Ontario Chapter
EVENT: Can Michigan/Huron/Georgian Bay water levels be restored? What is happening to water levels in the Great Lakes and their most productive wetlands?
Submitted by Shaima Al-Khalili on Thu, 2012-02-16 10:59
Dr. Pat Chow-Fraser, Director of Life Sciences at McMaster University, and her graduate students will present their Sierra Club sponsored wetlands research findings on Great Lakes wetlands and Dr. Chow-Fraser will outline her critical research plans for the coming summer.
Great Lakes Section members will review the Restoration and Final Reports of the International Upper Great Lakes Study Board.... Read more »
Sierra Club Ontario at The Green Living Show in Toronto's Exhibition Place
Submitted by Shaima Al-Khalili on Wed, 2012-02-22 10:49
Come and visit Sierra Club Ontario at the ROM booth on April 13-15 at the Green Living Show!
The Sierra Club Ontario will be displaying a REAL Asian Carp! Come and see first-hand the creature that is invading the Great Lakes.
The Green Living Show
Friday, April 13 – Sunday, April 15
Exhibition Place
200 Princes' Boulevard
Toronto, ON M6K 3C3
A TO Councillor's perspective on transit issues: letter from Gord Perks
Submitted by Kristina Jackson on Fri, 2012-02-17 11:17Dear Friend,
Last week a group of 25 City Councillors, of which I was one, stood up for a better Toronto. By voting to build Light Rail Transit lines on Eglinton, Finch, and as a replacement for the Scarborough RT, we chose to invest in making Toronto a greener and more liveable City. We also stood up for sensible and affordable investments in transit.... Read more »
Obama dedicating 31 Million to dredging within Great Lakes
Submitted by Shaima Al-Khalili on Thu, 2012-02-16 16:00The Great Lakes have been experiencing shifting water levels over the past few decades as a result of dredging, mining, and shoreline alterations. In areas where Lakes are faced with lower levels, Cargo ships are struggling to deal with the changes. Avoiding simple solutions like decreasing cargo weight to accommodate lower lake levels, Obama has instead decided to channel 31 million dollars of the 2012 US budget towards dredging commercial harbours and navigation channels (Associated Press). This would save Cargo ships from cutting revenues by being able to keep cargo at a profitable weight. It is unfortunate that Obama is seeking hard-path solutions in dealing with water levels just as he has dedicated 350 million of the 2012 to Great Lakes environmental clean-up.
Read more here:... Read more »
Canada joins Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Submitted by Shaima Al-Khalili on Thu, 2012-02-16 15:18
Canada’s Environment Minister, Peter Kent, has announced today that Canada will be joining the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves and will pledge 3 million dollars over a course of 2 years. Run by UNEP, this Alliance is an effort to reduce global emissions from short-lived climate pollutants (soot, methane, hydrofluorocarbons, etc), which are responsible for 30-40% of Global Warming.
Link to Environment Canada announcement (Feb 16, 2012):
http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=2D1D6FA7-1&news=233D2134-AC02-4CC3-AA91-7A321C524B11
Link to NY Times article regarding the US led meeting for the program (Feb 15, 2012):... Read more »
