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Fisheries Department reaches deal with think tank to save freshwater research facility1 comment

Mike De Souza wrote 1 week ago: OTTAWA — Some federal scientists working at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans may soon gain new … more →

Tags: Environment Technology, National, Acid Rain, Budget cuts, department of fisheries and oceans, DFO, ELA, Experimental Lakes Area, Facility

Post-2015 Calendar: Current & Upcoming Events

post2015 wrote 2 months ago: The content in this calendar is courtesy of IISD Reporting Services. Post-2015 Calendar: Current … more →

Tags: Events

Lake Winnipeg “Threatened Lake of World 2013” Spurs Attention and Action

Vicki Burns wrote 3 months ago: The announcement that Global Nature Fund has selected Lake Winnipeg as the Threatened Lake of the Ye … more →

Tags: Water Pollution Prevention Ideas, Water News and Events, Global Nature Fund, Lake Winnipeg, Lake Friendly, Ducks Unlimited Canada(Manitoba), Thinkers Conference 2013, Lake Winnipeg threatened lake 2013, blue-green algae blooms Lake Winnipeg

Up and running: The Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals

post2015 wrote 3 months ago: The Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is now officially up and runnin … more →

Tags: Opinion, News, MDGs, SDGs, post2015, Sustainable Development Goals, Open Working Group, OWG

Lake Winnipeg Nominated as Threatened Lake of the Year Worldwide1 comment

Vicki Burns wrote 4 months ago: The news that Lake Winnipeg has been nominated as “Threatened Lake of the Year, 2013” by the Living … more →

Tags: Water News and Events, Global Nature Fund, blue-green algae, Lake Winnipeg, Lake Friendly, Living Lakes Canada, Threatened Lake of the Year Nomination, meia, Ducks Unlimited Canada(Manitoba)

Post-2015 Panel Reports on Emerging Areas of Consensus1 comment

post2015 wrote 6 months ago: Following on from the High-Level panel meeting in London last week, the representatives of the three … more →

Tags: Resources

The UN font of discord and disappointment2 comments

Hilary Ostrov (aka hro001) wrote 12 months ago: To anyone who has followed media coverage of the United Nations (UN) activities and pronouncements o … more →

Tags: Climateria, AGW alarmism, Durban platform, MSM, Peter Gleick, suzanne goldenberg, UNEP, United Nations

Distribusi Kesejahteraan?

den baguse wrote 1 year ago: Subsidi adalah penetapan harga di bawah harga pasar. Dalam logika anggaran negara, subsidi sering di … more →

Tags: What Expert Says, subsidi, subsidi BBM, IMF, Makmur Keliat, Defisit anggaran, Distribusi Kesejahteraan, Institute for Energy Research, mark up anggaran

Canada can meet 2020 emissions target, report says

TrackingHarper.ca wrote 1 year ago: November 7, 2011: Canada can meet 2020 emissions target, report says … more →

Tags: Environment, Carbon, INTERNATIONAL, Tax, Institute, development, sustainable, federal, cap and trade

IISD launches small island state knowledgebase

Sherbeam wrote 2 years ago: The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has launched a Knowledgebase on the S … more →

Tags: climate change, Resources, cop16, small island developing states, Sustainable Development

Lake Winnipeg Basin Summit Ends with Urgent Call to Action

Vicki Burns wrote 2 years ago: I just returned from attending the 2 day Lake Winnipeg Basin Summit which was organized by the Water … more →

Tags: Innovative Water Projects, Water News and Events, blue-green algae, Water Innovation Centre, Lake Winnipeg Basin Summit, bob sandford, Lake Winnipeg environmental catastrophe

Getting daily and other updates on #COP16

David wrote 2 years ago: The Earth Negotiations Bulletin is an excellent source of information, run by the International Inst … more →

Tags: COP diary - Cancun, Earth Negotiations Bulletin, eco, news from COPs

Lake Winnipeg Needs Bold and Gutsy Action

Vicki Burns wrote 2 years ago: Last Wednesday I attended a meeting of the Lake Winnipeg Foundation at which Dr. Hank Venema, from I … more →

Tags: Innovative Water Projects, Water News and Events, Lake Winnipeg Foundation, blue-green algae, Lake Winnipeg, Phosphorus, biomimicry, Shaol Lake Aqueduct, Water Innovation Centre

IISD/ICF study zero-carbon strategy for Canadian research institutions

Jennifer Kavur wrote 3 years ago: 18 Dec 2009, ComputerWorld Canada A study launching in January aims to quantify carbon emmissions fr … more →

Tags: News, ComputerWorld Canada, writing, Infrastructure, study, International Institute for Sustainable Development, Carbon Emissions, ICF, Tony Vetter

Sustainable Living Fair, Fort Collins, CO2 comments

libertyrequiresvigilance wrote 3 years ago: This sustainability shindig was comparable in size to Denver’s Green Festival, maybe bigger, b … more →

Tags: Personal Experiences, Culture/Society, New Urbanism, sustainability, Fort Collins, Bicycle Benefits, The Growing Project, rolling spokes, village earth

School District searching for gifted and talented students

TeamKlemm wrote 4 years ago: Got a smarty 5 year old? Then  Ingleside ISD is looking for YOU! Here is the latest from the Inglesi … more →

Tags: Community News, ingleside, ingleside texas, ingleside community news, Ingleside schools, Ingleside ISD

Poznan- very second thoughts1 comment

dwighttowers wrote 4 years ago: More Poznan info rolling in. There’s a brief impressionistic (those adjectives used in a non-p … more →

Tags: Poznań, Bali

Irving ISD and the K12 Online Conference

musingsfromtheacademy wrote 4 years ago: This year Irving ISD has decided to borrow an idea from Jeff Utecht and his K12 Online LAN Party ide … more →

Tags: EdTech, Education, k12online08, k12 online conference

Ingleside Schools Get a PERFECT Financial Rating!

TeamKlemm wrote 4 years ago: Looks like IISD got a perfect financial rating! Way to go IISD!! Here is the article courtesy of the … more →

Tags: Community News, ingleside, City of Ingleside, ingleside community news, Ingleside schools, ingleside schools financial rating


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