CHBE Sustainability Newsletter (June 2010)
Caroline Cloutier
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Biking to Work
If last week's VACC Bike to Work Week is any indication, pedal powered
commuting is is really starting to take off in Vancouver. Despite the
rainy weather 4,564 people registered for bike to work week, logging
17,669 individual commutes for a total of 173,766km! The VACC (Vancouver
Area Cycling Association) translates this into over 32 tonnes of CO2 saved.
If you decided to ditch the bus/car last week and hop on you bike, good
job and keep up the good work. If you're not a bike commuter give it a
try. Here are a few tip to get you going:
- Hop the Bus. If the hill up to UBC seems to daunting or you live
really far from work take the bus for part of the way.
- Give your legs a break. Don't try to bike everyday when just starting out.
- Stick to the side street bike routes. They're not as quick, but most
of the traffic is other cyclists not cars flying by (maps here:
http://www.translink.ca/en/Cycling/Cycling-Routes.aspx)
- Oil your bike chain. A squeeky/rusty chain means a more tiring bike ride.
- Enjoy the ride. Go at your own pace and take in the scenery.
See you on the road,
James, for the Sustainability Club
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In the news:
Company wants to build solar ring on the Moon
http://findtut.com/company-wants-to-build-solar-ring-on-the-moon-174066
http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/theme/dream/lunaring.html
Canadian support for world ocean day
http://news.suite101.com/article.cfm/canadian-support-for-world-ocean-day-a247598
U.S. officials encourage at-risk sturgeon to breed
Charge out for new recycling
http://www.canada.com/Charge+recycling/3139246/story.html
Global Warming Isn’t All Bad…If You’re an Archaeologist
McDonalds Recognizes Sustainable Innovation
*Bad news*
More Cold and Snowy Winters to Come in Europe, Eastern Asia and Eastern North America
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100611093710.htm
Polls: Americans still worried about global warming
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2010/06/global-warming-survey/1
Sea Levels May Rise by as Much as One Meter Before the End of This Century
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100610095043.htm
Americans No Greener In Past Decade, Environmental Activism Declining: New Gallup Poll
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/04/americans-no-greener-in-past-decade-gallup-poll.php
http://www.umq.qc.ca/publications/article.asp?ID=49350
Lancement de la norme en événements responsables
http://novae.ca/actualites/2010-06/lancement-de-la-norme-en-evenements-responsables
http://www.wwf.fr/s-informer/campagnes/non-a-l-or-illegal
http://novae.ca/pme/2010-05/sacacomie-la-foret-comme-modele-daffaires
Sustainable Transportation:
Retire Your Ride Recycling Program: The program will run for another year
http://news.carjunky.com/environmental/retire-your-ride-program-cdh852.shtml
Take Action:
Pepsi is giving away over a million dollars in grants to fund great ideas.
http://www.icicestmieux.com/fr/index
Tell Obama to Stop New Offshore Oil Drilling
http://environment.change.org/petitions/view/tell_obama_to_stop_new_offshore_oil_drilling
2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity: Sign our Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper Today!
http://supporter.naturecanada.ca/site/PageNavigator/ActionAlert_IYB
Stop the Tar Sands!
http://www.naturecanada.ca/advocate/bird.html
Protect Marine Mammals – Say No to Arctic Ocean Drilling!
