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The March 3 issue of the Canadian Environmental Network's Weekly e-Bulletin is now available at the CEN website.
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Alberta Wilderness Association
News Release: February 28, 2005
They come with original names like "The Bearly There Painters"
and "Three Crazy Painters." They come with a sizzling pallet
of colours and designs inspired by the wild landscapes of Alberta.
Each year Albertans come to the stairwells of the Calgary Tower
keen to express what Alberta's wilderness and wildlife mean to
them through the medium of painting. This year marks the third
year of Alberta Wilderness Association's Mural Competition,
the forerunner to the Climb for Wilderness fundraiser held in April. Read more about Albertans Express Love Of Wilderness Through Painting
DEADLINE EXTENSION for input: March 4, 2005, 5:00pm EST
Responding to Environment Canada's proposed fundamental change in their approach to the environment - their new Competitiveness and Environmental Sustainability Framework (CESF)- the CEN has developed an on-line forum for NGOs to allow comments and an exchange of ideas and information on one specific mechanism of the Framework - the Sector Sustainability Tables.
The Tables are described as a permanent forum for collaboration between federal / provincial / territorial governments and industry, Aboriginal organizations and non-governmental organizations. The Sector Tables are intended to identify how to meet the goals of the CESF through jointly developed, long-term planning. Comments received through the on-line forum will be synthesized into a report for Environment Canada. Registration is required in order to send comments and to view or respond to postings. Read more about Call For Input - Sector Sustainability Tables Forum for NGO Comments
The February 25 issue of the Canadian Environmental Network's Weekly e-Bulletin is now available at the CEN website.
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Ambient Air Quality Objectives are developed under section 14(1) of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA). Alberta Environment has posted draft Ambient Air Quality Objectives for the following substances:
The draft Objectives will be posted for public comment for 60 days. The draft Objectives can be downloaded at:
http://www3.gov.ab.ca/env/air/OGS/objproposed.html
Comments, questions or suggestions regarding the content of these ambient air quality objectives can be emailed or forwarded to: Read more about Proposed Ambient Air Quality Objectives Posted for Comment
Legacy Lands Conservation and the Department of Renewable Resources at the University of Alberta are pleased to present a free public lecture:
Prairie Crossing (www.prairiecrossing.com) is an
internationally recognized conservation community located outside of Chicago,
Illinois. Over 60 percent of this 677-acre site is protected open land that
is actively used by people and wildlife. This includes more than 165 acres of
restored prairies, 20 acres of restored wetlands, 16 acres of historic
hedgerows, a working certified organic farm, 359 single family homes, 36
condominiums, 10 miles of trails, and a lake for swimming and boating.
Prairie Crossing has been nationally recognized in the press as one of the
nation's leading conservation communities and for its innovations in planning
and community design. These reviews by third party experts include dozens of
articles and editorials in periodicals such as The New York Times, The Wall
Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, Crain's Chicago Business, The Daily
Herald, Landscape Architecture, and The National Geographic. The Prairie
Crossing houses and native landscaping have been featured in Country Living,
Midwest Living, and Better Homes and Garden's Perennials. Prairie Crossing
has also received repeated coverage on National Public Radio and on numerous
television stations including WTTW Public Television and CNN. Read more about Public Lecture: Prairie Crossing Conservation Community
Alberta Wilderness
Association
A wind farm is being proposed next to Cypress Hills Provincial Park on
environmentally sensitive native prairie. The Alberta Wilderness Association
(AWA) is generally supportive of renewable energy developments as
alternatives to fossil fuel production; however, they must be subject to
rigorous environmental assessment and public involvement and they must not
damage environmentally sensitive lands, especially those in public ownership.
Locating wind farms on internationally significant grasslands in the Cypress
Hills does not represent sustainable green energy production. Read more about Cypress Wind Farm Not Green Use of Environmentally Significant Public Land
The February 21 issue of the Canadian Environmental Network's Weekly E-Bulletin is now available at the CEN website.
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Alberta Wilderness Association
The February 2005 edition of Wild Lands Advocate is now available at www.albertawilderness.ca
Inside This Issue:
Out Front
Alberta Wilderness Watch
The Government of Alberta invites you to learn more about how the
environment is being managed in Alberta. Alberta's Environment Conference
2005 is a cross-ministry initiative profiling key environmental initiatives,
activities and policies of government departments and agencies.
The conference will focus on these themes:
