[All] Upcomming Events & Current News

[Louisette Lanteigne]

Upcomming Events:
 
Please note, the two events listed uses wording as provided by the group organizing this event so I don't stand by the accuracy of comments made but I'll post incase anyone is interested.
 
Wednesday July 7, 4-6pm
Citizens from K-W who had their rights violated in Toronto at the G20 are organising a rally and a march to speak out against police repression, violence, and the violations of civil liberties starting at Waterloo Town Square and marching to various locations in uptown Waterloo. This will be a family friendly march with music, poetry, food, speeches and balloons.
 
To view the facebook page for Justice for Our Community Against G20 Repression visit this link: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=130243977012021
 
 
Thursday July 8th
Marcel Coutu, CEO of Canadian Oil Sands and Chairman of the Board of Syncrude Canada, is travelling the country sharing with Canadians a candid view from the inside of one of Canada’s largest oil sands operations. He is providing frank insights into how they are meeting the challenge of improving their environmental performance, the impact of the oil sands on the economy of Canada and local communities, and what all this means to Canadians. 
 
He will be speaking on the Jeff Allen show at 10am, he'll be at several events in Waterloo including a public event at the University of Waterloo at 3:30 in the "bear pit". Details and schedule are here:  http://www.oilsandsnow.ca/events/default.aspx
 
IN THE NEWS:
 
Climate Change Experts Vindicated (re: Stolen Climate change emails)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/07/climategate-investigation_0_n_637622.html
 
Canadian Politicians Cancelled Oil Sands Investigations ( They are destroying data!)
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Politicians%20cancel%20oilsands%20pollution%20investigation/3244482/story.html
 
Ted Cheskey says Canada's Loons are at risk from Gulf Oil Spill:
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/832638--loon-among-canadian-birds-threatened-by-gulf-spill
 
Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller says Biochar is the only possible viable carbon capture and storage technology that has the opportunity to both reduce greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, and enhance the productivity of our soils.
http://www.eco.on.ca/blog/2010/04/15/biochar/
 
Biochar is very exciting. In a nutshell, organic material can be used to produce an oil but the byproduct is charcoal that can be introduced to marginalized soil types and it offers great hopes to depleted farmlands and thrid world nations. The carbon increases crop yeilds by three fold without the toxicity of pesticides and it helps to retain water and filters out contaminates. This process doesn't show dramatic changes in A1 farmlands but in areas where the soil is poor the results are excellent. It's the lush growth that serves to offset carbon emissions. Here is a website with more info:
http://www.biochar.ca/
 
Canada invests Pensions to sponsor Tar Sands: Take Action
 
This week, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) announced a $250-million private placement in a Calgary based tar sands company. If you don't support this investment, you can send the sample letter below to your area MP and the Prime Minister
 
Prime Minister:  Harper.S at parl.gc.ca, 
Peter Braid  Waterloo & Kitchener MP   braidp1 at parl.gc.ca
Stephen Woodworth   Kitchener Central   Woodworth.S at parl.gc.ca
Harold Albrecht Kitchener - Conestoga  Albrecht.H at parl.gc.ca
____________________________

Dear Hon. Prime Minister 

This week, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) announced a $250-million private placement in a Calgary based tar sands company.

By this move, CPPIB is supporting the following consequences of tar sands development:
-  Significant water contamination from toxic tailings ponds, poisoning downstream communities; 
-  Carcinogenic toxic air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions;
-  1000s of Treaty violations, compromising First Nations right to maintain their living on traditional land 
- Millions lost due to the associated illness costs of smog.

I oppose CPPIB’s investment in tar sands and I want our money to go towards renewable, cleaner energy solutions.

Yours sincerely,
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