http://ga3.org/campaign/protect_marine_mammals
Conferences:
International Conference on Sustainable Social and Human Development 22 to 25 June 2010, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
http://www.ontariointernational.org/IDCHome.htm
Charged 2020: The Global Energy Storage Forum
30 June 2010 to 1 July 2010, San Diego, California, United States http://www.charged2020.com
RACI 2010 - Chemistry for a Sustainable World
4 to 8 July 2010, Melbourne, Australia http://raci2010.org
The Second IASTED International Conference on Solar Energy ~SOE 2010~
15 to 17 July 2010, Banff, Alberta, Canadahttp://www.iasted.org/conferences/home-700.html
Events Section
UBC Events:
1. UBC Farm Market Festival - Family Day at the Farm! June 19
2. Bright Future: Plastic Electronics in Solar Cells and Light June 20
3. Pecha Kucha: Walk your talk, green your city June 23
4. One-Week UBC/UW Summer Institute in Sustainability, July 5 – July 9
1. Talking and Walking Sustainability - June (11-12), 2010
2. ECO Canada Networking - June 15, 2010
3. BC: A Clean Energy Exporting Powerhouse? - June 15, 2010
4. Kamloops Energy Fair planning Meeting - June 16, 2010
5. Kamloops Energy Fair - June 19, 2010
6. Car Free Day – June 20, 2010
7. Cutting Through the Hot Air: a course on carbon neutral buildings – June 21, 2010
8. Walk the Talk – Green Your City – June 23, 2010
UBC Farm Market Festival - Family Day at the Farm! June 19th
• Date: Saturday June 19th
• Location: UBC farm
• Cost: Free
• Organizer: Friends of the Farm
• Details: Farm Biodiversity Tours - Featuring cows, chickens, bees, soils and more! Tours will be approximately 1 hour in length. Tour Times: 10:00am, 10:30am, 11:00am - Please meet on the hill above the market area near the picnic tables. Children's Book Readings - Veronica from Barefoot Books will be doing several readings throughout the day. Barefoot Books offers many children's books inspired by stories about people and the natural world around them. A world-wide community of writers, artists, storytellers, musicians, and others are committed to providing timeless stories and captivating art that aim to feed children's imagination, while instilling a respect for diversity and a love of the planet. Book reading times will be at 10:30am, 11:30am and 12:00pm. Please stay tuned to next week's market email regarding book titles and location of book reading sessions.
Bright Future: Plastic Electronics in Solar Cells and Light June 20
• Date: Sunday, June 20, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• Location: HENNINGS 200, 6224 AGRICULTURAL ROAD
• Cost: Free
• Organizer: Department of Chemistry
• Details: This is the opening public lecture for the Workshop: NANOMATERIALS for Alternative Energy. In this talk, Prof. Sir Richard Friend of Cambridge University, will describe the application of plastics to lighting and solar cell applications. Recent work from his laboratories in Cambridge will be highlighted that show there is a bright future in plastic electronics. This seminar is funded by the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of British Columbia. Check out http://www.chem.ubc.ca/local/events.shtml for more info.
Pecha Kucha: Walk your talk, green your city
• Date: Wednesday, June 23, 7:00 PM
• Location: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
• Cost: $10
• Organizer: UBC Sustainability Initiative
• Details: An evening of quick, engaging presentations by notable local thinkers - including UBC's Dr. John Robinson and Tegan Adams - delivering inspiration and insight on stage with just 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds. Part of City of Vancouver's Greenest City 2020 Conversation, in partnership with UBC. Tickets + List of Presenters: http://pechakuchanightvancouver.eventbrite.com
State of the World: Transforming Cultures from Consumerism to Sustainability
• Date: April 12, 2010 3PM – 4:30PM
• Location: Liu Institute, Multipurpose Room, 6476 NW Marine Dr.
• Cost: Free for Students
• Organizer: Liu Institute for global issues
• Details: Without an intentional and proactive cultural transformation that makes it as natural to live sustainably as living as a consumer feels today, no government pledges or technological advances will be sufficient to rescue humanity from the ecological disruptions that the human species and its consumption patterns are driving. In his talk, Worldwatch Institute Senior Researcher Erik Assadourian will discuss the need for a cultural shift that reorients society on sustainability instead of consumerism and growth, and how this shift is not only possible but how cultural pioneers are already actively engaged in this global effort, through the harnessing of societal institutions that play a key role in shaping cultures. He will discuss these six institutions--namely education, business, government, the media, traditions, and social movements--and share many exciting examples of cultural transformations that are happening around the world
One-Week UBC/UW Summer Institute in Sustainability, July 5 – July 9
• Date: Monday, July 5, 9:00 AM – Fri, July 9, 5:00 PM
• Location: C.K. Choi Bldg, UBC
• Cost: $2, 495
• Organizer: UBC Continuing Studies
• Details: Do you want to take your organization’s sustainability initiatives to the next level? Join us for the Summer Institute in Sustainability, an intensive professional development program targeted to professionals in business, local and provincial governments, and universities and colleges who are committed to the development of sustainable practices and policies.This week-long program provides you with a wide variety of perspectives and practical tools needed to integrate sustainability as a core value in your organization. Learn to develop strategies, plans and procedures that are mindful of public policy, stakeholder interest, and the triple bottom line of people, planet and profits.
