Sustainable Coast BC Views: Whale's Tail, Sea Stars, Jervis Inlet Sunset © bdsaunders
Landfill Harmonic Screens for Earth Day
The Green Film Series brings Landfill Harmonic to Gibsons and Sechelt for Earth Day. The film will be shown in Sechelt at the Sechelt Arts Centre at 7:30 pm on Thursday, April 21 and at the Hertiage Playhouse in Gibsons on Friday, April 22 at 7:30 pm. Admission is by donation.
Landfill Harmonic follows the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, a paraguayan musical youth group of kids that live next to one of South America’s largest landfills. This unlikely orchestra plays music from instruments made entirely out of garbage.
The Six Bombs - How Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline and terminal expansion threatens you, your children,and your children’s children
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- Written by Sarama Sarama
- Category: Coast Views Coast Views
- Published: 19 April 2016 19 April 2016
Children at Secret Beach by the Salish Sea. All photos by Sarama unless otherwise noted.
After leaving the Enron Corp., former Enron executives, Rich Kinder and William Morgan formed the Kinder Morgan company in 1997, which took over the liquid pipeline assets of Enron. In 2005 Kinder Morgan (Canada) bought the Trans Mountain pipeline and became its 100% owner. (So, I will mostly use, Kinder Morgan, the name of the parent company.) On Dec. 16, 2013 Trans Mt. filed an application to expand its facilities, to triple capacity.This pipeline expansion project will deliver a devastating barrage of toxic “bombs,”exploding in slow motion through space-time, through the matrix of life, through unseen generations, globally, nationally, regionally, and with direct impacts, locally.
Zero Waste Canada Announces Study on ZW Hierarchy
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- Written by Barb Hetherington Barb Hetherington
- Category: News News
- Published: 09 March 2016 09 March 2016
Debate on environmental, health and social problems associated with waste and the possible solutions has reached mainstream policy-makers in developed as well as developing countries. Communities around the globe are investing in Zero Waste as a priority climate action.
Transitioning from 2015 to 2016
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- Written by Matt Rockall Matt Rockall
- Category: Transitioning Transitioning
- Published: 06 January 2016 06 January 2016
Sunshine Coast in Transition celebrated 2015 with the One-Straw Society and a delicious potluck dinner in December. Thanks to everyone who came and thanks to all who contributed to transition on the lower coast last year. Whether actively connected to our group or an interested member of the public receiving these newsletters and other announcements, you are part of the innovative and progressively-minded Sunshine Coast culture and we appreciate you all.
Around the World With the Zero Waste Message
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- Category: Sustainable Values Sustainable Values
- Published: 06 January 2016 06 January 2016
Zero Waste International Alliance President Richard Anthony gives us an overview of the important work they are doing to implement Zero Waste in communities around the world.
Responding to Paris, the 2015 UN Climate Summit
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- Written by Beverly Saunders Beverly Saunders
- Category: News Shorts News Shorts
- Published: 06 January 2016 06 January 2016
A4D member Dr. James Pawley, is putting on a forum in January, followed by an ElderU course.
Paris Climate Talks - Walk Out Over Finance
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- Category: Global Environmental Connections Global Environmental Connections
- Published: 10 December 2015 10 December 2015
COP21 delegates received the updated negotiating text of a potential Paris Climate Agreement (ADP Draft Agreement) wednesday. Still too long at 50 pages and 208 brackets (disputed text/issues). The text revealed the major perennially thorny issue of funding (finance) to help developing countries cope with climate impacts and move to low carbon energy systems.
Happy Holidays and Dreaming into the New Year; Workshops
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- Written by Kim Chi Kim Chi
- Category: Food Action Network Food Action Network
- Published: 10 December 2015 10 December 2015
With warmth and joy, we at One Straw would like to wish you and yours a happy holiday season! We are so thankful for all of your continued support and are so happy to have your interest in food security on the sunshine coast!
The Decline of Abundance
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- Written by John Dafoe John Dafoe
- Category: Coast Views Coast Views
- Published: 10 December 2015 10 December 2015
The decline of abundance and decline of diversity of life associated with aquatic systems in and around the Georgia Basin of BC may have peaked in the late 20th century. That is not to say that it can’t or won’t decline further, but that there has been some marginal recovery of species and even of abundance, during the new millennium.