syc-cjs.org/sustainable or contact atlantic(at)syc-cjs.org</span>SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-62373325165094752822007-03-19T05:03:00.000-07:002008-09-18T18:11:51.456-07:00Photographs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94v3BRc_fvFAsIRSAm-L4ma17vJFsoU8RiE-MuXZeaEf0pJ7E8QR6-juwuPmOooVIrLzYS_4i8a1p5TMidL9NrF3uPMu2HIlFzuDBIYWNWFxql43y6hjSawAD8tDKI159cAljfaORS_0/s1600-h/SD+%40+seahorse.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94v3BRc_fvFAsIRSAm-L4ma17vJFsoU8RiE-MuXZeaEf0pJ7E8QR6-juwuPmOooVIrLzYS_4i8a1p5TMidL9NrF3uPMu2HIlFzuDBIYWNWFxql43y6hjSawAD8tDKI159cAljfaORS_0/s320/SD+%40+seahorse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247533677021912114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-49S_pkbpNJSeKB0AeFpEQ4Apc8Wx-Wz5lx5wY2wBy55z-UI8qb-lutogbSO2sREgFr7GLULUImJEOmbtCZ_xhl7isIRKAP9esv2Xkri03Clfd4CPO_ddtEF8sLfrfPptyXKtVRquo4/s1600-h/sd+beach+party.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3EM67kbDHFnlTC97aZnu-AsJUf-WrqJR5Bo5JkOjABeh1OFKWsgnevY5a6X3IQaHzhNouOcIJlYrsVl2wrAAo2irkuBt0e30bQSOIFB5h6jZ08xMLHmt1x2PPQBzgJzC3LES8fwzpUU/s320/n94800639_31294252_2675.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043605728424641570" border="0" /></a>SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-36319793176758818732007-03-18T23:19:00.000-07:002008-09-16T14:15:27.033-07:00Accomplishments to Date<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2004/2005</span></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">February</span></li><ul><li>An idea is born!</li></ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">March</span></li><ul><li>Background research, learning, and planning is done</li><li>Numerous meetings and trainings done with the Atlantic Sustainability Coordinator for the Sierra Youth Coalition (SYC)<br /></li></ul></ul><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />2005/2006</span></span><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">September</span></li><ul><li>Society created and Constitution written.</li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>DISI members attend the 7th Annual SYC National Sustainable Campuses Conference</li></ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">October</span></li><ul><li>Grand DISI Launch hosting then-Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Canada, Elizabeth May, and presentation by the DISI Executive on plans for the group.</li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>DISI member attends North-East Sustainable Campus Consortium at Harvard University (funded by DSS)</li></ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">November</span></li><ul><li>Committees organized, Executive chosen</li><li>First Advisory Committee meeting held</li></ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">February</span></li><ul><li>DISI members attend and present at the 1st Annual SYC Atlantic Sustainable Campuses Conference</li></ul><ul><li>1st Annual Fundraiser held at Gradhouse, bringing in over $700</li><li>DISI goes on WebCT<br /></li></ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">March</span></li><ul><li>Presentation to the DSU on DISI projects and policy/office potential</li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Draft DSU Environmental Sustainability Policy written and DSU Sustainability Coordinator proposal completed</li></ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">April</span></li><ul><li>Environmental Problem Solving class completes portion of the Ecosystem section of the Campus Sustainability Assessment</li></ul></ul><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2006/2007</span></span><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">September</span></li><ul><li>DISI member attends founding meeting of Canadian Youth Climate Coalition</li><li>DISI members attend the 8th Annual National Sustainable Campuses Conference</li><li>First DISI Internship offered via course credit<br /></li></ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">October<br /></span></li><ul><li>DISI members attend Greening Dalhousie Roundtable to discuss Dalhousie sustainability with faculty, staff, administration, community members and CEOs</li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Presentation to the DSU regarding potential for Sustainability Office; Ongoing talks with DSU result in generous gift of 3rd floor office space</li></ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">January</span></li><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>DISI teams up with Nature Conservation class group to launch Paper Cut campaign to switch campus to 100% post-consumer recycled paper</li></ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">February<br /></span></li><ul><li>DISI members attend the 2nd Annual SYC Atlantic Sustainable Campuses Conference</li></ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">March</span></li><ul><li>Meeting with President Tom Traves<br /></li></ul><ul><li>Open House<br /></li></ul><ul><li>2nd Annual Fundraiser held at T-Room</li><li>Change name to SustainDal<br /></li></ul></ul><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2007/2008<br /></span></span><ul><li>New DSU Sustainability Coordinator helps create existing structure for SustainDal (issue-based committees led by coordinators which make up the executive in addition to 3 non-committee positions (project coordinator, communications and treasurer))</li><li>Committee projects get rolling. Hundreds of signatures collected in support of having more local food in residence cafeterias. Recycling signs posted around campus. Residence Lights Out challenge.