[All] KW Eco Event Listings

Mon Mar 2 01:15:29 EST 2015

Hi folks! 
There are LOTS of upcoming events heading our way within the next two months so I created this list by date to help us all keep track! 
1. Webinar: Keeping Lake Erie Alive - Mar. 42. Stop Funding Climate Change: Exploring Fossil Free Investing  - Mar. 53. GREN Meeting - Mar. 194. Public Consultation on Climate Change - Mar. 195.Public Consultation for the GreenBelt -  Mar. 256. Protecting our Pollinators - Apr. 7 7. Michael Harris Author of Party of One - Apr. 7
Also included: Quick Canadian Science Survey Quick Sign Petitions for Carbon Pricing & to include gravel pits as a source water risk
Details and links below.
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1. Free Online Webinar Keeping Lake Erie Alive: A Crash Course in Who’s Doing What About Algal Blooms and Your Water
Wednesday, March 4
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Speakers will include Susan Humphrey from Environment Canada (representing the Great Lakes Executive Committee Nutrients Annex Subcommittee); Cale Selby from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; Kevin Money from the Essex Region Conservation Authority, and Jill Ryan from Freshwater Future (US). Each presenter will share what their organization is doing about algae and nutrients in Lake Erie, as well as their thoughts about the role for community groups in addressing algae blooms and water quality. Learn what these organizations are doing to reach out to communities, and join in a discussion about how your group could be part of the solution. 
http://action.freshwateralliance.ca/page/signup/keeping-lake-erie-alive-a-crash-course-in-who-s-doing-what-about-algal-blooms-and-your-water
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2. Stop Funding Climate Change: Exploring Fossil Free Investing
Thurs. March 5Kitchener Public LIbraryDoors and displays open at 5:45 pm; Do The Math screening at 6:00 pm; Main program starts at 7:00 pm

 Divest Waterloo and Community Renewable Energy Waterloo (CREW) are bringing together a panel of experts to discuss:

   - the carbon risk facing traditional investment funds
   - strategies to develop a fossil free portfolio
   - opportunities to invest in local renewable energy projects
Timothy Nash (“The Sustainable Economist“) is president of Strategic Sustainable Investments, and the lead researcher for Ethical Market’s Green Transition Scoreboard® research report. He teaches economics at Sheridan College in Toronto.
Karen Lockridge is a principal, pension actuary and sustainability champion in Mercer‘s Toronto office, and chair of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries’ Committee on Climate Change and Sustainability.
Shane Mulligan is the general manager of Local Initiative for Future Energy (LIFE) Co-op. He also heads Radicle Consulting, a renewable energy and co-op consulting firm, and was a founding director of the Federation of Community Power Co-operatives.
Derek Satnik is co-chair of Solar City Co-op (SCC) and a LEED Accredited Professional Electrical Engineer. He is also managing director and chief innovation officer at Mindscape Innovations

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GREN meetingThursday March 197:15Christian Science Sunday School64 Water Street North, Kitchener
Enter at the Francis Street door of the church and go down to the Sunday School. Access to public transit is similar to what it is at St John’s Kitchen (the Church is just around the corner from St John’s Kitchen.) There is a small parking area around the church plus on street parking on Francis and Water Streets. The acoustics will be better than at the St John’s Kitchen. 
At our last meeting, we decided to dedicate the main part of this meeting to the waste management issue in Waterloo Region with a particular focus on whether the Region should or needs to build an incinerator for municipal garbage.

_________________________________________________________________________________ Public Consultation on Climate Change 
Thursday March 19, 2015Kitchener Public Library85 Queen St. North6 to 8pm
To view discussion paper and other event times and locations visit: https://www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/climate-change-consultation
Folks can submit comments using the Environmental Bill of Rights website until March 29 at this website: http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTI0Mzcz&statusId=MTg3MjY0&language=en

