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Tuesday, May
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100 Queen Street West
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in Food, Housing and
Lifestyles
Join the
Coalition for a Green Economy as we present a panel discussion on key sectors
of the green economy.
FOOD--Mike Schreiner
Mike is an
award-winning social entrepreneur who has recently joined Local Flavour Plus as Vice President
after 10 years as the co-founder of WOW Foods,
a Toronto-based home delivery service for organic food that aims to build a
healthy food system by linking consumers with local organic farmers. Mike was
also the founder of the LETS Community Shared Agriculture project which worked
to link a local organic farm with members in Toronto using a local currency and
work share arrangements, as well as the co-founder of Earthdance
Organics, an organic food service kitchen and bakery.
HOUSING--Mark Salerno, MRAIC
Mark Salerno is the District
Manager, GTA for Canada Mortgage and
Housing Corp. (CMHC). He is responsible for building relationships
with housing industry stakeholders and sharing CMHC's
varied housing expertise in an effort to foster the creation of sustainable
housing and communities. Prior to joining CMHC, Mr. Salerno taught
building science at
LIFESTYLES--Cameron Smith
Cameron Smith is the environmental
columnist for the Toronto
Star. He is a best-selling author, a former managing director of the Globe
and Mail, a former lawyer, and for 17 years was an associate member of the
International Club of
Tuesday,
March 13
100 Queen Street West (Queen & Bay)
Free
A Live Presentation of the slideshow that is
changing the world’s mind
The
planetary emergency of global warming
and what we can do about
it
This is a live presentation of Al Gore’s
famous slideshow about global warming.
There will be a question and answer session following the
presentation. See why the movie is the 3rd
highest grossing documentary ever.
This live slideshow
presentation of An Inconvenient Truth will be narrated by Jim Harris. Jim Harris is one of North 
America’s foremost authors and thinkers on leadership and change,
working with Fortune 500 companies, associations and government
departments. Association magazine ranked him as one of
An Inconvenient Truth has been raising
awareness of the most important scientific and technical issue of our
time. Film critics Roger Ebert and
Richard Roeper gave the film “two thumbs up”. Ebert
wrote: “In 39 years, I have never written
these words in a movie review, but here they are: You owe it to yourself to see
this film. If you do not, and you have grandchildren, you should explain to
them why you decided not to.”
A presentation of the Coalition for a Green Economy, Grassroots,
Sustainable Alternatives Consulting, Today’s Environmental Solutions, and
For details about this
showing contact:
Rob Grand, Grassroots
– rob@GrassrootsStore.com
Michael Berger,
Today’s Environmental Solutions – michaelberger@sympatico.ca
Or check out www.greeneconomics.net/coalition.htm
Articles
& Links:
Stephen Colbert,
Special Report: The
Convenientest Truth, powerpoint
presentation, The Colbert Report, July 19, 2006
David Morris, “What Al Gore hasn’t told you
about global warming,” AlterNet,
James Howard Kunstler, “Ten Ways to
Prepare for a Post-Oil Society,” AlterNet,
Eco-file Radio Show: Interview
with Guy Dauncey, author Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions to Global Climate
Change
100 Queen Street West (Queen & Bay)
Free
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‘Current’ Affairs and Human Health Impacts: Cleaning up dirty
electricity & running stray current to ground |
Barry
Fraser, P.Ag. CAC CAFA, a
consultant to agri- and rural businesses, speaks to
the plight of dairy farmer Lee Montgomery, the youngest ever “Master Breeder”
in
Fraser then updates us on the Private Members Bill
"Ground Current Pollution Act" proposed by MPP Maria Van Bommel, now past second reading, to address consumer
complaints related to stray ground current, and the problems they create for
the health of humans and livestock.
Ralph
Frederick’s Electronic Shop at
Professor Magda Havas, BSc., Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Environmental & Resource
Studies at
Essays and Links:
Dirty
Electricity and Electrical Hypersensitivity: Five Case Studies
EMF Safety Superstore: What are EMFs?
Monday October 23, 2006
BIOGAS Opportunities
& Challenges for
Highlights of the Canadian Biogas
Association’s
“Farming for the Future” 2006 Conference at
Moderator: Greg Allen
7:30 - 10pm
Toronto City Hall (100 Queen Street West at Bay Street)
Committee Room 1
Free
Dr. Tom C. Hutchinson
Professor of Ecological Agriculture and Pollution Ecology in the Environmental
& Resource Studies Program, Trent University. Tom talks about biogas as a
farm income augmentation, the viability of various sources, & challenges
& opportunities for farmers
Jan Buijk
Sales Manager with GE Energy – Jenbacher Gas Engines,
Jan presents info on the European experience and economic performance of biogas
fuelled cogeneration technologies, & Ontario market potential
Sponsored by:
Coalition for a Green Economy
Business & the Environment Program, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York
University
Grassroots Environmental Products
Today’s Environmental Solutions
Sustainable Alternatives Consulting
Green Enterprise Toronto
For more information, contact:
Michael Berger
(416) 782-4589
http://www.greeneconomics.net/coalition.htm
Farming for
the Future Conference & Workshops
Trent University-Peterborough,
The Coalition
for a Green Economy and our co-sponsors would like to make you aware of the
upcoming Farming for the Future 2006 conference & workshops
hosted by the Canadian Biogas Association. The conference will include
information about: biogas technology, agricultural resources, renewable energy,
farm income, rural development, and sustainable communities, and it will be
held at
Registration
The Coalition for a Green Economy has obtained a discounted fee for members: $162 for the entire conference (regular price is $325). The conference’s student rate is $50. To receive the discounted pricing, please contact the Canadian Biogas Association directly to register and ensure they are aware that you are a member of the Coalition for a Green Economy. The registration form is on www.biogas.ca. For conference questions, email 2006conference@biogas.ca or call 613-845-0329.
