[Sust-mar] News from the Nova Scotia Environmental Network - Strategy meeting this Monday, Environmental Education meetings in November...

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News from the Nova Scotia Environmental Network 

Information that you might be interested in and events you might like to
attend. 7 items. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY SESSION ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 29 FROM 10AM-2PM
Environmentalists and representatives of environmental groups are invited to
attend a strategy session this Monday from 10:00am-2:00pm. In the Boardroom
of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs (CCEPA), 630 Francklyn
St. (on the Atlantic School of Theology campus in Halifax). Lunch Provided
(only 35 spots, please RSVP at nsen at cen-rce.org). There is limited space.
Pizza and juice lunch and coffee/tea provided.  There is a lot to talk about
and a lot of ways we can engage! To attend, please RSVP to Tamara at
nsen at cen-rce.org to ensure a seat. Please bring your own portable water
bottle. 

Agenda:
§	Update on Voluntary Planning for Natural Resource Strategy for NS
(http://www.gov.ns.ca/vp/)
§	Update on Environmental & Sustainable Prosperity Roundtable
§	Update on the White’s Point Megaquarry and Marine Terminal CEEA
Panel Decision
§	Update on Budget (2007 Federal budget just released:
http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/recgen/text/pub-acc-e.html)
§	Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly resumes on November 22
§	Priorities for Nova Scotia (preparing for muncipal, provincial, and
federal elections next year)
§	Mining in Nova Scotia (gold, uranium, strip, gypsum,  etc
)
§	-White's Point / Digby Neck Quarry Update
(http://www.wpq-jointreview.ca/site/sommaire.en.php3)
§	-Gold mine in Moose River with Kim Thompson
§	December 8th International Day of Action on Climate Change
§	What are our next steps?

Location: 
Canadian Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs (CCEPA)
630 Francklyn Street (Atlantic School of Theology Campus, building on the
waterfront)
Halifax (near Point Pleasant Park)
Phone: 428-4731 
Directions: 
*From Saint Mary's University, CCEPA is only a 10-minute walk or 2-minute
car/bike ride. Head south down Robie St. toward Saint Mary's campus, turn
left at Inglis St., right at Tower St., right at Pinehall (right past little
bridge), the road curves to your left and you will be at the Atlantic School
of Theology go past 2 big red buildings and you will see a small road down
to the water this is Francklyn St. At this road there is a white sign for
the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs. Head down this road past
the library to the water (on the North West Arm) and the CCEPA is a red
brick house on the water.  


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NSEN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CAUCUS (EEC) MEETING ON NOV. 2
Friday, November 2, 2007
9:30-11:30am 
Location: Soil Foodweb Canada East Ltd. (in the boardroom) Biosciences
Centre, 1721 Lower Water St. 
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1S5 Phone: (902)421-5696 Fax: (902)421-2733
info at sfce.ca 
For more info about the Environmental Education Caucus, please contact
Tamara Lorincz at (902) 454-6846 or email  nsen at cen-rce.org


(3)
EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP (SENSE) MEETING ON NOV.
26
(SENSE: Sustainability Education in Nova Scotia for Everyone)
Monday, November 26
9:30-4:00 PM 
Nova Scotia  Public Archives, 6016 University Avenue, in Halifax
Minister Karen Casey has been invited to give welcoming remarks.
Gourmet Local, Organic Catering by Alex & Selene Cole
Travel subsidies provided. Parking is available across the street in the IWK
Grace Hospital parking lot. 
To attend, please RSVP, contact Tamara Lorincz, Executive Director of the
Nova Scotia Environmental Network (NSEN) and Cooridinator of SENSE at (902)
454-6846 or email  nsen at cen-rce.org / SENSE email: esd_novascotia at lsf-lst.ca


(4)
WEB SITE AND CALENDAR
Be sure to check out our new web site. This web site is for ALL
environmentalists and environmental groups. You can post directly your
upcoming events, action alerts, volunteer and job postings. We would like to
have the NSEN web site to be a clearinghouse for environmental information
and events – it is yours to use! Please check out www.nsen.ca  


(5)
INSPIRING FILMS TO BUY
*We are selling two Nova Scotia home grown environmental films to inspire
change! The first carbon neutral films made in Atlantic Canada. Great for
all ages to show at the workplace, community centre, school and church. They
also make great gifts! Each film is $10 or you can buy both for $15.

(A) The Adventures of Captain Carbon
The Sierra Club of Canada – Atlantic Canada Chapter worked with an exciting
group of youth aged 14-19 from across Halifax to develop the first carbon
neutral film in Atlantic Canada. The youth tracked all of their carbon
emissions throughout the whole production and then they offset the carbon
through volunteer work around the city. In particular, they offered compact
fluorescent light bulbs to businesses, help delivered materials with
bike-trailers, assisted in putting plastic on windows in older buildings,
mowed lawns with non-electric push mowers and put up clotheslines. Follow
Captain Carbon as he shows people simple changes they can make in their
lives to stop climate change.

(B) Endangered Treehuggers
Sierra Club of Canada- Atlantic Chapter worked with a comedic group of
Annapolis Valley youth aged to develop this funny and enlightening film
about an endangered species – the treehugger. 

*You can buy the films from the Sierra Club of Canada Atlantic Chapter
Office, 1657 Barrington Street, Roy Building, Suite 532. For more
information about the films, please contact the Sierra Club at (902)
444-3113, or check out our website: www.sierraclub.ca/atlantic
You can also buy the films from the Nova Scotia Environmental Network. 


(6)
ADD YOUR ORGANIZATION AND RESOURCE TO THE NOVA SCOTIA SUSTAINABILITY
DIRECTORY! 
The Nova Scotia Environmental Network (NSEN) and its partners are working to
create a directory of community groups offering environmental and
sustainability resources in Nova Scotia. We are developing this resource
with the help of the Nova Scotia Education for Sustainable Development
Working Group (NSESDWG = SENSE), the Nova Scotia Department of Environment
and Labour, and Environment Canada.

This initiative is our contribution to the United Nations Decade for
Education for Sustainable Development (for more information, visit
http://preview.tinyurl.com/4ceyf). We are requesting your help to make the
directory a superb information resource for all Nova Scotians. The
information you provide will be used to build a searchable database of Nova
Scotia's Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) resources on the NSEN
website (www.nsen.ca), in addition to being published in a hard copy
booklet. Information that is submitted for all resources will also be
contributed to a national organization called Learning for a Sustainable
Future to complement their national ESD database. The compilation of ESD
resources in these databases will be valuable in directing the development
of ESD activities and programs in the future. Please visit
www.nsen.ca/sense_add.php and submit your information.


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JOIN THE NOVA SCOTIA ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK (NSEN) WEEKLY E-BULLETIN 
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bulletin by email? NSEN Notes is a weekly e-bulletin to update our members
and supporters on various environmental actions, events, announcements,
resources, funding, awards and job opportunities, and to provide a venue for
communication across the province. It’s free to join and reaches
approximately 1000+ people around Nova Scotia. If you would like to
subscribe, please email NSEN at: nsen at cen-rce.org

In solidarity for the earth,

Tamara

Tamara Lorincz
Executive Director  (NSEN)
Nova Scotia Environmental Network 
55 Willowbend Ct. 
Halifax, NS Canada B3M 3L3
Phone: 902-454-6846
Fax: 902-454-6841
Email: nsen at cen-rce.org 
Web Site: www.nsen.ca
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