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Alexandre Vigneault

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May 24, 2007, 1:35:57 PM5/24/07

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Let’s have a break of politics this week:

When I was working in NREL, CO, a friend a mine was making fun of me, asking if they need anybody to develop a solar flashlight. Well, this technology now exists! I suggest recharging it during day time, and it might not be a good idea during winter time in the Great Canadian North.

- Bogolith will give a solar flashlight to the developing world for every flash light that they sell.

- My favorite: a bike solar flashlight! Ideal for me, who come to work with the big sun shinning (OK, during summer only) and come back often late in the dark…

Alexandre for the newsletter team.

Campus events:

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* No events this week L

Vancouver events:

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* Transportation: On the right track for EcoDensity - May 24th, 2007

*       Vancouver LEED Users Group: LEED-ND- May 25^th, 2007

* Free Cycling Skills Classes - May 26th, 2007

* Global Warming Cafes - May 26th, 2007

* EcoDensity: A Community Conversation - May 26th, 2007

* Eating Locally, Thinking Globally: How to Save the Planet Through Your Food Choices - May 27th, 2007

* GREEN ROOFS AND HOMEOWNER PROTECTION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA CONFERENCE - May 29th, 2007

*       LEED Canada for New Construction (NC), Kelowna - May 29th

* Women in Sustainable Development Panel Discussion - May 30th

* Canadian Environment Week (June 3-9, 2007) - June 3rd, 2007

May 21, 2007

In the news:

Good News

Meeting Energy Demand And Stopping Global Warming Both Possible, WWF Says

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070517075415.htm

Gardeners Can Play An Important Role In Reducing Global Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070519084046.htm

From Waste to Watts: City of Rialto Teams with Chevron, FuelCell Energy to Turn Restaurant Grease Into Renewable Power

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070508/sftu019.html?.v=101

Staples starts computer recycle program

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070521/ap_on_hi_te/staples_recyling_computers

Bad News:

Students sickened when pesticides drift

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070515/ap_on_re_us/pesticides_schools_1

It's Not Your Imagination: Fires Are More Common

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10158516

U.S. ethanol may drive Amazon deforestation

http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0516-ethanol_amazon.html

Pollution has made cancer top cause of death in China

http://rawstory.com/news/dpa/Pollution_has_made_cancer_top_cause_05212007.html

In French:

Le Canada pointé du doigt pour sa gestion de la forêt boréale

http://novae.ca/article.aspx?id=22161

Une première coopérative de coton équitable au Québec

http://novae.ca/article.aspx?id=22151

More in depth:

From Greener Production to Carbon Trading: Sustainable Energy Careers

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/315/5813/868.pdf

Environmental and sustainability aspects of hydrogen and fuel cell systems

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/112730274/PDFSTART

Presentation of the Week:

Energy 2020

http://www.2020energy.net/fuelcontinuumjune10_files/frame.htm

Sustainable Transportation:

Ford Announces Hydrogen-Electric Plug-in Hybrid Drive and Airstream Concept

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/01/ford_announces_.html

Study Compares Policy Approaches Taken by California and France to Promote Electric Vehicles

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/05/study_compares_.html

Take Action:

Participate in a greenblog:

http://www.greenbloggers.blogspot.com/

Help stop new nuclear reactors from being built in Ontario

http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Climate_Change/action_ontario.asp

How do you tell when a firm is really green?

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0507/p16s01-wmgn.html

Conferences:

Renewable Energy Asia 2007 Conference

6 June 2007, BKK, Thailand

http://www.thai-exhibition.com/entech

International Conference on Whole Life Urban Sustainability and its Assessment Home |

27 to 29 June 2007, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

http://www.sue-mot.org.uk/content/view/86/89/

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Details on Vancouver Events:

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*Transportation: On the right track for EcoDensity - May 24th, 2007

Thursday May 24, 2007
7:00 – 900 p.m.
SFU Harbour Centre, Room 1400 (Segal Centre)
515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

Join us for a panel discussion with Dr. Larry Frank, architect JP Thornton and transportation engineer Lon LaClaire. Dr. Frank, the Bombardier Chair holder in Sustainable Transportation at UBC’s School of Community and Regional Planning, specializes in the interaction between land use, travel behaviour, air quality and health. Mr. Busby will comment on the relationship between parking and the development and financing of higher density housing, while Mr. LaClaire will focus on density and transit.

Free event. Reservations required: 604.873.7707 or ecode...@vancouver.ca

This City of Vancouver event is sponsored by the City Program at Simon Fraser University.

http://www.vancouver-ecodensity.ca/

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*Vancouver LEED Users Group: LEED-ND

May 25th 2007: Vancouver LEED Users Group: 12 – 1:15pm. LEED-ND: LEED for

Neighbourhood Developments builds upon the success of LEED by applying the

principles of smart growth, new urbanism, and green building practices to the

neighbourhood scale. Elisa Campbell, LEED® AP, Director, Design Centre for

Sustainability at UBC will speak about a design charrette facilitated for the

Westhills Development in the City of Langford — a greenfield development selected by the CaGBC to pilot LEED-ND in a Canadian context.  Terasen Gas Building, 1111. AIBC credits: 1 core learning unit. Cost    $10 Cascadia members, Emerging Green

Builders, students in advance (online registration); $15 CaGBC or USGBC members

$25     Non-members: all costs are 5$ more at the door ($5 less if registered

online). A light lunch will be served at this event. To learn more about Cascadia

Region Green Building Council, to sign up for the newsletter, or to become a member

go to http://www.cascadiagbc.org/

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*Free Cycling Skills Classes - May 26th, 2007

Back by popular demand, the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition is again offering its free Commuter Cycling Skills courses in 2007. The program offers free one-day cycling skills classes throughout the Lower Mainland in the spring and summer to those who are interested in cycling for transportation but lack the confidence or skills to ride in traffic.Classes take you through the most common situations faced when riding in traffic and provide you with tips to make biking to work a fun and regular part of your life.You'll learn to:

ride safely and confidently in traffic
check your bike for safety and adjust it to fit you
ride at night and in the rain
choose equipment and clothing
plan the best routes

For more information or to register, go to www.vacc.bc.ca/bikeskills Saturday, 26 May 2007
Vancouver, Mt. Pleasant - Mt. Pleasant Community Centre. 9:00 am-5:00 pm. Register through the community centre. North Surrey - Fleetwood Community Centre. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Register through Surrey Parks at 604-501-5100 (course #522211). Sunday, 3 June 2007
Vancouver, Riley Park - Riley Park Community Centre. 9:00 am - 4:30 pm. Register through the community centre. Saturday, 9 June 2007
Vancouver, Dunbar - Dunbar Community Centre. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Register through the community centre.Saturday, 16 June 2007
Richmond, Steveston - Steveston Community Centre. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Register here. Saturday, 23 June 2007
Surrey, Newton - Newton Seniors' Centre. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Register through Surrey Parks at 604-501-5100 (course #522212).Vancouver, Coal Harbour - Coal Harbour Community Centre. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Register through the community centre. Saturday, 7 July 2007
Port Moody - Port Moody Community Centre. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Registration begins in May 2007.

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*Global Warming Cafes - May 26th, 2007

GLOBAL WARMING CAFÉ (free) presented by Community Climate Change.

Please join us in conversations on global climate change that will lead to tangible action. A good opportunity to work with others to get positive things done. Bring a friend or two.

Saturday May 26 2-4:30 @ Kitsilano Community Centre, 2690 Larch Street. Registration and Info: 778-329-7459 or kc...@shaw.ca

http://www.communityclimatechange.ca

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*EcoDensity: A Community Conversation - May 26th, 2007

An opportunity for Council to directly hear the public’s interests and needs around emerging EcoDensity principles and ideas. A key component of this meeting will be facilitated sessions, including a Q & A, between Council and the audience.
Saturday May 26, 2007
1:00 – 400 p.m.
Vancouver Hellenic Community Centre, 4500 Arbutus Street
Reservations required: 604.873.7707 or ecode...@vancouver.ca

http://www.vancouver-ecodensity.ca/

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*Eating Locally, Thinking Globally: How to Save the Planet Through Your Food Choices - May 27th, 2007

Sunday May 27, 10:00 am-3:00 pm
Venue: English Language Institute at UBC (2121 West Mall)
Free admission. Space is limited, so please register through the Evite on the website http://www3.telus.net/gwforum or e-mail GWF...@Telus.Net or Call 604-731-9275

You are invited to attend Eating Locally, Thinking Globally, a follow-up event from the organizers of the February 12th Global Warming Forum held at the Ridge Theatre.

