Carbon Capture and Storage: False Hope or Climate Change Salvation – Sept 23, 7pm
By annette | September 22nd, 2009 | Events
Green Building Festival: September 23-24
By annette | September 22nd, 2009 | Events
The 5th Green Building Festival is September 23-24th at the Direct Energy Sector in Toronto. See http://www.greenbuildingfest.com/
M2P: Mentoring to Placement for Environmental Professionals
By annette | September 22nd, 2009 | Blogs, Job Postings, Sustainability News
Led by Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA), the M2P Program is an Ontario bridge training program that opens the door to employment opportunities for 40 internationally trained environmental professionals. Application Dates: Monday, August 31 to Monday, October 5, 2009. Find out more at www.trca.on.ca/m2p or download the overview.
David Bell: The Mid-Point in York’s First Century
By annette | April 29th, 2009 | Events
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Time: 7pm
Location: Founders Assembly Hall (152 Founders)
McLaughlin College Fellows and Students Present
“The Mid-Point in York’s First Century: Perspectives on Sustainability and the Future of Humankind.” David V. J Bell, Professor Emeritus and Former Dean, Faculty of Environmental Studies, will present this talk as part of York’s 50th Anniversary Master’s Lecture Series.
The mid point of York’s first century coincides with the mid-point of the UN Decade for Education for Sustainable Development [UNDESD 2005 - 2014]. This is an ideal time to reflect on the educational ideas and socio-political circumstances of York’s founding in order to focus on the contrasting – and critically urgent – sustainability challenges and opportunities of the next 50 years. I will talk about the role of education and York University in helping society develop an appropriate culture of sustainability that would allow humankind to flourish beyond the next century.
Sustainable Transportation for the GTA
By annette | April 24th, 2009 | Events, IRIS News
Next Monday, April 27th, IRIS will be hosting our monthly Speaker Series event. This month we are discussing Sustainable Transportation for the GTA. Our guests include:
- Chris Wong, Director of Master Planning and Transportation Planning for the York University Development Corporation, will speak to the development of the Buswayand the Subway to York.
- Jody Graydon,Marketing Manager, Smart Commute , will introduce Smart Commute as an organization and the kind of projects they have been involved in.
- Joshua Engel-Yan, Senior Advisor, Policy and Planning, Metrolinx, will talk about the Transportation Plan for the GTA.
- Nicole Arsenault, York University Transportation Services, will review York’s Transportation Plan and its sustainability initiatives.
See the event poster for more information.
