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SITE
UPDATE
Some of
the new additions to the Green Ontario site
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Smart
Growth -- fill out our survey on a Smart Growth network!
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Monitoring Ontario's
Environmental Strategies |
| Help keep the strategy
factsheets current. Send in updates to cco@web.ca
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| Get your group on the
directory! Send a link and short description to CCO@web.net |
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Want to add a green
business link? Send the information to cco@web.cat
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| Is your foundation
listed? Send us your program information! |
| About
Green Ontario will give you some background on how this
web site will help strengthen Ontario's efforts for a healthy
environment. |
GreenONTARIO
DATABASES
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couple of great events:
Can Business Do Well By Doing
Good?
Managing Corporate Social Responsibility
Monday October 21st, 7:30pm
Toronto City Hall (Bay & Queen) with Bob Willard, author of The
Sustainabiity Advantage. Hosted by the Coalition for a
Green Economy and Grassroots Environmental Products.
The
Green Power Trade Show
October 28, 29 at the Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto
This year's Green Power Trade Show will examine the opportunities
Green Power producers have under Ontario's restructured
electricity market to establish themselves as a viable alternative
to conventional sources
Alerts posted on Green Alerts are
also posted on the main Web Networks listing.
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| Promote your website
and online resources. Add a link to the Green Links
database. |
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Book
it now!
The
evening of Tuesday, November 26th is our 50th Anniversary
Dinner.
Wednesday November 27th is Ontario's Eco Summit, focusing
on practical solutions for environmental priorities.
We've
set up a special section of the Green Ontario website where you
can find out all the details. Go to www.greenontario.org/ecosummit
for the summit agenda, online registration, sponsors, and Green
Ontario survey.
Chris
Winter,
Executive Director
The Conservation Council of Ontario
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The
Green Ontario Survey:
Restoring our Commitment to Conservation |
Make
sure your group is included!
Download
the survey at
www.greenontario.org/ecosummit/
Leading up to the Eco
Summit, we have sent a survey to over 200 organizations, asking
for their activities and their opinions on environmental
priorities and solutions.
The results will be
released in a special report at the Eco Summit.
Make sure your group is
included! Download the survey from the Eco Summit web site
at www.greenontario.org/ecosummit/
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The
Conservation Council
of Ontario
50th
Anniversary Dinner
November
26, 2002,
The Fairmont Royal York Hotel
Toronto
Help renew Ontario's commitment to conservation!
Please join us for our 50th anniversary dinner.
5:30
reception
6:30 dinner
There'll
be a silent auction featuring a Bob Bateman print and a
romantic hotel and dinner package at the Royal York!
Tickets
are $150 per person. See www.greenontario.org/ecosummit
for details and to order tickets.
In
addition, some discounted tickets available for our members
and long-time supporters. Call us at
416-533-1635 or e-mail cco@web.ca
for details.
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Ontario's
Eco Summit 2002:
Showcasing the best in NGO Activities |
Register
Online www.greenontario.org/ecosummit/
Imagine if we all
came together to renew our support for a healthy environment and
conservation.
There are so many
issues demanding our attention and action -- from Kyoto to
endangered species. In each case, part of the solution lies
in conservation -- instilling conserver values into our society
and economy.
Green energy /
energy conservation is a good example. An important part of
the solution for climate change and smog is for citizens to use
less energy. How can we meet this challenge? A green energy
strategy includes the development of new technology and economic
instruments, but it also needs public outreach and
support.
Ontario's
non-governmental organizations have shown strong leadership in
promoting energy conservation -- including Pollution
Probe's Clean Air Commute, Bikeshare,
Autoshare, the Green
Power Trade Show and the Green
Communities home energy audit.
Ontario's Eco
Summit will showcase NGO activities and investigate ways to
strengthen Ontario's commitment to conservation.
Participating organizations will have their activities included in
our special report and will have the opportunity to present their
best projects and ideas as part of two "showcase"
sessions at the summit.
To register, go
to www.greenontario.org/ecosummit,
or if you have questions contact Chris Winter at cco@web.ca
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The
Conservation Council of Ontario
Annual Meeting and Call for Nominations |
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November 27, 2002,
4:00 pm,
Royal York Hotel, Toronto (following the Eco Summit)
We're looking for new
member organizations and individual members who can lend their
expertise and time to the cause of conservation. In
particular, we are looking for people who can help
bridge the conservation/environmental movement with other sectors
of Ontario's society and economy -- including culture, first
nations, faith, communities, labour and business. If you are
interested, send a brief description to Chris Winter, Executive
Director, at cco@web.ca.
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Other News
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Environmental
Commissioner's Annual Report |
ECO
Press Release
Environmental Commissioner Gord
Miller released his third annual report to the Ontario Legislature
on September 26, citing the loss of biodiversity as a "flashpoint" concern
underpinning many of the environmental problems facing the province. In his press conference this morning at the Queen’s Park Media Studio, Miller listed the species he is most concerned about: the woodland caribou of northern boreal forests, the eastern wolves of Algonquin, and the lake trout of Ontario's inland lakes, a species that "symbolizes the clear cold waters of our northern wilderness."
"What's most frustrating is that Ontario has made international, national and provincial commitments to conserve biodiversity, and those commitments are being completely ignored," said
Miller. He called on the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) to develop a provincial biodiversity strategy before Ontario faces a major crisis in this area.
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Online
Fundraising Course:
"How to get a Grant" |
See www.greenability.org
Our highly successful online
fundraising course is back! The Conservation Council, the
Sustainability Network, Web Networks and Ken Wyman and Associates
are pleased to offer "How to Get a Grant" starting October 28.
Special partnerships have been negotiated with the
Canadian Centre for Philanthropy Foundation Directory
and BIG Database for this course. Participants
in How to Get a Grant will gain full access to these two online
databases of funding sources during the course. |
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Green
Fuels Gets Cautious Support |
Ministry
of Energy Press Release
The Select Committee Report on
Alternative Fuel Sources received cautious support last month when
Energy Minister Baird announced a new consultation process. Parliamentary Assistant Steve Gilchrist
will consult with experts, consumer and environmental groups and market participants in the electricity, gas and fuel sectors with a view to making recommendations for a
renewable portfolio standard for Ontario.
Ontario's future alternative fuel approach will be guided by eight key themes the government identified in the committee's final report:
- Providing Government
Leadership
- Establishing an Alternative Energy
Strategy
- Encouraging Renewable Electricity
Generation
- Reducing Dependence on Coal for Electricity
Generation
- Encouraging Energy
Efficiency/Conservation
- Encouraging Biofuels, Hydrogen and Other Alternative Transportation
Fuels
- Supporting Technology and
Innovation, and
- Raising Public Awareness and Participation.
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