Alberta Environmental Network

Alberta Climate Dialogue (ABCD) is a new project to engage citizens and stakeholders in climate change planning and action at the municipal and also provincial levels, using tools of deliberative democracy. The Project Lead will play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful launch and deployment of this innovative project, including project planning and strategy, fundraising, communications, operations and partnership development. Strong candidates would include academics in related areas with strong project management experience, experienced project managers familiar with research and interested in citizen engagement and climate solutions, and deliberative democracy practitioners with strong project management skills.

Combine your love of science, the environment, travel, and working with students to advance the quality of natural resources education in Alberta!

Who We Are

Inside Education™ is a leading non-profit, natural resources and environment education society. Our award-winning work connects formal education to science, technology and environment issues. We reach over 25,000 students each year, in over 100 rural and urban communities across Alberta and beyond. We also support educators in the K-12 school system with an extensive range of curriculum-relevant programs and services related to Alberta’s forests, energy and water resources. This year we are celebrating our 25^th anniversary of leadership in environmental education!

Opportunity

We have a full-time, spring seasonal position for a 2-month term to support the operation of a field education program in the Calgary/Kananaskis area. Based from our Calgary office, the successful candidate will be involved in the direct delivery of forest education programs to school children at an outdoor centre in Kananaskis. Due to the nature of our programs, regular travel and occasional overtime may be required.

Environment Canada invites Canadians aged of 9 to 35 years to celebrate the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity by participating in the Nature Matters! Contest.

Biological diversity is the variety and abundance of life on Earth. To help raise awareness of the importance of biodiversity all over the world, the United Nations General Assembly declared that 2010 will be the International Year of Biodiversity. Environment Canada is celebrating this, in part, with the national Nature Matters! Contest. 

Today, the Pembina Institute released Drilling Deeper: The In Situ Oil Sands Report Card. It is the first comparative environmental assessment of in-situ oilsands projects. Scores among the nine Canadian operating projects surveyed ranged from 25 to 60 per cent, with five of nine projects scoring less than 50 per cent. The average score of 44 per cent demonstrates substantial room for improvement across the sector.

About the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ Society (EBC)

The Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ Society (EBC) is a registered non-profit society that has been a leader in the Edmonton environmental and cycling community since 1980. Our goal is to support the bicycle as a healthy and ecologically-sound mode of everyday urban travel, by providing bicycle services and resources.

Position overview

The Project Coordinator is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing the projects and operations of EBC. The position aims to further EBC’s goal of encouraging and facilitating bicycle use in Edmonton and promoting and strengthening our organization.

About the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ Society (EBC)

The Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ Society (EBC) is a registered non-profit society that has been a leader in the Edmonton environmental and cycling community since 1980. Our goal is to support the bicycle as a healthy and ecologically-sound mode of everyday urban travel, by providing bicycle services and resources.

Position overview

The Outreach Coordinator is responsible for developing programs to improve our services and strengthen our programs as they relate to communities and needs not currently well-served. The position aims to further EBC’s goal of encouraging and facilitating bicycle use in Edmonton and promoting and strengthening our organization.

Originally posted to Canada’s Green Job Site, http://www.GoodWorkCanada.ca

About the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ Society (EBC)

The Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ Society (EBC) is a registered non-profit society that has been a leader in the Edmonton environmental and cycling community since 1980. Our goal is to support the bicycle as a healthy and ecologically-sound mode of everyday urban travel, by providing bicycle services and resources.

Position overview

The Summer Programs Director is responsible for program development, volunteer management, and coordination of special events. The position aims to further EBC’s goal of encouraging and facilitating bicycle use in Edmonton and promoting and strengthening our organization.

Great News! Deep Green Resistance Training Deadline Extended to March 24!

Due to the importance of having this training in Alberta, the organizers - Aric McBay, Lierre Keith, and Derrick Jensen, have decided to remove the cap on the number of participants allowed to attend. The deadline for registrations is now March 24^th. Please pass on to folks who might be interested!

Derrick Jensen’s Deep Green Resistance Training — Register Now!

Derrick Jensen and rad co-facilitating friends are likely gonna be coming to Edmonton on March 26-28 to do a 3-day intensive workshop called Deep Green Resistance. This 3-day workshop is particularly relevant to those of us who have been resisting the industrial developments of more tar sands, nuclear power and other environmental destructive projects. By bringing this conference to the prairies we will be building on the grassroots community that is already coming together, building on our network and strengthening our skills to bring about the changes we need to see.

The Deep Green Resistance training is a three-day workshop for activists, changemakers, and other concerned or inspired folks who are interested in delving into some critical reflection on the state of the world and our role in fixing it. We live in the most destructive culture to ever exist. Yet does our activism reflect that? If we really accept the seriousness of the situation, what would that mean for our strategy and tactics? How do we build up a culture of resistance? These are some of the questions that will be explored over the weekend, while we build on our skills to continue doing good works.

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