Saturday, December 06, 2003
EcoVersity
Paid Internship in Agroecology
SUMMERLAND, BC – December 6, 2003 (COABC) - Learn about Agroecology on a working farm during a 12 week educational paid internship with collaborating Pennsylvania Farmers, fellow interns, and a multidisciplinary faculty team from The Pennsylvania State University, College of Agricultural Sciences. http://PAOnfarmInterns.cas.psu.edu/ or contact Dr. Heather Karsten, hdk3@psu.edu, Department of Crop & Soil Sciences, 116 ASI. Building, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 814-863-3179
Paid Internship in Agroecology
SUMMERLAND, BC – December 6, 2003 (COABC) - Learn about Agroecology on a working farm during a 12 week educational paid internship with collaborating Pennsylvania Farmers, fellow interns, and a multidisciplinary faculty team from The Pennsylvania State University, College of Agricultural Sciences. http://PAOnfarmInterns.cas.psu.edu/ or contact Dr. Heather Karsten, hdk3@psu.edu, Department of Crop & Soil Sciences, 116 ASI. Building, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 814-863-3179
Friday, December 05, 2003
EcoArchitecture / Green Design
Big and Green - RMI is Helping Big Projects Go Green
SNOWMASS, CO – December 5, 2003 (RMI) - RMI has worked on some very big, very green buildings. Here we explain why bigger is not always worse for sustainable architecture. Read the full article at http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid1057.php
Big and Green - RMI is Helping Big Projects Go Green
SNOWMASS, CO – December 5, 2003 (RMI) - RMI has worked on some very big, very green buildings. Here we explain why bigger is not always worse for sustainable architecture. Read the full article at http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid1057.php
Communities in BC
Envisioning a Sustainable Vancouver
SNOWMASS, CO – December 5, 2003 (RMI) - How many city plans consider climate change? Vancouver's new long-range plan does, making it unique in the world. Here Michael Kinsley gives readers a look at what the document says. Read the full article at http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid1061.php
Envisioning a Sustainable Vancouver
SNOWMASS, CO – December 5, 2003 (RMI) - How many city plans consider climate change? Vancouver's new long-range plan does, making it unique in the world. Here Michael Kinsley gives readers a look at what the document says. Read the full article at http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid1061.php
Wednesday, December 03, 2003
NFPs / NGOs
Reminder = Sustainability Network Training Bursariea Available
TORONTO, ON – December 3, 2003 (Sustainability Network) - Sustainability Network bursaries are available to help Ontario-based environmental leaders access nonprofit management training. Up to 50% of the cost of training to a maximum of $500 per person is available to help cover tuition costs or registration fees associated with nonprofit management training opportunities. Recipients will be required to incur the full cost of the training and submit receipts for reimbursement along with a brief evaluation report upon completion of the training. The application process is simple and the turn around time quick. For more information, please visit http://www.sustain.web.net/help/bursary.html
Reminder = Sustainability Network Training Bursariea Available
TORONTO, ON – December 3, 2003 (Sustainability Network) - Sustainability Network bursaries are available to help Ontario-based environmental leaders access nonprofit management training. Up to 50% of the cost of training to a maximum of $500 per person is available to help cover tuition costs or registration fees associated with nonprofit management training opportunities. Recipients will be required to incur the full cost of the training and submit receipts for reimbursement along with a brief evaluation report upon completion of the training. The application process is simple and the turn around time quick. For more information, please visit http://www.sustain.web.net/help/bursary.html
NFPs / NGOs
Sustainability Network's Direct Management Assistance (DMA) Program
TORONTO, ON – December 3, 2003 (Sustainability Network) - Please be reminded we are able to provide direct management assistance (ie. a consultant’s time) to Ontario-based environmental groups. Participating organizations need to define their key capacity challenge(s), identify an external management expert who can work with the organization, and evaluate to determine the effect of the intervention. We expect most interventions will cost between $5 000 and $10 000 and take several months to complete. Participating organizations will be required to contribute 10% of the cost of the intervention at the outset. For more information on the program, go to http://sustain.web.net and click on the DMA button. Interested organizations should contact Paul Bubelis (bubelis@sympatico.ca) to discuss project ideas and to obtain a second document that provides complete information on the application process.
