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The Solar Energy Society of Alberta & Grant MacEwan University present:
Renewable Energy
The Path to Energy Independence
Reducing Our Footprint & Utility Bills
Registration Information
Class runs September 14 – October 26 (Tuesdays 6:30 - 9:30pm)
Registration Fee: $250.
The Solar Energy Society of Alberta and the Grant MacEwan Institute of Environmental Studies presents a seven-week evening class focusing on Energy Efficiency; Solar Electricity; Solar Hot Water; Solar Home Design, Non-toxic building and Green Transportation. The class includes a Saturday tour of solar installations. Read more »
Room 7-139
Grant MacEwan University City Centre Campus
Edmonton,
AB
The August 2010 issue of Wildlands Advocate (Vol. 18 No. 4) is available for download from the AWA website.
Features
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Guilty!: Syncrude Runs "Afoul" of Canadian and Alberta Environmental Laws
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The Boreal: A Birder's Wonderland
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New Policy Tools for Conservation in Alberta's Boreal Natural Region
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Tar Sands Lobby: 1 - Wetlands Policy: 0?
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In Situ Tar Sands Risks Confirmed by Recent Blowouts
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Progress in Ghost River Watershed Planning
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Business as Usual as ERCB Approves Kananaskis Sour Gas Pipeline
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Ants and Antelope
Sep 23 2010 (All day) - Sep 24 2010 (All day)
First Annual Conference Will Explore Policies of Place
For two days in September, a diverse gathering in Waterton National Park will explore the past, present, and future of the Crown of the Continent. Convened by the University of Montana’s Center for Natural Resources and Environmental Policy on September 23-24, 2010, the conference features keynote speakers Jack Nesbit (author of Sources of the River: Tracking David Thompson across Western North America), Jonathan B. Tourtellot (Director and Geotourism Editor, National Geographic Traveler), Darrell Kipp (Director, Piegan Institute), Lynn Scarlett (former Deputy Secretary of the Interior), and the Hon. Jim Prentice (Canada’s Minister of Environment; invited). Read more »
Oct 25 2010 (All day) - Oct 27 2010 (All day)
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Are you interested in learning of the challenges and opportunities to water management?
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Do you want to learn how community engagement works in Fort McMurray?
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Are you interested in learning how Alberta's water supply is managed in the oil sands region?
Purpose of the Program
The Water and Oil Sands Waterlution workshop is a two and a half day residential workshop that engages Canadian youth in dialogue surrounding current water issues in the province of Alberta. This workshop, is in it's fifth year and focuses specifically on the oil sands region, where vast quantities of
water are used for Alberta's booming energy sector. Participants will look closely at corporate operations, the provincial government's policies, the engagement of First Nations and community leaders, and how these groups work together in managing water within this intensive environment.
The purpose of this workshop is to develop future leaders in water resource management and related fields. Participants will be flown from Calgary to Fort McMurray on a group flight departing the afternoon of October 25th and returning late on October 27th.
Please see the attached invite for more information Read more »
