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Join our Earth Day Family Celebration on Saturday April 24, 2010 from 10am to 5pm
Submitted by Christopher Minnes on Sun, 2010-04-04 08:03
The Community is invited to explore the Eco Echo property, meet neighbors, share a potluck lunch, learn more about the possibilities of this great place! Activities include: 10-12 Collaborate with Environmental artist Marc Walter on decorating his outdoor artwork "Le Cri" (to be installed on-site today!) 12-2 Community Potluck (with music by Ian Tamblyn, Ellen Francis, Alise Marlane, The Pelts and other performers to be announced) Enjoy interactive artist displays coordinated by Nathalie Coutou. 2-5 Acoustical Drumming in the Quarry Amphitheatre (experience this unique site and hear how it will sound as a permanent outdoor venue) For information, please email Christopher Minnes at: cminnes@ecoecho.ca
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Environmental Education Center "powers the region"
Submitted by Christopher Minnes on Sat, 2010-03-20 14:52
Situated amidst rolling hayfields south of Wakefield Quebec at the entrance to the Municipality of La Peche, the Outaouais Environmental Campus has been reinvesting in our community since March 2008. We attract visitors and provide viable employment, offering vital services while preserving our natural heritage. ... Read more »
Something's in the air: BPA found around the world.
Pingqing F and K Kawamura. 2010. Ubiquity of bisphenol A in the atmosphere, Environmental Pollution 158:3138-3143.... Read more »
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EU - Environment Committee calls for deep sea drilling moratorium
In the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, MEPs want a freeze on any new deep sea drilling around the EU, pending a European Commission review into existing safety and liability rules.
Environment − 28-09-2010 - 14:23
Committee: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
A non-legislative resolution on this subject - jointly submitted by Parliament's five largest political groups - was adopted in the Environment Committee with 46 votes in favour, 8 against and 3 abstentions. It will be voted in plenary next week, ahead of an EU Energy Council that is due to address the topic in mid October.
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