Sustainability Network's Direct Management Assistance (DMA) Program
TORONTO, ON – December 3, 2003 (Sustainability Network) - Please be reminded we are able to provide direct management assistance (ie. a consultant’s time) to Ontario-based environmental groups. Participating organizations need to define their key capacity challenge(s), identify an external management expert who can work with the organization, and evaluate to determine the effect of the intervention. We expect most interventions will cost between $5 000 and $10 000 and take several months to complete. Participating organizations will be required to contribute 10% of the cost of the intervention at the outset. For more information on the program, go to http://sustain.web.net and click on the DMA button. Interested organizations should contact Paul Bubelis (bubelis@sympatico.ca) to discuss project ideas and to obtain a second document that provides complete information on the application process.
NFPs / NGOs / Ecojobs
Human Resources Information for Environmental Nonprofits
TORONTO, ON – December 3, 2003 (Sustainability Network) - Check out the Canadian Council of Human Resources for the Environment Industry for some great HR resources. From the home page, click on “EnviroJob Board”, register (free) as an employer, click on “HR Centre” and access an extensive online HR manual with information on human resources planning, targeting the best candidates, the selection process and employee retention. The appendix contains 23 forms and resources including:- sample job advertisement and job descriptions. Check all this out at http://www.cchrei.ca
Human Resources Information for Environmental Nonprofits
TORONTO, ON – December 3, 2003 (Sustainability Network) - Check out the Canadian Council of Human Resources for the Environment Industry for some great HR resources. From the home page, click on “EnviroJob Board”, register (free) as an employer, click on “HR Centre” and access an extensive online HR manual with information on human resources planning, targeting the best candidates, the selection process and employee retention. The appendix contains 23 forms and resources including:- sample job advertisement and job descriptions. Check all this out at http://www.cchrei.ca
Monday, December 01, 2003
Zero Waste
Freecycling
VICTORIA, BC – December, 2003 (EcoNews) Reference: Freecycling has now arrived on Vancouver Island, with 95 members so far. (Using a simple Yahoo! Groups email list, you post a note about something youíd like to give away, or seek. The only rule is that everything must be free.) Everything is on the website, or you can receive a daily email. So tell your friends, dust off that unwanted Yak wool sweater, and join Canadaís first Freecycle group! EcoNews December issue.
Freecycling
VICTORIA, BC – December, 2003 (EcoNews) Reference: Freecycling has now arrived on Vancouver Island, with 95 members so far. (Using a simple Yahoo! Groups email list, you post a note about something youíd like to give away, or seek. The only rule is that everything must be free.) Everything is on the website, or you can receive a daily email. So tell your friends, dust off that unwanted Yak wool sweater, and join Canadaís first Freecycle group! EcoNews December issue.
Community GEO/GO
Funding Opportunities
BUTTE, MT, December 1, 2003 – (Smart Communities Network - NCAT) - Keep abreast of potential sources of financing for sustainability projects in this expanded section. http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/management/financl.shtml For more information on funding issues in general, visit our financing section at: http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/financing/intro.shtml
Funding Opportunities
BUTTE, MT, December 1, 2003 – (Smart Communities Network - NCAT) - Keep abreast of potential sources of financing for sustainability projects in this expanded section. http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/management/financl.shtml For more information on funding issues in general, visit our financing section at: http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/financing/intro.shtml
Resources / Education & Training for Sustainability
Energy for Keeps: Electricity from Renewable Energy
BUTTE, MT, December 1, 2003 – (Smart Communities Network - NCAT) - Energy for Keeps: Electricity from Renewable Energy is an online publication developed by the California-based Educators for the Environment. The publication, billed as "an illustrated guide for everyone who uses energy," was developed in response to repeated teacher requests for a comprehensive and even-handed study of renewable energy sources. The guide covers the history, availability, impacts, technologies and management of energy sources used to produce electricity. http://www.energyforkeeps.org/preview.html
Energy for Keeps: Electricity from Renewable Energy
BUTTE, MT, December 1, 2003 – (Smart Communities Network - NCAT) - Energy for Keeps: Electricity from Renewable Energy is an online publication developed by the California-based Educators for the Environment. The publication, billed as "an illustrated guide for everyone who uses energy," was developed in response to repeated teacher requests for a comprehensive and even-handed study of renewable energy sources. The guide covers the history, availability, impacts, technologies and management of energy sources used to produce electricity. http://www.energyforkeeps.org/preview.html
Reversing Climate Change
Policy Support Critical to Address Climate Change
BUTTE, MT, December 1, 2003 – (Smart Communities Network - NCAT) - A recent report by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change concludes that government policies will be critical to the development and adoption of new technologies needed to abate global warming. The report, U.S. Technology and Innovation Policies: Lessons for Climate Change, examines U.S. experience with technology and innovation policies - both successes and failure - and draws lessons for climate change policy. "We cannot solve the problem of global climate change without the development of new technologies, but new technologies don't just happen - the market needs a signal, and that signal needs to come from government," said Pew Center President Eileen Claussen. "Well- crafted policies can create a setting for continuing innovation where technological improvements build upon one another." http://www.pewclimate.org/press_room/sub_press_room/november19.cfm
Policy Support Critical to Address Climate Change
BUTTE, MT, December 1, 2003 – (Smart Communities Network - NCAT) - A recent report by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change concludes that government policies will be critical to the development and adoption of new technologies needed to abate global warming. The report, U.S. Technology and Innovation Policies: Lessons for Climate Change, examines U.S. experience with technology and innovation policies - both successes and failure - and draws lessons for climate change policy. "We cannot solve the problem of global climate change without the development of new technologies, but new technologies don't just happen - the market needs a signal, and that signal needs to come from government," said Pew Center President Eileen Claussen. "Well- crafted policies can create a setting for continuing innovation where technological improvements build upon one another." http://www.pewclimate.org/press_room/sub_press_room/november19.cfm
EcoArchitecture / Green Design
Interview Highlights Economics of Green Development
BUTTE, MT, December 1, 2003 – (Smart Communities Network - NCAT) - Metropolis Magazine features an interview with eco-friendly developer Jonathan Rose, whose developments have won awards from the American Institute of Architects and the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association. Rose tries to incorporate sustainable design principles in all aspects of his projects, from site selection to choice of building materials. "There are no proven facts, but we have found that when we build green homes, they sell much quicker than the rest of the market, and they sell for higher prices," he said. http://www.metropolismag.com/html/sustainable/case/economicsofeco.html
Interview Highlights Economics of Green Development
BUTTE, MT, December 1, 2003 – (Smart Communities Network - NCAT) - Metropolis Magazine features an interview with eco-friendly developer Jonathan Rose, whose developments have won awards from the American Institute of Architects and the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association. Rose tries to incorporate sustainable design principles in all aspects of his projects, from site selection to choice of building materials. "There are no proven facts, but we have found that when we build green homes, they sell much quicker than the rest of the market, and they sell for higher prices," he said. http://www.metropolismag.com/html/sustainable/case/economicsofeco.html
EcoArchitecture / Green Design
Seattle Conducting Built Green Design Competition
BUTTE, MT, December 1, 2003 – (Smart Communities Network - NCAT) - Seattle area residential architects, builders, developers, remodelers, project teams, and homeowners are invited to participate in Built Green Seattle, a design competition intended to encourage the development of residential green building projects. The competition will offer monetary awards, as well as public recognition, for green building projects in six categories, including remodeler, homebuilder, three multifamily classes and whole community. Applications for entry in the competition are due by February 1, 2004. http://www.cityofseattle.net/DCLU/Sustainability/builtgreen.asp
Seattle Conducting Built Green Design Competition
BUTTE, MT, December 1, 2003 – (Smart Communities Network - NCAT) - Seattle area residential architects, builders, developers, remodelers, project teams, and homeowners are invited to participate in Built Green Seattle, a design competition intended to encourage the development of residential green building projects. The competition will offer monetary awards, as well as public recognition, for green building projects in six categories, including remodeler, homebuilder, three multifamily classes and whole community. Applications for entry in the competition are due by February 1, 2004. http://www.cityofseattle.net/DCLU/Sustainability/builtgreen.asp
EcoVersity
Bainbridge Graduate Institute MBA in Sustainable Business Practice
VICTORIA, BC – December, 2003 (EcoNews) - Working with class cohorts of no more than 25 students, the Bainbridge school offers an MBA program for students who want their work to reflect their environmental, social and spiritual values. Students meet for 11 intensives a year in a grass-roofed cob house at Channel Rock, on Cortes Island, and the rest of the work is done from home. See http://www.bgiedu.org
