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Kyoto and Climate Change: The Challenge for Us All Guy Dauncey, B.C. author of award winning "Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions to Global Climate Change", will present simple and effective solutions that everyone, from businesses, to cities, to citizens, can take to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Guy is a sustainable communities consultant and the publisher of EcoNews, a monthly environmental newsletter. He lives in Victoria, B.C. Guy will be joined by Larry Hughes and Phil Thompson who will present with a focus on next steps for Nova Scotia and Nova Scotians. Larry Hughes is a Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dalhousie University and has written and spoken extensively on climate change. Phil Thompson is Director of the Atlantic Chapter of the Sierra Club and a long-time advocate for energy conservation. They both have built houses that make use of energy conservation measures and renewable energy. The presentations will be reasonably brief to allow lots of opportunity for questions and discussion. When: 7:30-9:30, Monday Sept. 16 Where: Rm. 105, Weldon Law School, Dalhousie University Sponsored by Ecology Action Centre at 429-2202 or www.ecologyaction.ca, Society for Corporate Environmental and Social Responsibility http://is2.dal.ca/~cesr and Nova Scotia Environmental Network. -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- SUST-MAR TIP: subscription management commands go to majordomo@chebucto.ca CBC enviro news-briefs follow: -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- QUARTZ MINE WORRIES WILDERNESS WARRIORS Environmentalists are concerned a new quartz mine in Yarmouth county will pose a threat to the area's wilderness reserves. Black Bull Resources has permission to open the mine, adjacent to the <A Tobeatic Wilderness Reserve</A>, the province's largest protected area. HREF="http://www.tartannet.ns.ca/~tobeatic/biosphere.html"> FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_quartz020909 MONTREAL JOINS CANADIAN FLEET IN ARABIAN SEA Another Canadian warship leaves Halifax Monday to take part in Operation Apollo, Canada's contribution to the Americas' war on terrorism. <I>HMCS Montreal</I> will join the the ships <I>Algonquin</I>, <I>Protecteur</I>, and <I>St. John's</I>, which are currently in theatre near the Arabian Sea. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_montreal020909 REPORT REVEALS AIR QUALITY TROUBLE IN SUB There's yet another problem with one of the submarines the navy bought from Britain. This time, the Victoria has failed an air-quality test. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_sub020909 © Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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