Institute highlights include:
• presentations by leading sustainability experts from UBC and industry
• case studies examining successful sustainability initiatives from academic, government and business contexts
• guided field excursions to sustainability projects both on and off campus
• opportunities for peer-to-peer networking and knowledge-sharing.
For registration and details on program content and presenters as they become available, view cstudies.ubc.ca/sis or call 604-822-1420.
Vancouver Event Details:
Talking and Walking Sustainability
· Date: June (11-12), 2010
· Time: Friday: 7:00am - 9:30pm, Saturday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
· Location: Langara College, 100 West 49 Ave, Vancouver, BC
· Cost: $49
· Details:
· Discussion and action on sustainability often focus on the environment with less emphasis on social issues. Two great threats to humanity’s future – poverty and climate change – show the need for an approach based on principles of equity. The discussions, led by key people in the field, will demonstrate that social justice and environmental protection are equally important legs of sustainability. Presenters include: Ian Bruce (David Suzuki Foundation), Ernie Crey (Sto:lo Tribal Council), George Heyman (Sierra Club BC), Bill Hopwood, Marc Lee (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives), Adrienne Montani (First Call), Mark Roseland (SFU Centre for Sustainable Community Development), Jim Sinclair (BC Federation of Labour), Vanessa Timmer (One Earth), Ben West (Wilderness Committee)
ECO Canada Networking
· Date: June 15, 2010
· Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
· Location: The Granville Room, 957 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC
· Cost: N/A
· Details: Please join Caroline and other environmental professionals for the first regional social on Tuesday, June 15, 5-8 pm at the Granville Room in Vancouver. If you wish to attend this social please RSVP Caroline at vanc...@eco.ca by June 9, 2010 in order to confirm the space and serving staff. ECO Canada,Canada's sector council for the environmental profession, is in the process of developing regional chapters across the country. To kick off these chapters, please join us for an informal networking event to unwind, have a drink if you like, and get to know other people in the environmental industry. Feel free to bring friends, colleagues or contacts who are interested in expanding their professional network or learning more about ECO Canada’s environmental professional certifications. ECO Canada displays will be available and the regional leads are happy to answer questions people may have
BC: A Clean Energy Exporting Powerhouse?
· Date: June 15, 2010
· Time: 7:30pm - 9:00pm
· Location: Sheraton Wall Centre, Pavilion Ballroom, 1088 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC
· Cost: $150+GST
· Details:
· The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) invites you to this free public event. Join our expert panelists as they debate BC’s clean energy export potential:
· Tyseer Aboulnasr, Dean of Applied Science, University of British Columbia (Moderator)
· George Hoberg, Professor, University of British Columbia
· Paul Kariya, Executive Director, Independent Power Producers Association of BC
· Vaughn Palmer, Columnist, Vancouver Sun
· Josh Paterson, Staff Counsel, WestCoast Environmental Law
· * Judith Sayers, Adjunct Professor, University of Victoria/Hupacasath First Nation This special public panel is part of a two-day forum entitled “FutureGrid: BC’s Energy Options in a Changing Environment” held June 15 and 16, 2010 at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, BC. (http://www.pics.uvic.ca/futuregrid.php)
· Contact: Ivan Watson: i...@uvic.ca; PH: 250-853-3626
Kamloops Energy Fair Planning Meeting
· Date: June 16, 2010 for the meeting and June 19, 2010 for the Fair
· Time: 7:00 pm
· Location: Independent Centre, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops
· Cost: N/A
· Details:
· Join us at a planning meeting for the 2010 Kamloops Energy Fair, a trade show and educational event featuring energy sustainability, now into its fourth year. This year the Fair takes place June 19, 2010. See Kamloops Energy Fair page for more details.
· We welcome newcomers! This is a great way to make friends and make a local contribution to climate change solutions.
· We're meeting at the TRU Independent Centre (run by TRU’s Student Union) in the blue room near the coffee bar.
· Contact: Cheryl Kabloona; Cher...@shaw.ca; PH: 250-372-0277
Kamloops Energy Fair
· Date: June 19, 2010
· Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
· Location: McArthur Island Sports Centre, 1665 Island Parkway Drive, Kamloops, BC
· Cost: N/A
· Details:
· Join us at our FOURTH Kamloops Energy Fair!
· Learn how to use energy more sustainably in the home, at work & on the road.
· Save money and help the planet!
· Featuring:
· • Trade show offering energy information, products and services
· • Kid’s Corner for fun learning about energy
· • Speakers and workshops on energy-related topics
· • Green Energy Contest for student projects
· See our Exhibitors List.
· See our Workshop and Events Schedule.
· Contact: Cheryl Kabloona; Cher...@shaw.ca; PH: 250-372-0277
Car Free Day
· Date: June 20, 2010
· Time: 12:00pm – 8:00pm
· Location: Main Street between 16th and 33rd Avenues, Vancouver, BC
· Cost: N/A
· Details:
· mains...@carfreevancouver.org
· Come join us at the Main Event! Help make the point that streets are for people, not cars. Participate in the celebration that will define the future of our community.
· The 2010 Main Street Car Free Day Festival will be run in conjunction with four other neighborhoods, and our event will be a part of a larger movement – Car Free Vancouver Day. Last year over 150,000 people attended one or more of the four Festivals making it the third largest festival in the city of Vancouver.
Cutting Through the Hot Air: a course on carbon neutral buildings
· Date: June 21, 2010
· Time: Friday: 1:00pm-8:00pm, Saturday: 11:00am-7:00pm, Sunday: 11:00am –5:00pm
· Location: NEW Vancouver Convention Centre West Building.
· Cost: Varies - $150 for non members
· Details:
· Email: regi...@sustainabilitysolutions.ca; PH: 250-213-5318 http://www.sustainabilitysolutions.ca/
· Carbon neutral? Net zero energy? Zero energy building? Offsetting?* Getting confused yet?!
· Architecture 2030, the Living Building Challenge, One Planet Living, and many governments are encouraging and requiring a move toward carbon neutrality in buildings.
· Cutting Through the Hot Air has been created for owners, operators, and designers exploring what carbon neutrality means in the context of building and neighbourhood design and operation. We will explore the rapidly evolving concepts of carbon neutrality in the global climate change movement, and how they relate to policy and practice specific to the building sector.
· Several case studies will be examined and discussed in detail, and tools and resources useful for evaluating and assessing carbon neutrality will be shared. The course will be taught by Lindsay Cole and Yuill Herbert of Sustainability Solutions Group.
Walk the Talk – Green Your City
· Date: June 23, 2010
· Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
· Location: The Queen Elizabeth Theatre
· W. Georgia & Hamilton
· Vancouver, BC
· Cost: $10
· Details:
· Pecha Kucha Vancouver: Special Edition is 'Walk the Talk, Green Your City' in partnership with the City of Vancouver and UBC for Vancouver's 'Greenest City 2020 Conversation'. It will feature 13 local instigators that are on stage with 20 slides x 20 seconds to deliver inspiration and insight on the broad topic of sustainability and Vancouver's ambition to be the greenest city by 2020. A sell-out to be sure.
The newsletter team include James Butler and Alexandre Vigneault for the comments, Ali Shafiei and Caroline R. Cloutier for the news, Rebecca Beaton for the UBC events, and Resha Sabti for the Vancouver events.
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