Date: December 11, 2010
Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm
Register for this free session online
The Society Promoting Environmental Conservation presents:
This free workshop with teach you how to increase your home’s energy efficiency, reduce energy bills and GHG emissions all the while keeping your home warmer during the winter months.
Deadline for proposals: January 14, 2011, 4pm
For more information: http://www.hse.ubc.ca/environment/green-research/fisher-scientific-fund
If you’re looking for financial support to reduce the environmental impact of your research activities, then this is the fund for you.
The Department of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), the Sustainability Office and Supply Management are looking for creative solutions to UBC-specific sustainability concerns and challenges at the university.
Submit the application form and you could be the lucky recipient of up to $6,500. Send HSE your innovative plans by January 14, 2011 (4 pm).
UBC staff, faculty and students are all eligible to apply. The fund is sponsored by Fisher Scientific.
Two departments looking to reduce the environmental impact of their research activities were awarded the Fisher Scientific Fund last January. The $8,000 prize was awarded for creative solutions to UBC-specific sustainability concerns.
Ivan Leversage from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering received $2,850 to create a chemical and equipment inventory database for the department’s laboratories. Once the program is developed, his plan is to share the software with other UBC research labs.
Dr. Patricia Horrillo Martinez, from the Department of Chemistry, received $5,472 for the replacement of mercury-containing bubblers with a non-hazardous alternative. This innovation reduces both the risk of mercury exposure to lab personnel and accidental release to the environment.
All members of the UBC research community are encouraged to adapt greener lab operations to reduce our research footprint on the environment. HSE encourages you to apply for the Fisher Scientific Fund next fall.
The Green College Report Card provides sustainability profiles for colleges and universities in all 50 US states as well as in 8 Canadian provinces. Click here to see report.
Featuring Dr. Manfred Krautter from the Institut für Geologie und Paläontologie – University of Stuttgart, Germany
When: Wednesday December 8, 4-5PM
Where: Beaty Biodiversity Museum Auditorium
About:
Jurassic Glass Sponge Reefs Dating back 9000 years, the glass sponge reefs found in British Columbia waters are unique in the world. Thought to have gone extinct with the dinosaurs in the Jurassic era, these living reefs were discovered by Canadian scientists in the late 1980s. Covering approximately 1000 sq km of seafloor in 4 distinct reef complexes, the northern BC reefs can reach the height of an 8-storey building. More recently, smaller reefs have been discovered in the Strait of Georgia.
PLEASE CONTACT: Sally Otto otto@zoology.ubc.ca or Sabine Jessen <sabine@cpawsbc.org>
It that time of the semester again! Time for all of us to get together, eat, drink and share experiences about everything sustainability!
Please fill out the doodle below for your availability and pass on to your networks by Monday, November 29th, 2010 so we can go ahead and book a venue ASAP.
FREE FOOD, SMILES AND ENTHUSIASM will be provided so come out for an hour and a half!
Come and join the Vanier sustainability committee for their sustainable crafts event, planet Earth showing and hot chocolate on Thursday, December 2nd @ 6:30pm in the upper atrium.
Bring your friends!
Take part in this exciting international event organized by 350.org. RSVP on Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128447003878938
WHAT: Join us in celebrating EARTH in Vancouver by taking part in a massive art piece that will be photographed by satellite on Sunday 21 November. Hundreds of people dressed in green (or with green umbrellas) will form the image of a green footprint on a green field, and we need you to be part of the image!
WHERE: David Lam Park, Pacific Boulevard, Vancouver
WHEN: Sunday, 21 November, 2010. 9:30-11:30am.
WHY: UN Climate Negotiations kick off in Cancun one week later, and this is a chance to come together creatively to rise to the climate challenge.
ATTIRE: The goal is to create a green footprint out of people, so please be sure to wear green clothes OR bring a green umbrella. And this photograph will be taken rain or shine, so come prepared for the weather!
GETTING THERE: If driving, please be sure to carpool; parking is first-come, first-served. If biking, take the seawall bike path to David Lam Park. For public transportation, the nearest Canada line station is Yaletown Roundhouse (<5 min walk); or take the C21 bus and get off at Homer and Pacific Blvd.
Date: Tue Nov 23 2010
Time: Doors Open 6:30 pm, Presentation from 7 – 9 pm, Reception to follow
Place: Science World Omnimax Theatre, 1455 Quebec Street, Vancouver, BC
Take the Power Smart Pledge and start conserving your energy! Also have a chance to win a $300 Mountain Equipment Coop gift certificate!
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