Transportation
The Coalition will do our best to arrange carpooling - for Saturday Sept. 16 only. Please contact Michael Berger 416-782-4589 if you need transportation (first called, first served) or if you are driving, to advise the numbers of folks you can provide transportation for. Deadline to signup for carpooling is Monday September 4.
The Coalition for a Green Economy Meeting-October, 2006
For those that are unable to attend the Farming for the Future Conference & Workshops, the October meeting for the Coalition for a Green Economy will feature highlights from the conference.
Co-sponsors:
Coalition for a Green Economy- www.greeneconomics.net/coalition.htm
Business & Environment Program, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York
University- www.greeneconomics.net/green_business.htm
Grassroots Environmental Products- www.GrassrootsStore.com
Today’s Environmental Solutions
Sustainable
Alternatives Consulting
Green Enterprise Toronto- www.greenenterprise.net
100 Queen Street West (Queen & Bay)
Free
Ontario
How to make
the shit hit the fan, produce farm- and enviro-friendly
energy, and fuel a controversy at the same time
Moderator: Jeff
Berg
Writer and co-founder Post Carbon
Sustainability issues concerning the depleting oil and natural gas supply
Philip Lynn
Co-owner,
12,000 cattle; manure into biogas; supplies farm electricity and surplus to the
grid
George Alkalay
Founder,
Agri and rural cooperative & Community
Doug Fyfe
General Manager, Lakewind Power Co-op &
Countryside Energy Co-op
First Community-based wind farm in North America – 10MW Windshare
Project
Rebecca Black
Marketing, Windshare Co-op
Membership Development, Lakewind Power Co-op
Sponsored by:
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The Coalition for A Green
Economy
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Grassroots Environmental
Products
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Business and Environment
Program,
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Green
FREE
The
Coalition, along with Green
What City Folks Can do to Help Local Farmers
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Wayne Roberts |
featuring §
C4GE chair Wayne Roberts,
co-author Real
Food for a Change §
Janis Etter,
Community Chair, Food
Policy Council: Local
Food & Local Culture § Natalie Helferty, Terrestial
Ecologist, Natural Heritage Consulting; & Element Village: Local
Food & Local Ecology §
Mike Schreiner, VP, Local Flavour
Plus; & Green Enterprise Toronto (GET): Supply
Chain Strategies for Local Sustainable Food Systems §
Karen Hutchinson, Caledon
Countryside Alliance Pro-local
Food and Anti-sprawl |
Ontario
Institute for Studies in Education / U of
The Coalition…along with
The Transformative
Learning Centre of OISE-UT
Women’s Healthy
Environments Network (WHEN)
Business and Environment
Program,
Green
Grassroots Environmental
Products
presents:
A Book Launch for ...
A SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD: The Promise
of Ecological Design
by Nancy Jack
Todd
featuring
both
The Todds are icons of the green alternatives
movement, co-founders of the New Alchemy
Institute on
The Todds’
previous books have been major influences on multiple generations of designers,
planners, and activists. They include From Eco-Cities to Living Machines: Principles of
Ecological Design (1994) and The Village as Solar Ecology (1980). They have also published
the influential journal Annals of Earth.
In her new book, Nancy
Jack Todd traces their life journey, sharing anecdotes of people who influenced
their thinking and work, like Buckminster Fuller and Margaret Mead. In terms of
living a ‘green’ life, the Todds have done it all:
they’ve grappled with the realities to grow their food, sourced the sun and
wind for energy, and created green buildings.
A presentation by the Todds in
More info:
Dorothy Goldin Rosenberg (WHEN) 416-960-4944 <dgoldinrosenberg@oise.utoronto.ca>
Michael Berger,
Coalition for a Green Economy, 416-782-4589 <michaelberger@sympatico.ca>
The Corporate Sustainability Tipping
Point: How close are we?
We keep hearing about businesses that are changing their ways when it
comes to the environment.
Are these stories exceptions, or signs that we’re close to the tipping
point?
Few people are as well-qualified to give us a reality check on business
trends than Bob Willard,
retired IBM Senior Manager. In the last
three years, he has been a speaker at over 160 Sustainability Conferences and
Workshops (in Canada, the United States, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, Belgium,
England and India), and is a keen observer of global sustainability momentum
trends. Bob is author of: “The Sustainability Advantage” on the business
case for sustainability, and “The Next Sustainability Wave” on the drivers
of sustainability.
Join Bob and the Coalition for a Green Economy for an open and in-depth
discussion on whether Corporate Greening is the coming thing and/or the real
thing.
Sponsored by: The Coalition for a Green Economy,
Grassroots
Environmental Products
& the
The Underground,
lower level,
Free
Admission
The Canadian Society for Ecological Economics (CANSEE)
The Coalition for a Green Economy
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