By Laura Schober
The Sisters of St. Joseph’s are passionate about living sustainably. That’s why they organized this year’s International Day of Climate Action, inviting Londoners to take part in a panel discussion with Jay Stanford, chief of environmental and engineering services for the City of London, Maryanne MacDonald, organizer for the non-governmental organization, Waste Free World, and Sara Sek, a professor from the University of Western Ontario’s faculty of law.
The discussion took place at Central Library on October 24, as a part of 350.org, a day where people in 181 countries come together to raise awareness about climate change. An international grassroots movement, 350.org is named after the [...]
Climate Action Day in London ON
Waste reduction and guilt
By Joel Tiller
Waste Reduction Week is less than two weeks away and I am left wondering how I can get involved. You see, I am already a conscious recycler – thanks to my overbearing mother – and I have even jumped on the re-usable-bag bandwagon for those weekly trips to the supermarket. Yet, I still don’t feel like I am doing enough. Admittedly, I have brought on this added pressure myself, but when you take into consideration that we, as Ontarians, left close to one million tonnes of refuse along our curbsides in 2008 alone, I feel this newfound obligation for wanting to make a difference is nothing short of [...]
Nuclear power is not the answer: Caldicott
Physician – activist Helen Caldicott spoke on the acute and chronic dangers of nuclear power and nuclear war on a tour of Ontario this October.
Story by Daniela Distefano (audio)
As the subject of the 1982 National Film Board of Canada’s Oscar winning documentary “If You Love This Planet,” Dr. Helen Caldicott inspired a generation to work toward nuclear disarmament. Dr. Caldicott continues her mission with her most recent books “Nuclear Power is Not the Answer” and “War in Heaven.”
The tour was sponsored by Caldicott’s own group, Physicians for Global Survival.
Sponsors at the Unversity of Western Ontario included: the Faculty of Information and Media Studies; the Environmental Studies Program; the McConnell Family [...]