[All] FW: contact information for Waterloo Region Environmental Network Study & Green Book

Robert Milligan mill at continuum.org
Tue Dec 7 11:10:24 EST 2010


Hello Felix,

Thanks for the information.  FYI,  all MACs can open Microsoft Word  
(the word processor) files but usually not Microsoft Excell (the  
spreadsheet) files.

Robert


On 7-Dec-10, at 9:46 AM, Felix Munger wrote:

> Hello Robert,
>
> Attached is the file again. If you still have trouble opening it (it  
> is an Microsoft word excel file). I have also posted the list into  
> this email below.
>
> Felix
>
> <List of Environmental Organizations2.1.xls>
>
>
> Step 1: Inclusion Criteria
> Organizations to be included should meet the following criteria:
> GOALS: Organizations that work towards and promoting protection of  
> the environment
> TYPE: Non-profit organizations such as
> LOCATION: Organizations should be located within the Region of  
> Waterloo (this can include provincial or national organizations with  
> a local chapter/office
>
> Organizations
> Alternatives Journal
> Assuring Protection For Tomorrow's Environment
> Bring your own bottle (WPIRG Action group)
> Canadian Auto Workers - Local 1451 Environment Cttee
> Citizens for the Protection of the Waterloo Moraine
> Citizens' Advisory Committee on Air Quality (Waterloo Region)
> Citizens' Clearinghouse on Waste Management
> Citizens' Network on Waste Management
> City of Waterloo, Public Works Services Department
> Community Garden (WPIRG Action Group)
> Community Gardens (Public Health Waterloo)
> Together 4 Health
> Community Renewable Energy Waterloo
> Community, Environment, & Justice Research Group (WLU)
> Dads Against Dirty Air
> EcoHawks (WLUSU Club)
> Elora Centre for Environmental Excellence - REEP Office
> Elora Environment Centre
> Environment and Resource Studies University of Waterloo
> Environmental Education Ontario
> Food Action Collective (WPIRG Action Group)
> Foodlink Waterloo Region
> Get Rid of Urban Pesticides
> Grand Erie District School Board
> Grand River CarShare
> Grand River Conservation Authority (quasi-government)
> Grand River Environmental Network
> Greening Sacred Spaces
> Kitchener-Waterloo Field Naturalists
> KW Chamber of Commerce Sustainability Committee
> KW Gem and Mineral Kids' Club
> KW Urban Harvester
> KW Urban Harvester (LSPIRG Working Group)
> Laurel Creek Citizens'
> Laurier Bike Network
> Laurier Net Impact
> Laurier Students for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (LSPIRG  
> Working Group)
> LSPIRG
> My Sustainable Canada
> Neighbourhood Markets
> Ontario Society For Environmental Education
> Pedestrian Charter Steering Committee
> People for Safe Drinking Water
> Pesticide Action Group - Waterloo
> RARE
> Reduce the Juice
> REEP
> Region of Waterloo Environmental Sustainability Office
> Region of Waterloo Public Health
> ReThink Waterloo
> Seventh Generations Network
> Solar (Sustainable) Technology Education Project
> St. Clair River International Citizens' Network
> Students Against Animal Cruelty (WPIRG Action Group)
> Sustainable Waterloo
> Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement
> TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
> Transition Waterloo Region
> Tri-Cities Transport Action Group
> University of Waterloo Sustainability Project
> Waterloo Citizens Environmental Advisory Committee
> Waterloo Public Interest Research Group
> Waterloo Region Food System Roundtable
> Waterloo Stewardship Network
> Waterlooians.ca
> Wellington Water Watchers
> WLU Sustainability Office
>
>
>
> On 6-Dec-10, at 8:42 PM, Robert Milligan wrote:
>
>> Felix,
>>
>> I have an MAC OS X which will not open the first attachment and the  
>> 2nd opens with a blank page. Would a more universal
>> format be possible?
>>
>> Robert Milligan
>>
>>
>> On 6-Dec-10, at 12:43 PM, Susan Koswan wrote:
>>
>>> Hi GRENers,
>>> If you attended the last GREN meeting, you would have heard the  
>>> presentation and request from Felix Munger. There’s some academic  
>>> stuff happening, but what is of immediate concern to you is that  
>>> Felix needs all of us to look at the attached  list for the  
>>> creation of a Green directory of groups in Waterloo Region. See  
>>> below for details and respond to Felix directly at email below.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Susan K
>>>
