Read it here.
This is an anti-whaling ad that comes from Greenpeace in Poland.
What do you think?
"We need in the next twenty-five years or so, to do something never before done. We need to consciously redesign the entire material basis of our civilization. The model we replace it with must be dramatically more ecologically sustainable, offer large increases in prosperity for everyone on the planet, and not only function in areas of chaos and corruption, but also transform them. That alone is a task of heroic magnitude, but there's an additional complication: we only get one shot."
"...If we face an unprecedented planetary crisis, we also find ourselves in a moment of innovation unlike any that has come before...we don't need a miracle to win this race; we need a movement. We need millions more people who are committed to doing their part to embrace good ideas, find new solutions in their own work, and live and share what they learn."
-From "WorldChanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century"
MARINE PROTECTED AREAS AND BIODIVERSITY CONVSERVATION IN MEXICO AND COSTA RICA
Dr. Alfredo Ortega
CIBNOR Northwestern Ceter for Biological Research
La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Dr. Angel Herrera
Executive Director, Marine Park of the Pacific
Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
3:00 p.m. Room 165
Sobey Building,
Saint Mary’s University
Dr. Alfredo Ortega
CIBNOR Northwestern Ceter for Biological Research
La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Dr. Angel Herrera
Executive Director, Marine Park of the Pacific
Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
3:00 p.m. Room 165
Sobey Building,
Saint Mary’s University
Have you ever heard of menhaden?
0 Comments Published by CBEMN on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 5:07 PM.
There is a brand new book out called The Most Important Fish in the Sea by Bruce Franklin. You can order it here if you are interested. I think it will be a good read!
Show what you know is on-going...
0 Comments Published by CBEMN on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 4:20 PM.
Today I am making postcards to mail to Canada's Environment Minister and Prime Minister. This is part of an initiative of the Climate Action Network and "Voters Take Action on Climate Change". I will bring copies to the final exam on Friday. Feel free to make copies and send them in.
This is a reminder that the format for the final exam is very different from typical exams. If you were in attendance at the last review class, you will already know what the format is. If you were not, this is what you need to do...
1. Make up two essay questions (you can use any of the lectures from the entire semester).
2. E-mail your questions to me by Saturday, April 14. I will e-mail you back to confirm that your questions are appropriate or not.
3. Once you have received word back from me, you can begin to study and prepare the responses. You will not be allowed to bring any notes into the exam other than your two questions. You can bring one page into the exam with both of your questions on it.
If you have any questions at all, please e-mail me at cconrad@smu.ca
Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - Ecological Footprint Founder in Halifax!
Mathis Wackernagel, Executive Director of Global Footprint Network
(http://www.footprintnetwork.org/) and co-creator of the Ecological Footprint will be in Halifax for two public events. Mathis has worked on sustainability issues for organizations around the world, and has lectured for community groups, governments and their agencies, NGOs, and academic audiences at more than 100 universities. Mathis has authored or contributed to over fifty peer-reviewed papers, numerous articles and reports, and various books on sustainability that focus on the question of embracing limits and developing metrics for sustainability. After earning a degree in mechanical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, he completed his Ph.D. in community and regional planning at The University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, where he created the Ecological Footprint concept with Professor William Rees.
Sharing Nature's Interest : Ecological Footprints as an Indicator of Sustainability Public Lecture Lecture begins at 7:30 pm Book signing will follow the lecture, and books will be available for purchase Room 1020, Rowe Management Building, 6100 University Ave., Dalhousie University, Halifax Free, all welcome!
Organized by the School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Resource Recovery Fund Board, the Nova Scotia Environmental Network and GPI Atlantic
For more information, please contact Clare Levin, 489-2524, clevin@gpiatlantic.org
Mathis Wackernagel, Executive Director of Global Footprint Network
(http://www.footprintnetwork.org/) and co-creator of the Ecological Footprint will be in Halifax for two public events. Mathis has worked on sustainability issues for organizations around the world, and has lectured for community groups, governments and their agencies, NGOs, and academic audiences at more than 100 universities. Mathis has authored or contributed to over fifty peer-reviewed papers, numerous articles and reports, and various books on sustainability that focus on the question of embracing limits and developing metrics for sustainability. After earning a degree in mechanical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, he completed his Ph.D. in community and regional planning at The University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, where he created the Ecological Footprint concept with Professor William Rees.
Sharing Nature's Interest : Ecological Footprints as an Indicator of Sustainability Public Lecture Lecture begins at 7:30 pm Book signing will follow the lecture, and books will be available for purchase Room 1020, Rowe Management Building, 6100 University Ave., Dalhousie University, Halifax Free, all welcome!
Organized by the School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Resource Recovery Fund Board, the Nova Scotia Environmental Network and GPI Atlantic
For more information, please contact Clare Levin, 489-2524, clevin@gpiatlantic.org
Nfld Seal Hunt set to begin on Monday
4 Comments Published by CBEMN on Friday, April 06, 2007 at 6:27 PM.
And the protesters are coming out of the woodwork. I wish they would be as active in raising awareness about climate change; this is ultimately going to seal the seal's fate. Not the seal hunt. How much carbon dioxide did the Humane Society spew into the atmosphere flying their helicopters around the ocean? We're the problem; not individual fishermen, who likely live far more sustainably than most North Americans. Look at the big picture. And stop making the seal hunt protest an annual fundraiser.
Black River Productions Ltd. & filmmaker Neal Livingston are pleased to announce the Halifax Premiere of their new documentary film,
RUDY HAASE
A biography about Canada’s great unknown environmentalist.
A Film by Neal Livingston
Produced in Association with CBC Maritimes and The Chester Educational Foundation
Monday April 30th, starting at 7:30 p.m.
Park Lane Theatre, Spring Garden Road, Halifax, NS Tickets at the door:
waged-$9/un-waged-$7
Both the filmmaker Neal Livingston and Rudy Haase will be in attendance.
RUDY HAASE
A biography about Canada’s great unknown environmentalist.
A Film by Neal Livingston
Produced in Association with CBC Maritimes and The Chester Educational Foundation
Monday April 30th, starting at 7:30 p.m.
Park Lane Theatre, Spring Garden Road, Halifax, NS Tickets at the door:
waged-$9/un-waged-$7
Both the filmmaker Neal Livingston and Rudy Haase will be in attendance.
Bill C30 can (and should) be read: The Legislative Committee that has been reviewing it has sent it to the House and it is now up to Stephen Harper to decide if it will be passed and implemented or if it will be ignored and allowed to die. I hvae e-mailed every MP in Canada (yes, seriously), urging them to pressure the Prime Minister to sign this Bill. Let's get this ball rolling....
I came across a reference to this undersea restaurant in a Maldives Hilton. They actually have the menu as an online pdf file. Most of the fish is on the "red list" for threatened or unsustainably fished species. Surprise surprise...
