EcoArts Artists

The May/June issue of Alternatives Journal will explore the theme of media and culture, aided by great contributions from these eight visual artists (and more). Janice Wright Cheney Robert Bateman Cory Trepanier  Gregory Euclide Edward Schleimer Lin Snelling Michael Reinhart Iain Baxter Source: Alternatives Journal home page

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Lecture on Environmental, Social, Governance Standards

The Department of Geography & Environmental Studies presents: Responsible Investing: How Investors Are Raising Environmental, Social and Governance Standards Around the World Tessa Hebb, Director, Carleton Centre for Community Innovation Friday, March 23rd, 2012 at 2:45 p.m. A220 Loeb All Welcome More information www.carleton.ca/geography

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David Suzuki turns 75 today!

As Dr. Suzuki turns 75 today, the cities of Ottawa and Vancouver are both declaring March 24, 2011 David Suzuki Day. In their appreciative prononucements both Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson recognized David’s contributions as a science educator and broadcaster, the 52 books he’s written, and the important work done by the [...]

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ESAC call for papers on “sustainability”

The Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC) is pleased to invite you to submit a paper or poster proposal for its annual conference, held in conjunction with the 2011 Congress of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, at the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University in Fredericton, NB, Canada, taking [...]

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Jacques Cousteau: Champion of the oceans

With the BP oil spill on our minds it’s important to note that Jacques-Yves Cousteau was born a hundred years ago this month. “Captain Cousteau,” became synonymous with the ocean. “The sea is everything,” he said. French inventor, engineer, explorer, naturalist, poet, and ultimately prophet, Jacques Cousteau died in 1997, but, as his son Jean-Michel [...]

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New books in Environmental Studies

Check out these new titles in our library! Title: Green collar jobs: environmental careers for the 21st century by Tim Center Title: Environmental Social Science: human-environment interactions and sustainability by Emilio F. Moran Title: Fields of green: restorying culture, environment, and education by Marcia McKenzie Title: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society Title: Encyclopedia of Environmental [...]

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Who cares for the environment? Ottawa or the provinces?

Canada and the European Union both face key environmental challenges but approach them quite differently. In Canada, Ottawa’s limited role in environmental policy just keeps shrinking. Meanwhile in Europe, Brussels keeps taking on more responsibility. Which system is working better? Is environmental policy safe in the hands of provincial governments? Come and join leading scholars [...]

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Free streaming of film “Lake Invaders”

Lake Invaders: The Fight for Lake Huron a new documentary film is being streamed for “free” on the www.greenplanetfilms.org website this week. Lake Huron is the 3rd largest fresh water lake in the world and has been invaded by numerous exotic species over the last century. Produced by Grand Valley State University faculty and students [...]

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Turn on the tap!

Bottled Water Free Day is a joint project of the Canadian Federation of Students, the Sierra Youth Coalition, and the Polaris Institute to help bring awareness to the problems associated with bottled water. Only ten years ago the concept of bottled water was a novelty. Now, bottled water is seen as a necessity—water fountains have [...]

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Mapping North American Environmental Issues

North American Environmental Atlas maps are unique in that they harmonize geographic information across North America’s political boundaries to depict significant environmental issues at a continental scale. Through a collaboration of government agencies in Canada, Mexico and the United States and the trilateral Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), the North American Environmental Atlas assembles seamless, [...]

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