sustainableSFU.org http://sustainablesfu.org Students for sustainable communities. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:01:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Igniting Change Keynote Saturday http://sustainablesfu.org/talk/425/ http://sustainablesfu.org/talk/425/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:58:01 +0000 chris.tucker http://sustainablesfu.org/?p=425 Continue reading →]]> The Western Canada Sustainable Campuses Conference 2012 begins tomorrow and Saturday’s keynote event promises to be a good one. Its theme is: Igniting Change: Catalyzing Conversations of Personal Empowerment and Community Activism and even if you’re not attending the conference the keynote event, downtown at SFU Woodwards is free and open to everyone.

Sat. Feb. 18, 2012, 8-9:30pm (doors open at 7:30)
Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, SFU Woodwards
A reception will follow at The Hive.

]]> http://sustainablesfu.org/talk/425/feed/ 0 Battery Recycling on Campus http://sustainablesfu.org/zero-waste/battery-recycling-on-campus/ http://sustainablesfu.org/zero-waste/battery-recycling-on-campus/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:47:41 +0000 chris.tucker http://sustainablesfu.org/?p=419 Have you seen this robot on campus? He’s part of a student-run initiative to recycle batteries and cellphones on campus. SustainableSFU is a proud sponsor of this program. More information will be coming soon to projectpositivecharge.wordpress.com and www.facebook.com/projectpositivecharge.

]]> http://sustainablesfu.org/zero-waste/battery-recycling-on-campus/feed/ 0 The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars http://sustainablesfu.org/climate/the-hockey-stick-and-the-climate-wars/ http://sustainablesfu.org/climate/the-hockey-stick-and-the-climate-wars/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:44:51 +0000 chris.tucker http://sustainablesfu.org/?p=414 Continue reading →]]> Michael E. Mann is the author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s “Hockey Stick” report (named after the sudden upswing of historic temperature data) and of the soon-to-be-released book “The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars.” Hear the story of the science and politics behind this controversy and of the campaign to deny the reality of global climate change, one of the central scientific and policy issues of our time.

Sun. Feb. 19, 2012, 6-7:30 pm
Fletcher Challenge Theatre (Room 220)
SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings

]]> http://sustainablesfu.org/climate/the-hockey-stick-and-the-climate-wars/feed/ 0 Dialogue & Action for Earth Summit 2012 http://sustainablesfu.org/climate/dialogue-action-for-earth-summit-2012/ http://sustainablesfu.org/climate/dialogue-action-for-earth-summit-2012/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:39:40 +0000 chris.tucker http://sustainablesfu.org/?p=407 Continue reading →]]> SustainableSFU, Carbon Talks and One Earth are pleased to host the Vancouver stop on the WE Canada cross-country tour. Join us on March 27 from 6-8pm at SFU Harbour Centre, room 1400. Starting in Corner Brooke, NL and touring all the way to Vancouver, BC youth leaders and sustainability veterans will bring the community together to discuss the role of Canadians at the Earth Summit 2012 (United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20). The event is free, but seating is limited. To register visit tourfinale-eorg.eventbrite.ca/?ebtv=C

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