Toxics

Oct

29

2013

Oil Spills 101: Crude Truths, Corporate Spin& Community Organizing for Environmental Justice

Oct 29 2013 - 12:00am to 3:00am

From pipeline blow outs and tanker spills to train derailments, when it comes to oil spills, how can we protect our communities, and the lands and waters that we love? How can we push through the corporate spin and public relations campaigns to advocate effectively for our communities and the planet in the aftermath of these environmental disasters?

This workshop will cover the basics of oil spill impacts and demystify industry and government cleanup. It will explore some of the ways that we, the grassroots, can skill up and step up when it comes to community oil spill response and ecological detox and recovery. Read more about Oil Spills 101: Crude Truths, Corporate Spin& Community Organizing for Environmental Justice

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Location

Room 262

Education Centre South, University of Alberta

Edmonton , AB

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Waste Management

Toxics

Conventional Oil & Gas

Oil Sands

Pipelines

Remediation

Oct

25

2013

Free Workshop: Grassroots Remedies for Detoxing and Healing Contaminated Land

APIRG

Public Interest Alberta

Oct 25 2013 - 12:00am to 2:30am

As part of Sustainability Awareness Week at the University of Alberta, APIRG, in collaboration with Public Interest Alberta are excited to bring you this free workshop:

Are you passionate about growing and gathering your own food and medicine, but are concerned that the soils in your community are contaminated by heavy metals or chemicals?

Do you live in a place where industrial activity formerly occurred or is currently taking place and are concerned about the toxic legacies left behind?

From transforming vacant lots and wastelands into urban farms, community gardens, and wild spaces, to growing and gathering safe and healthy food and medicine in our backyards and wildlands, how can we work with the power of living systems to heal contaminated and damaged land? When it comes to environmental disasters, like oil spills, how can we skill up and help with the recovery of the communities, lands and waters that we love? Read more about Free Workshop: Grassroots Remedies for Detoxing and Healing Contaminated Land

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Location

Room 177

Education Centre South, University of Alberta

Edmonton , AB

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Waste Management

Toxics

Nov

03

2012

Healthy Calgary Spooky Pesticide Roundup

Healthy Calgary

Nov 3 2012 - 6:00am

Drop off your scary chemicals to household hazardous waste depots and landfill sites in Calgary, Saturday November 3, 2012.

http://www.calgary.ca/CS/IIS/Documents/emaps/household_chemical_dropoff_locations.pdf

Fire Stations: Read more about Healthy Calgary Spooky Pesticide Roundup

Location

Calgary , AB

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Toxics

Hazardous Waste

Pesticides

Feb

22

2012

Healthy Homes Sustainability Series: Your Green Baby— Creating a Healthy Nursery

Green Calgary

Feb 22 2012 - 2:00am to 4:00am

Healthy Homes Sustainability Series

Are you expecting or have a young baby? Interested in sustainable, healthy options for babyhood? Join experts Lindsay Ross from Babes in Arms and Riva Mackie from Riva’s The Ecostore as they discuss all things green baby. Read more about Healthy Homes Sustainability Series: Your Green Baby— Creating a Healthy Nursery

Source: Green Calgary

Location

Hillhurst United Church

1227 Kensington Close NW

Calgary , AB

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Toxics

Lifestyle

Sustainable Communities

Built Environment

Nov

23

2011

Toxic Bodies Lecture Series: Canada’s ‘Rogue Nation’ Position on Asbestos

Environmental Research & Studies Centre

Nov 23 2011 - 1:30am

Dr. Colin Soskolne
Doors open 6:30PM, fee by donation

The first lecture in the 2011/2012 Toxic Bodies Lecture Series: Read more about Toxic Bodies Lecture Series: Canada’s ‘Rogue Nation’ Position on Asbestos

Source: Environmental Research & Studies Centre

Location

TELUS World of Science

Edmonton , AB

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Environmental Law & Policy

Toxics

Hazardous Waste

Environmental Health

Nov

18

2011

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

U of A Office of Sustainability

Nov 18 2011 - 2:00am to 3:30am

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

Source: U of A Office of Sustainability

Location

Room 11

Tory Lecture Theatre — University of Alberta

Edmonton , AB

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Environment & Society

Toxics

Consumerism

Environmental Health

Environmental Justice

Nov

10

2011

Call for Delegates: Project Team Member, Non-Point Source Pollution Project Team

Alberta Water Council

Initiative:

Non-Point Source Pollution Project Team

Position:

Project Team Member

Application Deadline:

18 Nov 2011

The AEN Water Caucus is seeking to replace our previous AEN delegate to the AWC Non-Point Source Pollution Project Team. Deadline to indicate interest is Friday, November 18, 2011. Delegate selection will occur by nomination and election at a special meeting of the AEN Water Caucus for the week ending November 25, 2011. Read more about Call for Delegates: Project Team Member, Non-Point Source Pollution Project Team

Fresh Water

Toxics

Water Quality

Oct

29

2011

Health Canada's Hazardcheck

Health Canada

Home Depot

Summerhill Impact

Oct 29 2011 - 4:00pm to Oct 30 2011 - 9:00pm

Nov 5 2011 - 4:00pm to Nov 6 2011 - 10:00pm

Time: 10am-3pm

Did you know? Canadians spend an average of 90% of their time indoors, so it’s important that our homes are safe and healthy places to live. At the Hazardcheck event, a Summerhill Impact representative will provide information on health risks that may be present in your home, such as carbon monoxide, radon, lead and mould, and their potential health impacts. For more information, and a list of store locations near you, visit: www.summerhillgroup.ca/hazardcheck. Read more about Health Canada's Hazardcheck

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Locations

Select Home Depot locations Edmonton , AB

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Select Home Depot locations Calgary , AB

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Jul

21

2011

ELC News Brief Vol. 26 No. 2

Environmental Law Centre

ELC News Brief Vol. 26 No. 2 is now available to view or download from the Environmental Law Centre website. The issue's theme is Alberta's South Saskatchewan region.