Bainbridge Graduate Institute MBA in Sustainable Business Practice
VICTORIA, BC – December, 2003 (EcoNews) - Working with class cohorts of no more than 25 students, the Bainbridge school offers an MBA program for students who want their work to reflect their environmental, social and spiritual values. Students meet for 11 intensives a year in a grass-roofed cob house at Channel Rock, on Cortes Island, and the rest of the work is done from home. See http://www.bgiedu.org
EcoVersity / Leadership Training
Beyond Grey Pinstripes 2003: Preparing
VICTORIA, BC – December, 2003 (EcoNews) - Beyond Grey Pinstripes 2003: Preparing MBAs for Social and Environmental Stewardship (http://www.beyondgreypinstripes.org), is an annual survey that identifies MBA schools and that pay attention to social impact and environmental management, and the triple bottom line of sustainability. (York University’s Schulich School of Business in Toronto is among the top achievers.) EcoNews December Issue: http://www.earthfuture.com/econews/back_issues/03-12.asp
Beyond Grey Pinstripes 2003: Preparing
VICTORIA, BC – December, 2003 (EcoNews) - Beyond Grey Pinstripes 2003: Preparing MBAs for Social and Environmental Stewardship (http://www.beyondgreypinstripes.org), is an annual survey that identifies MBA schools and that pay attention to social impact and environmental management, and the triple bottom line of sustainability. (York University’s Schulich School of Business in Toronto is among the top achievers.) EcoNews December Issue: http://www.earthfuture.com/econews/back_issues/03-12.asp
Sustainable Industry
Natural Capitalism, Sustainable Development and CSR Workshop
BUTTE, MT, December 1, 2003 – (Smart Communities Network - NCAT) - The Crossings Business Institute presents this workshop for executives and professionals who want to take their companies in new directions. With leading experts in sustainable business practices and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the workshop creates a knowledge base that can be applied to companies small and large, allowing them to operate both responsibly and profitably. January 9-11, 2004, Natural Capitalism, Sustainable Development and CSR Workshop, Austin, Texas. See http://www.eomega.org/omega/workshops/02c9ca6ce6c5dff2567d8323c78d642e/
Natural Capitalism, Sustainable Development and CSR Workshop
BUTTE, MT, December 1, 2003 – (Smart Communities Network - NCAT) - The Crossings Business Institute presents this workshop for executives and professionals who want to take their companies in new directions. With leading experts in sustainable business practices and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the workshop creates a knowledge base that can be applied to companies small and large, allowing them to operate both responsibly and profitably. January 9-11, 2004, Natural Capitalism, Sustainable Development and CSR Workshop, Austin, Texas. See http://www.eomega.org/omega/workshops/02c9ca6ce6c5dff2567d8323c78d642e/
Sustainable Industry
Natural Capitalism, Sustainable Development and CSR Workshop
BUTTE, MT, December 1, 2003 – (Smart Communities Network - NCAT) - The Crossings Business Institute presents this workshop for executives and professionals who want to take their companies in new directions. With leading experts in sustainable business practices and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the workshop creates a knowledge base that can be applied to companies small and large, allowing them to operate both responsibly and profitably. January 9-11, 2004, Natural Capitalism, Sustainable Development and CSR Workshop, Austin, Texas. See
http://www.eomega.org/omega/workshops/02c9ca6ce6c5dff2567d8323c78d642e/
Natural Capitalism, Sustainable Development and CSR Workshop
BUTTE, MT, December 1, 2003 – (Smart Communities Network - NCAT) - The Crossings Business Institute presents this workshop for executives and professionals who want to take their companies in new directions. With leading experts in sustainable business practices and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the workshop creates a knowledge base that can be applied to companies small and large, allowing them to operate both responsibly and profitably. January 9-11, 2004, Natural Capitalism, Sustainable Development and CSR Workshop, Austin, Texas. See
http://www.eomega.org/omega/workshops/02c9ca6ce6c5dff2567d8323c78d642e/
Leadership Education & Training for Sustainability
Building Our Future--One Green Brick at a Time
BUTTE, MT, December 1, 2003 – (Smart Communities Network - NCAT) - New Jersey Environmental Education Conference Lawrenceville, New Jersey, January 8-10, 2004. This 19th annual conference has the theme "Building Our Future--One Green Brick at a Time." The event focuses on improving environmental literacy, and the keynote presentation is on green schools. For more information http://www.anjee.net/
Building Our Future--One Green Brick at a Time
BUTTE, MT, December 1, 2003 – (Smart Communities Network - NCAT) - New Jersey Environmental Education Conference Lawrenceville, New Jersey, January 8-10, 2004. This 19th annual conference has the theme "Building Our Future--One Green Brick at a Time." The event focuses on improving environmental literacy, and the keynote presentation is on green schools. For more information http://www.anjee.net/