Lulu note:   The Environmental Commissioner states Ontario government’s public consultation process on carbon pricing to date has focused only on one policy instrument: cap-and-trade. There is a need for a reasoned and balanced public discussion comparing and contrasting emissions trading and a carbon tax in terms of ensuring carbon price discovery in the economy while reducing GHG emissions. ie: BC's Fee and Dividend model.  The following website gives an overview of both pricing instruments from the standpoints of:1) emissions certainty and price certainty2) administrative oversight3) transparency4) implications for the transition to a low-carbon economy. http://www.ecoissues.ca/Pricing_Carbon_in_the_Economy
 My personal preference is the one being promoted by the Citizens Climate Lobby which is BC's fee and dividend system. World bank report shows 19% decreased use of fossil fuels over a 4 year period. Follow up studies showed no adverse economic impacts at all. Conference Board of Canada says BC is the top Province in economic growth. http://www.bcbusiness.ca/finance/bc-will-lead-canada-in-economic-growth-in-2015-report
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Public Consultations for the GreenBelt
Wednesday March 25, 2015Bingemans Conference Centre
425 Bingemans Centre Dr
Open House 6-7pm
Meeting 7-9pm

For list of all locations and times:  http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page10990.aspxQuick sign petition (you can still include personalized info in this) at  http://action.environmentaldefence.ca/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=12028
This law has the power to keep quarries off our primary recharge zones to protect our wells and the Grand River for the long term. Great time to support expansion of Greenbelt to protect the Country Side Line, our ESL's and areas like Hidden Valley & Barrie's Lake. 
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PROTECT THE POLLINATORS
Tuesday, April 7, 20156:30 pm (doors open 6:00 pm)Princess Twin Theatre, 46 King Street N., WaterlooCafe open for meals or snacks until 10.30 pmFree! (donations gratefully accepted)Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/protect-the-pollinators-tickets-15860778014 Our pollinators are in trouble! To draw attention to their plight, the Sierra Club of Canada is doing a cross-Canada tour. How can we, as concerned citizens and mostly city-dwellers, work together with beekeepers and farmers to help protect the vital and free service provided by bees and other pollinators? Join us for a free, public meeting to learn about pollinator health, pesticide use and environmental protection with speakers: ·        John Bennett - Sierra Club's National Program Director, who will discuss pollinators and pesticides;·        Paul McKay - author of The Kepler Code, a fictional novel about a world where pollinators go extinct and agriculture collapses; and·        Dr. Laurence Packer - York University professor and native bee specialist. Panel discussion will follow and will include reps from the local farming community. Displays and sale of bee and pollinator-related books and items. Public transit or carpool and park here: www.princesscinemas.com/parking Sponsored by Grand River Environmental Network (GREN) www.gren.ca and WordsWorth Books www.wordsworthbooks.com ____________________________________________________________________________________
Michael Harris, author Party of One: Stephen Harper and Canada’s Radical Makeover Saturday, April 18, 20151:00 – 2:30 pmFreewill offeringRegistry Theatre122 Frederick St, Kitchenerhttp://www.registrytheatre.com/visiting-the-registry/ Register: https://eventbrite.ca/event/15848813227/ https://www.facebook.com/events/1540527936234877 Link to Record/Mercury review: http://www.guelphmercury.com/whatson-story/5265590-an-election-year-must-read/ Sponsored by Fair Vote Canada and WordsWorth Books Crowdfunding: Dinner for 10 with Michael Harris on both Thurs. April 16 and Friday April 17, $50/person includes dinner. Locations TBD.Contact susankoswan at execulink.com if interested.
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Quick Online Survey: 

2015 Science Policy Survey1)      Is the government's current science policy heading in the right direction?2)      What is the most critical policy challenge facing the Canadian scientific community?3)      Which issues do you want my team to raise in Parliament this coming year?4)      What policy proposals should the Official Opposition put forward to advance science in Canada?To answer these questions and complete our brief survey, please visit:http://kennedystewart.ndp.ca/sciencepolicysurvey. 
Kennedy Stewart, PhDMember of Parliament (Burnaby-Douglas)NDP Science & Technology CriticAssociate Professor (on-leave), SFUhttp://kennedystewart.ndp.ca/sciencepolicysurvey

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Quick Sign Petitions: 
Ask Premier Wynne and Minister Murray to implement a broad, effective and equitable carbon pricing system in Ontario.
http://pricecarbonnow.org/sign-letter-premier-wynne-and-minister-murray-about-upcoming-carbon-price

Protect Ontario's Drinking WaterAsk MOE minister Glen Murray to approve the Source Protection Committee's request to include "land uses and activities that penetrate the municipal aquifer and or increase the vulnerability of wellhead protection areas or intake protection zones" as threats to source water. https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Glen_Murray_Ontario_Minister_of_the_Environment_Climate_Change_Protect_Ontarios_Drinking_Water_Sources_1/?kAJtLib

Have a good one! 
Lulu 
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