>>> From: Felix Munger [mailto:felixmunger at me.com]
>>> Sent: November-24-10 11:43 AM
>>> To: jjackson at web.ca; Susan Koswan
>>> Subject: Fwd: contact information for Waterloo Region  
>>> Environmental Network Study & Green Book
>>>
>>> Hello Susan and John,
>>>
>>> Thanks for having me at the meeting yesterday and giving me a  
>>> chance to present our research and the green book idea.
>>> Please see the email from Manuel Riemer below regarding  
>>> organizations and contact information.
>>> Also, I will follow up with Manuel regarding the question of  
>>> "reference people/mavericks" and will contact individuals of the  
>>> group if I have questions.
>>>
>>> For now, please forward the email including the excel sheet as you  
>>> see fit to members of GREN in order for us to get a list of  
>>> organizations that is as complete as possible.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Felix
>>>
>>> Subject: contact information for Waterloo Region Environmental  
>>> Network Study & Green Book
>>>
>>> Dear Environmental Organizations and Activists in Waterloo Region,
>>>
>>> Over the past couple of years, many of the environmental  
>>> organizations and activists in the Waterloo Region have expressed  
>>> an interest in strengthening collaborations with other  
>>> organizations and potentially developing a formal coalition or  
>>> network in order to be more effective.  Now, we are taking a step  
>>> into that direction and need your support.
>>>
>>> There are two exiting developments. First, the Community,  
>>> Environment, and Justice Research Group (CIJRG) at Wilfrid Laurier  
>>> University is conducting a study that will take advantage of a  
>>> tool that has been recommended by scholars and community  
>>> organizers as useful for developing effective networks, called  
>>> Social Network Analysis. The main goal of this study is to assess  
>>> the level of collaboration among local environmental organizations  
>>> and to identify the usefulness of this tool for developing a  
>>> formal environmental network within this region.
>>>
>>> The second development is the creation of a Green Book, an easily  
>>> accessible and searchable online database that will list all the  
>>> environmental organizations and groups in the Waterloo Region.  We  
>>> are convinced that both aspects will have very positive effects on  
>>> local environmental organizations.
>>>
>>> Clearly, for both initiatives it is critical to have a list of  
>>> environmental organizations and groups in this region that is as  
>>> complete as possible. This is where we need your help! We are  
>>> seeking your assistance in identifying local environmental  
>>> organizations to be included in the study and in the Green Book.  
>>> It should take only about 5-10 minutes of your time.
>>>
>>> Please review the 4 different sheets in the attached excel  
>>> document. The first sheet identifies the steps and inclusion  
>>> criteria. The second sheet asks you to review the existing list  
>>> and add organizations and/or their contact information.  The third  
>>> sheet provides you with an overview of the categories and  
>>> subcategories that might help you to think of environmental  
>>> organization that should be included. Finally, on the last sheet,  
>>> please identify other individuals who you think should provide us  
>>> with information.
>>>
>>> There are three ways to provide feedback:
>>> 1)    You can add information to the excel file and email it to  
>>> Felix Munger at
>>>         mung1340 at mylaurier.ca;
>>> 2)    You can simply reply to this email with your suggestions; or
>>> 3)    You can simply forward any existing relevant list(s) that  
>>> you may have to mung1340 at mylaurier.ca.
>>> Please send your feedback by November 27, 2010. Please email us  
>>> with any questions or concerns.
>>>
>>> Thank you and regards,
>>>
>>> Manuel
>>>
>>> Manuel Riemer, PhD
>>> Assistant Professor
>>> Area Coordinator, Community Psychology
>>> Director, Community, Environment and Justice Research Group
>>> Department of Psychology
>>> Wilfrid Laurier University
>>> mriemer at wlu.ca
>>> 01-(519)-884-1970 ex. 2982
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> <List of Environmental Organizations1.1.xls><ATT00042.htm>
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