[All] Fw: ECO Update

Thu Sep 15 11:22:25 EDT 2011

not sure if everyone already gets this email already or not, but fyi.......

Btw, as per the part at end -  many interesting Canadian films can be watched at any time for free on your computer , kind of like a history of Canadian film, at the National Film Board's website www.nfb.ca 

Lori Strothard

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            ECO Update

            2010/11 Annual Report

            Meeting Responsibilities: 
            Creating Opportunities

            Managing a Complex Energy System

            Influencing Ontario's environmental policy agenda?

            Opportunities for Education and Outreach

            Green Screens by the National Film Board of Canada

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           2010/11 Annual Report

                  Traditionally, the ECO's annual reports are released in fall. As this year is an election year, the ECO has postponed the release 2010/11 Annual Report until after the Ontario Legislative Assembly sits again. 

                  Follow us for updates: 

                  Recently Released Reports 

                        Meeting Responsibilities: Creating Opportunties 
                        Annual Greenhouse Gas Progress Report 2011  
                          Articles Include: 

                        Pricing Carbon in the Economy 

                        Soil Carbon Opportunities 

                        Landfill Methane - A Conflicted Concept  

                        Introduction to Meeting Responsibilities: Creating Opportunities   
                        Recommendations from the 2011 Greenhouse Gas Annual Report  

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                        Managing a Complex Energy System 
                        Annual Energy Conservaton Progress Report 2010  
                          Articles Include: 

                        Changing the Cost of Energy through Fiscal Policy 

                        Solar PV vs. Solar Thermal: A Perverse Consequence of Ontario's microFIT Program 

                        Smart Grids  

                        The ECO explains how electricity pricing works in Ontario   
                        What is a smart grid?  

                  Influencing Ontario's environmental policy agenda

                  Try submitting an Application under the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR). Together with a modest investment of time and thought, it may help you leverage the kind of environmental improvements that you know are needed. If you have strong arguments and evidence that an Ontario environmental law or policy ought to be changed, or that an environmental law has been broken, then you already have the raw materials for submitting an Application.

                  The application form is user-friendly; you can access the forms for reviews and investigations and our user guide, The EBR and You, here on our website.

                  Successful case studies:

                    a.. Rehabilitation of sand and gravel pits 

                    b.. Integrating climate change adaptation into stormwater management 

                    c.. Bike lanes in Toronto
                  For more topics, browse Applications for Review and Applications for Investigation 

                  Opportunities for Education and Outreach 

                  Part of our mandate at the ECO is to educate Ontarians about the function of our office and the rights available to residents of the Province under the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR). Staff at the ECO are available on a limited basis to give presentations about the EBR or to highlight the topics of interest covered in our annual reports. Most recently, we have given presentations to the Council of Canadians - Barrie, Sir Sanford Fleming College, and the Dufferin Arts Council. 

                  If your group, organization or class would like to learn more about your environmental rights, contact us! 

                  For more information, send us an email: commissioner at eco.on.ca or give us a call at 416-325-3377 / 1-800-701-6454 (toll free) 

                  Green Screens by the National Film Board of Canada

                  Every first Wednesday of the month, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) presents a film related to the environment. The showings are located at 150 John Street, Toronto, ON M5V 3C3 and are typically free of charge. 

                  Here is a upcoming showing for the NFB's Green Screen 

                          Wednesday, October 5 
                        Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie 
                        7 PM - FREE 

                  For more upcoming showings, please visit www.nfb.ca/mediatheque 

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