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Environmental Law Centre News Brief on Administrative Law

The latest issue of the Environmental Law Centre's News Brief is a primer on "administrative law":

Ever wondered who governs the government? Need to know how to challenge a decision made by an administrative board (like the ERCB, for example)? If so, the new issue of News Brief - Vol. 26 No.4 - is a must-read.

Posted December 20, 2011 by AEN

Call for Proposals: Under Western Skies Environmental Conference

Initiative: 
Under Western Skies 2: Environment, Community, and Culture in North America
Deadline: 
23 Jan 2012 (All day)

 

Under Western Skies is Mount Royal University’s award-winning biennial conference series on the environment.

With the inaugural UWS conference in October 2010, Mount Royal has taken a lead role in interdisciplinary and community-minded environmental studies in Alberta, establishing a high-profile venue where scholars, artists, students, and concerned citizens from around the world can gather on a regular basis to share ideas concerning all aspects of the environment. Read more »

Posted December 5, 2011 by AEN

Deliberative Democracy for a Changing Climate

Nov 16 2011 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

 

Join us for an engaging dialogue on the Alberta Climate Dialogue (ABCD) approach to public engagement and how it is helping Alberta communities to have meaningful and collaborative conversations around the impacts of climate change. We'll identify positive actions that can be taken to mitigate the impacts and the opportunities that can be leveraged to strengthen our community and local economy.

Presenters

Alberta Climate Dialogue (ABCD) Read more »

Location

Room 2906
Red Deer College
Red Deer, AB

Posted November 14, 2011 by AEN

Sustainability Speaker Series: “The Story of Stuff” with Annie Leonard

Nov 17 2011 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Tickets: $5 On sale now! 

Click here to purchase online at Tix on the Square or grab yours on campus at the Infolink booths located in HUB, SUB, CAB and ETLC.

The Office of Sustainability invites you to attend the second presentation in our 2011-2012 Sustainability Speaker Series, “The Story of Stuff,” presented by Annie Leonard. Read more »

Location

Room 11
Tory Lecture Theatre — University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB

Posted November 14, 2011 by AEN

Film Screening: "Wiebo's War"

Oct 21 2011 - 9:00pm - Oct 24 2011 - 7:00pm

Canada 2011, 93 min, Beta SP, Dir: David York Read more »

Location

Garneau Theatre
8712 109 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T6G 1E9

Posted October 21, 2011 by AEN

Longstanding Federal Partnership with Canadian Environmental Network Terminated

Future uncertain for network of over 640 environmental groups

14 Oct 2011

Today, the Canadian Environmental Network (RCEN), one of Canada’s oldest, largest, and most well-respected democratic institutions serving the environmental concerns of all Canadians, was forced to lay off its staff and is on the verge of closing its doors and those of its 11 regional offices. Read more »

Posted October 14, 2011 by AEN

Meaningful Work: Green Jobs + Social Innovation Retreat

Apr 29 2011 - 12:00am - May 1 2011 - 12:00am

Join hosts Alla Guelber and Mike Unrau and special guests:

The purpose of this 2.5 day retreat is to spend a weekend with peers from diverse disciplines and inspiring professionals, deeply engaging with questions around vocation, sustainability, and social innovation. Read more »

Location

Kananaskis Wilderness Hostel
Kananaskis, AB

Posted March 17, 2011 by AEN

Avatar, Oil Sands and the Amazon

Mar 23 2011 - 4:00pm - 5:30pm

ConocoPhillips IRIS Public Seminar  Read more »

Location

RGO Room, 4th Floor Scurfield Hall
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB

Posted March 15, 2011 by AEN

Avatar, Oil Sands and the Amazon

Mar 18 2011 - 7:30am - 9:00am

Field notes from the Energy Indigenous Environment Interface research program

The most commercially successful film in history deals with indigenous peoples and industrial resource extraction to feed humanity’s growing consumption of energy. Although set in a futuristic world on the fictitious planet of Pandora, parallels to the Amazon jungle and Alberta’s oil sands have not been lost on the public. Read more »

Location

Petroleum Club
319 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB

Posted March 15, 2011 by AEN

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