Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Sustainability at the University of Ottawa

Sustainability at the University of Ottawa Reposted from Academica Top Ten (7 April 2015) uOttawa campus plan focuses on green spaces, multi-use buildings The University of Ottawa has offered a glimpse of its campus of the future. The university's recently released master plan identifies its development goals for the next 20 years, including... More

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Job Posting: Election Organizer, Ecology Ottawa

April 1, 2015 | robbbarnes | 0 Comments Job Posting: Election Organizer Ecology Ottawa is looking for an Election Organizer to join a dynamic team. The Election Organizer will organize in a local riding within the context of the upcoming federal election. The goal is to promote environmental leadership at the federal level while strengthening... More

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Taylor Donaldson, “Bill C-51: You’re Probably A Terrorist”

Bill C-51: You’re Probably A Terrorist Taylor Donaldson Now let me get one thing straight: I am not a terrorist. Sure I have made some questionable decisions in the past (like eating an entire pizza at 4 am or watching Netflix for twenty hours straight just to name a few…) but I love my... More

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Sign Up for the Act on Climate March in Quebec!

Sign Up for the Act on Climate March in Quebec! Posted by Ben Powless 852cc on March 12, 2015 Join us and thousands of others who will make a historic trek to Quebec City on April 11 to demand that we Act on Climate! All of Canada’s premiers are heading to Quebec City at... More

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Smoke & Mirrors: The New Ethos of Fossil Fuel Divestment

Smoke & Mirrors: The New Ethos of Fossil Fuel Divestment Maya Stewart The stage was set. As I sat at the back of Carleton University’s cramped English lounge, I observed the nervous anticipation that filled the space around me. Perhaps no one had expected such a large turnout. It seemed somewhat amusing, the ritualistic... More

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Call for Papers: Poles Apart, Melting Together

POLES APART, MELTING TOGETHER: SCIENCE AND THE HUMANITIES CONFRONT THE ANTHROPOCENE Deadline: Deadline Extended: April 10, 2015 Contact: R. S. Deese, Lecturer, Boston University Email: rsdeese@bu.edu Phone: 857 998 7209 June 27th, 2015 at the Boston University Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning. DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS EXTENDED... More

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Climate Change and the Case for Fossil Free Divestment

Click here to see an information brief submitted to the Carleton University Pension Committee by Carleton Fossil Free... More

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Energy East and the Illogical Dance of Overwhelming Energy Consumption

Energy East and the Illogical Dance of Overwhelming Energy Consumption Marc St. Dennis Graduate Student, Carleton University   A couple of weeks ago I received an email from Barbara Leckie, a founder of The Carleton Climate Commons Working Group (CCC), asking if I would like to write a blog post for the website. It didn’t... More

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Open Season on Climate Science

Open season on climate science First posted on ipolitics By Chris Russill | Feb 17, 2015 8:57 pm On February 5, a B.C. judge found that several Canadian journalists and the National Post libeled Dr. Andrew Weaver by defaming his character during and after the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) meeting in Copenhagen in 2009, the... More

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Naomi Klein Reading Group

The Carleton Working group on Climate Change invites you to participate in a Naomi Klein Reading Group   This group will discuss short selections from Naomi Klein’s This Changes Everything in three parts (meeting once in February, once in March, and once in April). We have selected this book because it is accessible, engaging,... More

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Perspectives on Fossil Fuel Divestment

The Carleton Working Group on Climate Change invites you to attend  Perspectives on Fossil Fuel Divestment: A Roundtable Can we have an impact on climate change by divesting from oil companies? Our speakers will explore this question from a range of perspectives and then open the floor to discussion. Speakers: Bilan Arte (Deputy Chair,... More

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