ECO-EVENTS
WWF's Earth Hour – your sign-up still counts
The massive global phenomenon that was WWF's Earth Hour – when millions of people around the world turned off their lights for one hour – sent a dramatic visual signal to world leaders that they must take urgent action on climate change. We're keeping up the pressure with our campaign for a 'global climate deal'. READ MORE>>
or SIGN UP: http://earthhour.wwf.org.uk/how_you_can_help/signup/
Join the Plot
Green Peace have bought a plot of land at the third runway site. Join us now to stop London Heathrow expansion.
We'll be depending on thousands of people like you to join the Airplot community in the coming months and years - to put pressure on MPs, write letters to local media, join us at events, tell friends, and come up with your own ideas to make sure that everyone in the country knows that we must stop airport expansion if we are going to stop runaway climate change. Others who have signed up include local Labour MP John McDonnell, Tory frontbench spokeswoman Justine Greening, Lib Dem MP Susan Kramer, environmentalist George Monbiot and acclaimed climate scientist and Royal Society Research Fellow Dr Simon Lewis.
In truth the government has few allies outside the aviation industry on this issue. The economic benefits from Heathrow have been completely overstated by the government - only 4% of businesses feel an expanded Heathrow would be good for them, and the runway would lead to billions of pounds of climate damages. The government's former Chief Scientific Adviser Sir David King, the head of the environment agency, Chris Smith, cabinet ministers Ed Miliband and Hillary Benn, all major opposition parties, and an increasing number of Labour MPs have all spoken out against the plans to build a third runway at Heathrow.
Now we need your help! Join the plot and help stop airport expansion. SIGN UP: http://www.airplot.org.uk/
ELOGICO IN NEW YORK - From May 16th to May 18th
After Chicago and Venice, the international program of research, confrontation and communication about the themes of the ELOGICO eco-design gets to New York...
For further information please visit the new Eclogico website: http://www.elogico.net
1.618 SUSTAINABLE LUXURY FAIR: A SENSIBLE AND ORIGINAL APPROACH TO LUXURY 15/17 May
Both an artistic and cultural event, the exhibition called 1.618 Sustainable Luxury Fair, will take place from 15th to 17th May, 2009 in the Palais de Tokyo, Paris. 1.618 will present the best luxury products and services that have a real sustainable approach in fields as different as luxury eco-hotels, design, cars, new technologies, and well-being.
WALKABLE COMMUNITIES! Ontarians Walking Now - 14 May, 2009
WALKABLE COMMUNITIES: Ontarians Walking Now
Registrations are underway for Ontarians Walking Now, a project to support the creation of walkable communities and encourage everyday walking. A series of regional workshops will be held across the province and a two-part webinar will be conducted in April and May. Green Communities Canada is delighted to announce a stellar line-up of keynote speakers to kick off the OWN regional workshops this spring. These individuals will bring their unique passion for walkable communities to the forefront.
* BLIND RIVER (North region) - When: May 14, 2009 - Where: Blind River Marina, 1 Marina Rd., Blind River, ON, P0R 1B0
* TWO-PART ONLINE WEBINAR - When: May 20 & 27, 2009 - Where: Live Online
FOR MORE INFO OR TO REGISTER: http://www.canadawalks.ca/project_own.asp
Hands on: Take the Time - 22 May, 2009
Process 4 have organised a workshop in collaboration with Nava Press on May 22 entitled "Hands on: Take the Time" conceived to explore the possibility of re-utilising waste materials in the design of office products. The workshop is free of charge and open to all. To confirm your participation send an email to info@process4.it. Registration closes on 15/05/2009
Process4 - Fabbrica del Vapore, Via Procaccini 4, Milano
Design for a Living World
Ten leading designers have been commissioned to develop new uses for sustainably grown and harvested materials in order to tell a unique story about the life-cycle of materials and the power of conservation and design. The featured designers and places include Yves Behar/Costa Rica; Stephen Burks/Australia; Hella Jongerius/Mexico; Maya Lin/Maine; Christien Meindertsma/Idaho; Isaac Mizrahi/Alaska; Abbott Miller/Bolivia; Ted Muehling/Micronesia; Kate Spade/Bolivia; and Ezri Tarazi/China. On view will be the prototypes, drawings, and finished product created by the designers. The exhibition is co-curated by renowned graphic designer Abbott Miller and Ellen Lupton, curator of contemporary design at Cooper-Hewitt. This is the debut venue in a national tour of the exhibition, organized by The Nature Conservancy.
The exhibition will premiere at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum on May 14 and continue through Jan. 4, 2010
The International Day for Biological Diversity - 22 May 2009
The theme for the International Day on Biological Diversity (IDB) in 2009 is invasive alien species (IAS) - one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, and to the ecological and economic well-being of society and the planet.
Designation of IDB 2009 on the theme of invasive alien species provides Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and those dealing with IAS, opportunity to raise awareness of the issue and increase practical action to tackle the problem.
For more information contact: Convention on Biological Diversity - http://www.cbd.int/idb/2009/
Bhopal Survivors' Tour - 26 May 2009
The Union Carbide Chemical Disaster in Bhopal, India has killed more than 23,000 people due to a catastrophic gas leak and ongoing water contamination in this central Indian city. This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the horrific night in 1984 when a toxic cloud of methyl isocyanate enveloped the sleeping city. The Anniversary is a celebration by Bhopal survivor groups and their allies of 25 years of courage in the face of corporate crime. Two 16 year-old youth organizers from Bhopal, and senior activists Rachna Dingra and Satinath Sarangi, will be touring the US and Canada in this April and May. The tour is being hosted by the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal. ICJB is a coalition of survivors group and allies around the world working for justice and a life of dignity for the survivors of the Bhopal Disaster, and for a toxic free future for us all. Event co-sponsored by: Association for India's Development, Berkeley; Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives; Students for Bhopal; Association of South Asian Political Activists; Pesticide Action Network North America; Berkeley Fellowship of UUs, Social Justice Committee; Global Exchange; Hesperian Foundation; International POPs Elimination Network, Ecology Center.
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm. - Location: Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar St., @ Bonita, Berkeley.
FOR MORE INFO: http://www.bhopal.net
ECO-PRODUCTS
Cut 'n' paste: The Re-Usable Ombrello
A real do it yourself for "eco-sensitive dummies" and simply wonderful idea.
