Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Jun 8, 2008	Event: NatureWatch/IWA Young Water Professionals Conference/2008 Call for Paper(On-going)
------------------------------------ NatureWatch (On-going) ------------------------------------ NatureWatch is a suite of community-based "citizen science" monitoring programmes including FrogWatch , WormWatch , IceWatch , and PlantWatch .  Through these programmes,...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Jun 2, 2008	China: Plastic Ban Effective Jun 1st
SHANGHAI—Thin plastic bags are used for everything in China and the Chinese use up to three billion of them a day--an environmentally costly habit picked up by shopkeepers and consumers in the late 1980s for convenience over traditional cloth bags. Fruit mongers weigh produce in them,...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Jun 2, 2008	KLM AlgaeLink: Airplanes to be Fueled by Algae
BERLIN — Some of the world's biggest aviation companies are turning to alternative fuels — made from sources as diverse as hydrogen cells or algae — as soaring oil prices drive the search to build and fly more fuel-efficient planes. Boeing and its European rival Airbus showed off...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Jun 2, 2008	Event: Canadian Environment Week Events & More
-------------------------------------------- Commuter Challenge (Jun 1-7) -------------------------------------------- Commuter Challenge is a national program that encourages Canadians to walk, cycle, take transit, carpool or tele-work instead of driving alone to work. The Challenge supports...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Dec 20, 2007	T’is the Season… for the 108th Christmas Bird Count!
Occurring between December 14, 2007 and January 5, 2008 throughout the entire Western Hemisphere, the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is the oldest and largest citizen science event in the world. The Canadian portion of this annual event is coordinated by Bird Studies Canada, who, along with the...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Jan 18, 2008	Solar Energy from Tarmac
Dutch company harnessing sun's rays to heat homes, offices... SCHARWOUDE, NETHERLANDS — If you've ever blistered your bare feet on a hot road you know that asphalt absorbs the sun's energy. A Dutch company is now siphoning heat from roads and parking lots to heat homes and...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Mar 29, 2008	Solar-energy Economy in Ontario
The sun is nowhere to be seen on a rainy fall evening in Aubrey Spring’s damp backyard, but its power is certainly top of mind. Spring, a teacher, is banking on solar energy to put his home and his Toronto neighbourhood on a more sustainable footing. On the garage roof, 12 new photovoltaic...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Mar 29, 2008	Event: Earth Hour (March 29 @8-9pm)
Nelly Furtado helps turn out the lights in Toronto! Canada's own Nelly Furtado, multi-platinum Grammy and Juno Award-winner, will perform a free concert at Nathan Phillips Square on March 29 to celebrate Earth Hour. People across the GTA are invited to attend Toronto's community...... [view]