Whole Life Expo 2009

Posted on November 27 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Lifestyle + Culture, Health + Pollution, Education + Training

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Date: November 27th-29th
Time: Varies - Check Website
Venue: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Location: 255 Front Street West
City: Toronto
Country: Canada
Website: http://www.wholelifecanada.com/
Contact: Information
Email: info@wholelifeexpo.ca
Cost: Weekend Lecture Pass $15 / Weekend Exhibit Pass $8

Canada’s Largest Showcase of Natural Health & Green Living.

Celebrating International Year of Astronomy with Dave McCarter

Posted on November 27 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Nature + Science

Date: Friday, November 27, 2009
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: rare Charitable Research Reserve
Location: 1679 Blair Road
City: Cambridge, Ontario
Country: Canada
Website: http://www.raresites.org
Contact: Bren Pearce
Cost: Cost: $5.00 (rare event card holders free)

In his talk “The Telescope”, David discusses the use of a small telescope by Galileo to study our moon, Jupiter and the four moons discovered by Galileo, Saturn, the Milky Way, and a brief overview of what we have learned in the four hundred years since. Weather permitting, Dave will have a telescope or two set up to provide views of the moon and Jupiter. 

Register by Wednesday,

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The Global Conference

Posted on November 26 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Education + Training

Date: November 26th-28th
Email: info@planetworkshops.org

The Global Conference

Dates: November 26, 27, 28, 2009
Location: Deauville, France
Organizer: Planet Workshops
Website: (English) http://www.planetworkshops.org/en/37/the-global-conference/
(French ) http://www.planetworkshops.org/fr/37/the-global-conference/

The break-up of the global financial crisis is a major reality, but beside this we can talk about a “crises junction”, according

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Free Computer Check Up Event at Computation Ltd

Posted on November 23 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Lifestyle + Culture, Technology + Design

Date: November 23-29
Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00PM
Venue: Computation Ltd's Store
Location: 280 Jane St
City: Toronto
Country: Canada
Website: http://www.computation.ca
Contact: Dennis Maslo
Email: dmaslo@computation.ca
Cost: Free

From November 23-29, 2009 Computation Ltd is Hosting a Free Computer Check Up Event.

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Archeology from a Botany Perspective

Posted on November 21 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Education + Training

Date: Saturday, November 21, 2009
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Venue: rare Charitable Research Reserve
Location: 1679 Blair Road
City: Cambirdge, Ontario
Country: Canada
Website: http://www.raresites.org
Contact: Bren Pearce
Cost: Cost $5.00 (free for rare event card holders)

Rudy Fecteau, a retired teacher and specialist in archaeobotanical studies, shares his knowledge regarding recovering and interpreting botanical remains from archaeological soils.  Learn how people of the past used plants. 

Register by Wednesday, November 18, 2009

For more information contact rare at 519-650-9336 ext 125 or visit the website at www.raresites.org.

Creating a Healthy Planet with a Plant-Based Diet

Posted on November 21 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Energy + Climate, Lifestyle + Culture

Date: November 21
Time: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Venue: HSC centre
Location: Side Hall, HSC centre, #2225, 24 Ave NE
City: Calgary
Country: Canada
Website: http://Sites.google.com/site/CalgaryVeganSeminar
Contact: Hong
Cost: Free

Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and Dr. James Hansen, Chief Climatologist at NASA, have both repeatedly made it very clear that eating lower on the food chain rather than animals is the best way to stop global warming. 

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Movie Night at rare- The 11th Hour

Posted on November 19 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Energy + Climate

Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: rare Charitable Research Reserve
Location: 1679 Blair Road
City: Cambridge, Ontario
Country: Canada
Website: http://www.raresites.org
Contact: Bren Pearce
Email: blpearce@raresites.org
Cost: This is a free event. Please note that donations to rare are always welcome.

A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet’s ecosystems. Written by Hollywood actor Leonardo Di Caprio, this movie shows many of the world’s “natural” disasters and links them to industrial manufacturing and pollution. 
To view the movie trailer, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IBG2V98IBY

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Travels in Ecuador with geologist Alan Morgan

Posted on November 18 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Education + Training

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Venue: rare Charitable Research Reserve
Location: 1679 Blair Road
City: Cambridge, Ontario
Country: Canada
Website: http://www.raresites.org
Contact: Bren Pearce
Email: blpearce@raresites.org
Cost: This is a free event. Please note that donations would be welcome.

In early 2009, Alan Morgan travelled to central Ecuador, visiting three birding lodge areas and moving from the volcanic highlands down into the upper reaches of the Amazon Basin on the Napo River. This illustrated talk shows some of the geological features and biological organisms encountered on this traverse. 

Register by Monday November 16

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Event Name: Electrical and Electronic Equipment and the Environment 2009 Conference.
Date: 17-18th November 2009
Start and end time: Start 8.45am – 16.30pm.
Schedule:

* Legislation update on REACH, EuP, RoHS, WEEE and Batteries directives and their equivalents in major world markets

*Conflicts between directives and their legal interpretation

*Environmental compliance – how to

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Cleantech Open Awards Gala

Posted on November 17 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Technology + Design

Date: November 17, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM PT to 7:00 PM PT
Venue: The Masonic Center
Location: 1111 California St
City: San Franciso
Country: USA
Website: http://www.cleantechopen.com/app.cgi/events/view/84
Contact: Katie Layman
Cost: $129 - General Seating; $35 - Expo Only

The culmination of the world’s largest clean technology business competition is our annual Awards Gala. designed to showcase the boldest cleantech ideas, the most ambitious entrepreneurs and the brightest, most engaged investors, venture capitalists and prospective technology customers.

Bill Weihl, Google Green Energy Czar, will headline the event. Find out more about Bill on our

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090618_nlc_623x341Event Name: New Life Festival Copenhangen

Starts: December 9-18, 2009

Event Website: www.wooloo.org
More Information: New Life Copenhagen is a contemporary art festival powered by the participation of Wooloo’s worldwide users. The festival takes place as official part of the cultural program for the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 9th to 18th, 2009.