Weekly Bulletin March 30, 2011
Mar 30, 2011
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Archive for March, 2011
Which political party are you?
Mar 29, 2011
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Check out this website to see which political party's views are most like yours:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/votecompass/.
Permaculture Design course
Mar 28, 2011
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HEN member group Whole Village Ecovillage is offering a two-week permaculture design course this summer July 22 to August 4, 2012.
Second “Mainstream Biodiversity” Newsletter
Mar 28, 2011
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HEN member group P.O.W.E.R. has produced its second Mainstream Biodiversity newsletter.
Healthy Retrofits & Children
Mar 28, 2011
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The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) has released a report entitled, “Healthy Retrofits: The case for better integration of children’s environmental health protection into energy efficiency programs”. See www.cela.ca/publications/healthy-retrofits-full-report.
Aggregate Extraction in Ontario
Mar 28, 2011
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The Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP) has produced a new report entitled, “Aggregate Extraction in Ontario: A Strategy for the Future”. See cielap.org/pub/pub_aggregatestrategy.php.
Environmental Justice & Cumulative Impacts
Mar 28, 2011
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The State of California has released a report entitled “Cumulative Impacts, Building a Scientific Foundation”, as part of its environmental justice law. Two excerpts are posted at www.sehn.org/Volume_16-2.html. They are “A screening method to compare cumulative impact among communities” …
BrightSky Power
Mar 28, 2011
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BrightSky Power, a project of BurlingtonGreen, recently made a presentation to Burlington Council about the possibility of installing solar panels on a municipally owned building. See article at www.insidehalton.com/community/environment/article/970487.
International Year of Forests (IYF) 2011
Mar 28, 2011
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Conservation Halton is pleased to announce a free speakers’ series for the International Year of Forests (IYF) 2011, starting with Wednesday, April 6.
Registration for their popular Earth Day tree planting on Saturday, April 30 is now open. See
Beavers at Willow Park
Mar 28, 2011
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Willow Park Ecology Centre has reported some beaver damage this year. The article at www.insidehalton.com/opinion/columns/article/964802 includes resources for living with and controlling beaver activity.