We heard loud and clear that you want to make a difference NOW. We have therefore organized another forum looking at how to reduce our carbon footprint through growing our own food, buying locally grown produce, and building relationships with food producers and retailers.

The event is not just intended to provide you with information. In addition to our keynote speakers: Michael Mockler, the Executive Director of Produce of Thrifty Foods and Ione Smith of SmartGrowth BC, you will have the opportunity to meet with other inspirational resource speakers in small discussion groups. You will have the opportunity to engage with these speakers directly, network with like-minded people, and even put together actions plans so that you can make a real difference in your community.

The resource speakers include:

Tara McDonald of the B.C. Association of Farmer’s Markets
Gary King, organic farmer and collaborator with restaurateur John Bishop on "Fresh: Seasonal Recipes Made with Local Foods"
Mark Bomford and Gavin Wright of UBC Farms
Dermot Hikish of Sierra Legal Defence Fund
Samantha Charlton of Environmental Youth Alliance
Will Cole-Hamilton of Learning Climate Educational Society

Also, we would love to serve you a 100 Mile lunch for $15, so let us know when you contact us if you will be joining us for that or bringing your own!

Best regards,

Global Warming Forum
GWF...@Telus.Net
604-731-9275

This non-partisan event is being organized by the Vancouver Point Grey NDP Outreach Committee, and is sponsored in part by Salt Spring Island Coffee Company.

Contact: info_gr...@bcit.ca
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*GREEN ROOFS AND HOMEOWNER PROTECTION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA CONFERENCE - May 29th, 2007

GREEN ROOFS AND HOMEOWNER PROTECTION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA CONFERENCE

The Homeowner Protection Office (HPO ) is hosting a one-day conference entitled Green Roofs and Homeowner Protection in British Columbia on May 29, 2007 at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver. This one-day conference is open to all interested parties who wish to discuss the issues and options for residential green roofs in B.C. taking into account our climate and homeowner protection requirements.

               Date:       Tuesday, May 29, 2007
               Location:   Westin Bayshore Hotel, 1601 Bayshore Dr., Vancouver
               Time:        8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
               Cost:       $125
               Registration Deadline: May 22, 2007

For more information on the conference, program agenda and registration, visit the What's New section of the HPO website at www.hpo.bc.ca

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*LEED Canada for New Construction (NC), Kelowna - May 29th,. This one day workshop provides a technical overview of the LEED Canada-NC Green Building Rating System.

LEED NC recognizes building that incorporate design, construction and operational

practices that combine healthy, high quality and high-performance systems and

materials with reduced environmental impacts. Understanding LEED NC is an important first step towards reducing environmental impacts and achieving superior economic performance in buildings. To register visit www.cagbc.org <http://www.cagbc.org/> .

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*Women in Sustainable Development Panel Discussion - May 30th, , Vancouver. Panelists:

include Vancouver City Councilor Heather Deal, Stantec Principal Jennifer

Sanguinetti and Dr. Freda Pagani, former Director of Sustainability, UBC. Wednesday

May 30th: 8am – 10am, Terasen Gas Building, 1111 Georgia St., 1st Floor, Georgia

Room, Vancouver Early Registration: Cascadia Members: $35 CAD / Non Members: $45

CAD; Late Registration (Pricing after 05-23-2007-23-59) Cascadia Members: $45 CAD /

Non Members: $55 CAD; Students / EGB: $25

<http://www.liquidosity.com/cascadia/pages/womeninsusdev_vancouver.php>

For more info: <http://www.cascadiagbc.org/events> AIBC Learning Units: 2, core

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*Canadian Environment Week (June 3-9, 2007) - June 3rd, 2007

Every year, during Environment Week, thousands of events are held in communities, workplaces, and schools across Canada to raise awareness of environmental issues and to promote activities aimed at preserving, protecting and restoring our environment.