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World Mining Congress “Mining, Ethics and Sustainability” August 12-14, 2013

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World Mining Congress "Mining, Ethics and Sustainability"
August 12-14, 2013Call for Papers - Submission Deadline: November 1, 2012

One of the most significant developments in the 21st century has been the growing realization that there are dimensions to mining that go well beyond simply the profitable extraction of mineral resources. Mining can produce financial rewards for its investors and concrete benefits for the users of its products. Historically, however, those benefits have often been created while imposing heavy social, economic and environmental costs and few benefits on the locales, communities and societies impacted directly by mining operations.

It is now widely accepted that mining companies have ethical responsibilities that extend well beyond traditional financial and investor focused objectives and outcomes. Meeting these “non-traditional’ social, economic and environmental responsibilities is today essential to acquiring a “social license to operate”.

The purpose of the "Mining, Ethics and Sustainability" program stream of the World Mining Congress is to identify and discuss the ethical values that should define the boundaries of the emerging economic, social and environmental responsibilities of mining in the 21st century and the dimensions of mining’s social license to operate.

The program for the "Mining, Ethics and Sustainability" stream will extend over three days, from August 12-14, 2013. It will include:

  • Three key note addresses by thought leaders whose ideas are helping to describe the nature and character of the social, economic and environmental responsibilities of mining companies in the 21st century;
  • Three cross sector panels that will explore the themes of "mining and sustainability", "women and mining", and "First Nation perspectives on the ethical values that define responsible mining";
  • Peer reviewed papers and presentations on "Mining, Ethics and Sustainability" submitted in response to the program stream Call for Papers.

Submission of papers and case studies that explore the ethical responsibilities of mining and the capacity of mining to contribute to sustainable development are invited. For a list of relevant topics and themes and for submission details click here.

For further information, please contact Hilary Martin at hmartin@cbern.ca.

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Work in a Warming World’s 2013 International Panel

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WORK IN A WARMING WORLD'S 2013 INTERNATIONAL PANEL
GREEN WORK, BROWN WORLD: LABOUR AND THE DILEMMA OF CLIMATE CHANGE 

When: Friday, January 25, 2013, 5:30-7:30pm

Where: Alumni Hall, Victoria College at University of Toronto

91 Charles St. West. Toronto, On, M5S 1K7

Across the planet, the world is browning, not greening. Greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow and grow, and strategies for slowing global warming remain ineffective.

The world of work is a major producer of GHGs.  But can work also be a leading site for reducing greenhouse gasses? Can workers and their unions lead the struggle to slow global warming? The question is central to decent work in the 21st century.

Work in a Warming World (W3) is a community-university research initiative of the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. W3's Public Panels have been held in Fredericton, Vancouver, and Toronto, in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

This year, W3's International Panel brings together labour environmentalists and academics from Canada and the US to discuss the hard issues that unions face, and to share the strategies that work. The hard issues have, to date, kept unions from playing the major role they can and must play in the struggle to slow global warming.  Labour's strategic creativity, however, is less well-known.

Join us for an early evening Panel of leading labour environmentalists and activist intellectuals to discuss the hard challenges and creative strategies for labour leadership on global warming.

Speakers:
Karen Hawley,Environmental researcher and educator (Ottawa)
Donald Lafleur, 4th Vice-President, Canadian Union of Postalworkers (Ottawa)
Isabelle Ménard, conseillère syndicale--environnement Confédération des syndicats nationaux (Montréal)
Andrea Peart, National Representative, Health, Safety and Environment, Canadian Labour Congress (Ottawa)
Joe Uehlein, Director, Labor Network for Sustainability (Washington, D.C.)

 

The Panel is free, but registration is essential.  Seating is limited.

 

 Click HERE To Register

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Community Energy Planning: Centre for Urban Energy and Faculty of Environmental Studies

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Join York University’s Sustainable Energy Initiative (SEI) & Ryerson University’s Centre for Urban Energy (CUE) on January 28, 2013 from 9am-11:30am at Heaslip House (7th floor, 297 Victoria Street-Ryerson campus) for a panel discussion that will focus on the current state of provincial policy and municipal initiatives with respect to, Community Energy Planning (CEP) in Ontario. 

The seminar will focus on the key challenges and opportunities for municipalities interested in pursuing community energy plans, the potential scope for municipal action and the limitations in terms of provincial planning and energy policies. The panel discussion will also explore the potential directions for more supportive provincial policy frameworks, including examples from other jurisdictions.  Breakfast & Registration will begin at 9am, followed by panel presentations at 9:30am.  Event is free, but due to limited seating, RSVP is required.  Please register online here:  http://cepseminar.eventbrite.ca/

 

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Rapid Change in the Arctic: Who Wins? Who Loses?