<br /></li><li>SustainDal members attend Atlantic Green Summit at acadia University and the SYC National Conference at Western<br /></li><li>1st ever Green Week! Tons of educational events and fun social events</li></ul><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2008/2009<br /></span></span><ul><li>Atlantic Green Summit in Sackville, NB</li><li>SYC National Conference in Sherbrooke, QC<br /></li><li>AGM- September 25th, 6pm, rm 224 in the SUB<br /></li></ul>SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-84024712149518076202007-03-18T21:24:00.000-07:002007-03-19T05:20:59.873-07:00History & General BackgroundIn February of 2005, the <a href="http://www.syc-cjs.org/">Sierra Youth Coalition</a> gave a presentation on the Canada-wide <a href="http://www.syc-cjs.org/sustainable">Sustainable Campuses</a> project to the Environmental Programmes Student Society. and was also working with DalGreen. Students from these two organizations joined forces to create the Dalhousie Integrated Sustainability Initiative, co-founded by undergraduate students Zoë Caron and Jason Pelley in September 2005.<br /><br />DISI was officially launched on October 25, 2005 by a small group of students, including other such as Lilith Wyatt, Angela Alambets, Kirsten MacLean, Anna Claire Ryan, Sarah Dawson, Vern Woolsey, and Heather Reed. Then-Executive Director of the <a href="http://www.sierraclub.ca/">Sierra Club of Canada </a>gave an inspiring talk, followed by an informative session by a group of DISI presenters, outlining what DISI was to become.<br /><br />DISI has approximately 150 members. The group's mandate is to institutionalize environmental, economic, and social sustainability through changing university operations, curriculum and culture. DISI has an Advisory Committee made up of students, faculty, staff and administration to ensure informed decisions are made.<br /><br />The major project of DISI is the Campus Sustainability Assessment Framework. (<a href="http://sustainability.concordia.ca/2003/index.html">See Concoria's first completed assessment here</a>.) This is a holistic framework that recognizes that people and our economy function within the environment as a greater whole. The assessment measures the level of sustainability of a campus using over 170 different indicators.<br /><br />These indicators fall under 10 main headings: Water, Land, Air, Materials, Energy, Knowledge, Economy & Wealth, Governance, Health & Well-being, and community. It spans issues such as tuition fees, campus green space, access to health services, and energy efficiency.<br /><br />So, although saving energy and minimizing our overall environmental impact is a large piece of the puzzle, campus sustainability means much more!SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560912252579376671.post-53926341175554404952007-03-18T21:17:00.000-07:002008-09-18T18:13:45.523-07:00Election Referendum News<div class="datawrap"><span style="font-weight: bold;">THANK YOU!<br /><br />to all the Dalhousie students that voted YES for the Sustainability Office referendum question in the DSU elections!<br /><br />Keep posted for upcoming news.<br /><br />----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />THE DEAL</span><br /><br />In the 2007 DSU election, the Dalhousie Integrated Sustainability Initiative (DISI) requested a 2$ student fee to support a paid position for the new sustainabilty office in the SUB. The office will be a resource for all students regardless of faculty, to initiate & co-ordinate environmental initiatives on campus.<br /><br />This is huge!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">WHY?</span><br /><br /><div class="datawrap">Yale has one. Harvard has one. UBC saves millions of dollars every year with one. MUN has one. UPEI has one. U of C has one.<br /><br />A Sustainability Office with a full-time coordinator is what Dalhousie needs. Our university has a major impact on the environment around us – but it doesn’t have to be that way.<br /><br />DISI (now SustainDal) aims to institutionalize sustainability through campus operations, policy, curriculum and culture by working with students, staff, faculty and administration. We want environmental responsibility, social equity, and economic feasibility.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /></div>SustainDALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089090755825921079noreply@blogger.com0