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Peter J. Ewins, D. Phil., Senior Officer, Species, World Wildlife Fund Canada

Canada’s Arctic is still in a relatively natural state. But very rapid changes in climate, infrastructure, and transportation, and accelerating viability of developing mineral, oil and gas deposits there, present very significant risks that must be properly addressed by local people, investors, industry and governments alike. Around the world local people, wildlife and natural habitats have usually lost out in such situations. Will Canada’s upcoming chairing of the Arctic Council truly ensure that this doesn’t happen here? The talk will focus on risk assessment, scenario planning, and social-ecological resilience, trying to help set a new approach for these changing conditions.

For more details visit: http://royalcanadianinstitute.org/

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From Northern Gateway to Line 9: The New Law and Politics of Energy Pipelines in Canada

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The JD/Master in Environmental Studies Seminar Series and the Sustainable Energy Initiative Present:

From Northern Gateway to Line 9:

The New Law and Politics of Energy Pipelines in Canada

Featuring:

Dean Lorne Sossin, Osgoode Hall Law School;

Professor Dayna Nadine Scott, Osgoode and FES;

Professor Mark Winfield, FES; and

Dean Noël Sturgeon, FES (Chair)

Thursday February 14, 2013, 12:30-2:30pm

Room 140, HNES

The controversies over Transcanada’s proposed Canada-US Keystone XL, Enbridge’s Alberta to BC Northern Gateway and the proposal to ‘reverse’ the Quebec-Ontario section of the Line 9 pipeline have stimulated a new national debate over energy. This new debate invokes questions about regulatory independence of the National Energy Board, environmental justice, and the meaning of the ‘duty of consult’ in the context of indigenous resistance. The seminar will provide legal, policy and political perspectives on these debates.

All are welcome. A light lunch will be provided.

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4th Annual Inclusion Day conference

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January 31, 2013 - York University, Keele Campus

Sessions are between 11:00am and 8:00pm

Attend one or all of the sessions for FREE

All are welcome to this accessible event
11:30 am: Lunch and keynote address by Priscila Uppal
5:00 pm: Evening talk and exhibition tour by Deanna Bowen
7:00 pm: Feature performance by d'bi young

Day-of event registration welcomed, however late registrants cannot be guaranteed meals

Pre-event RSVP CLICK HERE

Day of event registrations also welcomed

2013 PROGRAM CLICK HERE

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LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE (GA) February 9, 2013 – 1 day class – $150

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When: February 9, 2013
Where: University of Toronto (Downtown Campus, GB 221)
Cost : $200 ($150 for full time students)
What:
 
Interested in getting involved in the Green Building Industry? Opportunities are plentiful in the field of sustainable design and LEED is at its forefront.
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is simply a green-rating point system, or a scorecard. The more energy efficient and sustainable a building is, the more points it will earn. These points are earned through meeting credit requirements in LEED including integrated design, energy and water efficiency.
Just as Buildings can be LEED certified, people in the sustainable construction industry can become LEED Professionals. LeadingGREEN is offering a 1-day crash course for LEED Green Associate Exam Training, the first tier of LEED accreditation. The LEED GA credential is imperative in your pursuit of green and sustainable industry.
The cost of the entire course including 8+ hours of in-class training, 5 realistic mock exams and professional study guide is $200 ($150 for full-time students). The actual fee for writing the exam is governed by the GBCI and is $200 (www.gbci.org for more information). This course meets the eligibility requirements to write the GA exam. It is worthwhile to keep in mind that similar courses offered by other organizations cost $700+ (without exam fees).
The Class Itinerary:
1. Study guides and relevant materials will be distributed.
2. Introduction and In-depth overview of all knowledge required to succeed on the LEED GA exam.
3. How to succeed on the actual LEED GA exam, what to expect and how to register
Post Class (through LeadingGREEN’s On-Demand website service):
1. Recorded Class files, including a crash course review of all relevant LEED GA material
2. Four Mock Exams (400 Questions) to be completed when the student is ready and can be reviewed online on our Member-only site section.
3. Any-time assistance through our LEEP AP+ staff
For more information please visit:http://leadinggreen.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/LEED-Green-Associate-Candidate-Handbook.pdf and download the linked LEED Green Associate Handbook.
If you would like to register for the class please sign up at:
http://leadinggreen.ca/products-page/ {Paypal only, student coupon = stud123}
or
E-mail us your statement of intent (including full name, number and address) to enrol at info@leadinggreen.ca
Feel free to contact us at any time if you have any questions

Thank you,
Lorne Mlotek
LEED AP BD+C
info@leadinggreen.ca
416-824-2677
 
About LeadingGREEN: The organisation is a not for profit which aims to provide affordable LEED classes as an incentive to increase the development of the sustainable building and design industry.  LeadingGREEN also promotes the awareness of LEED and is affiliated with the University of Toronto.
 

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