The Manitoba Eco-Network

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Current Journal: November/December, 2011

Inside this issue:

RCEN Funding Cut...............................................cover, 4
Executive Director’s Letter.............................................2
Eco-Events / Of Special Note...........................................3
Letters to the Editor.....................................................5
Experimental Learning in Clearwater.............................6-7
Another Chance for Climate Change.................................8
Environmental Awards to Honour Anne Lindsey...................9
Transitional Living in Manitoba.......................................10
Book Review: Envisioning Real Utopia.............................11
Periodical Review: Green Teacher..................................11
Living with White-Tailed Deer........................................12

Previous Journals:

Vol 21 #4 -September/October, 2011

Opportunity & Change
Eco-Events in Manitoba
The Real Costs of Hydro BiPole 3
Green Home Building
Protecting Our Earth Awards
A Week in the Life of an Intern
Summer Poems
New In the Library
Intensive Wilderness Training

Vol 21 #3 - May/June 2011

Industrial hemp in Manitoba
Voicing Youth's Right to the City
What is wrong with Lake Winnipeg?
Prairie Networking
Groups appeal government decision on pollution controls
Rio+20 and the United Nations
Cyclist safety vs. driver stress

Vol 21 #2 - Mar/Apr 2011

Conservation vs. Recreation
2011 Earthie Award Winners
River on the Run Visual Art
Poetry by Deborah Schnitzer
Youth at Green Career Fair
Become A Marsh Bird Monitor
Cell Phone Towers & Health Effects

Vol 21 #1 - Jan/Feb 2011

Ice Riders Gain Traction for Winter Cycling
Solace in Science
Beyond Growth
To NIMBY or Not to NIMBY?
Ambition Drives City’s Transportation Plan
Growing Green: Winnipeg in 2025
How Ethical are Ethical Funds?

Vol 20 #5 - Nov/Dec 2010

Genetically Engineered Fish
The Role of Citizens in the News
Where the Northern Sun Shines
Ecological Literacy Primer
The Clean Bin Project

Vol 20 #4 - Sept/Oct 2010

LP Given Permission to Increase Emissions
Winnipeg Votes 2010
Ciclovia Photo Essay
U of W Sustainability Initiatives
Sustainability at U of M
A Nature Manitoba Event
Winnipeg Air Quality

Vol 20 # 3 - May/June 2010

Making the Grade (Active Transportation)
Bringing Children Back to Nature
Death Becomes Life
A Truly Green Lawn
Paddling the Manigotagan
Winnipeg Water Conservation?
Composting is Not Yet the Norm
Saving One Wildlife at a Time
Farmers' Markets Take Over the World

Vol 20 # 2 - March/April 2010

Art Meets Science at AYCCF
Citizen Bird Monitoring
Community Gardening
Extended Producer Responsibility
Misuse of Antibiotics
Grants for MEN
Water Conservation Event

Vol 20 # 1 - Jan/Feb 2010

Will the Delta Marsh Field Station Survive
Garbage Gas Capture
A Rocha Pembina Valley
Living Prairie Museum
Mixedwood Forest Society
Prairie Conservation Conference
Copenhagen Hope Sequestration
Fisher Bay Economic Benefits

Vol 19 # 5 - Nov/Dec 2009

Challenges to a Copenhagen Deal
The Shift to Sustainable Farming
Luisiana-Pacific Pleads Poverty, Shuts Off Pollution Controls
Power Shift Shifted My Views and Aspirations
Canadian Youth in Copenhagen
Community-Led Emissions Reduction Here in Manitoba
Grass River Logging Road to Proceed

Vol 19 # 4 - Sept/Oct 2009

The 25L Water Experiment
Eco-Driving Comes to the Prairies
Beautiful Destruction
A Devastating Diversion
The Mel Johnson School Gardening Project
2009 Award Winners Announced
Manigotagan Map Showcased in Ottawa

Vol 19 # 3 - May/June 2009

Why Not Spend Your Summer on Sustainability?
Federal Report Shows Caribou Habitat Under Threat
Mapping Becoming Valuable Environmental Campaign Tool
Nuclear Power in Manitoba?
Feeling the Sting
Students Promoting Organic Lawn Care
Get Unfogged!
At the Trough

Vol 19 # 2 - March/April 2009

Cap and Trade, Offsets and Carbon Sequestration
The Threat of GM Alfalfa to Sustainable Livestock Production
From Blue Box to...Where?
Environmental Concerns of Water Privatization
Show Us Your Moves!
Tar Sands Not Just an Alberta Issue
Groups Protest As Government Alters Waterway Protections

Vol 19 # 1 - Jan/Feb 2009

A Victory for Manitobans
Minister of Conservation Speaks on Logging Legislation
Safe Drinking Water
Peak Phosphorus
Groups Lobby City for Active Transportation Funding Increase
Thinking Outside the Box
A Case for Wetlands

Vol 18 # 5 - Nov/Dec 2008

The RED Zone
First Public Orchard Planted in St. Vital
Greenhouse Technology Blooms
Canada Designates Bisphenol A as "Toxic"
GreenSpace Youth Conference
Winnipeg Trails Benefit From 2008 Upgrades

Vol 18 # 4 - Sept/Oct 2008

Community Market a Big Seller in The Pas
Increasing Transportation Options in Winnipeg
Awards for Good Work
Protecting Our Children's Environment
An Experience of a Lifetime
Launching MBECOYOUTH.ORG
Mountainside Community Woodlands Project Becomes Reality

Vol 18 # 3 - May/June 2008

Rapid Transit Finally on Tap For Winnipeg?
Green Renovations
Voluntary Simplicity and the Sustainability Challenge
A Rocha Establishes a Field Study Centre in the Pembina Valley
Moving Backwards on Recycling
Greening in Manitoba Marathon

Vol 18 # 2 - March/April 2008

Can Winnipeg Get a Handle on Our Plastic Bag Problem
Aboriginal Wilderness Conservation Project Launched
Gaps in Government Policies Allow Exposure to Toxins
Watershed Planing and Participation Process

Vol 18 # 1 - Jan/Feb 2008 Anniversary Edition

Milestones for the Manitoba Eco-Network
Grassroots Action Launched Recycling in Manitoba
Protecting Children's Environmental Health
Roseisle Creek Watershed Association
Coalition to Save the Elms
TREE Sprouts
Native Orchid Conservation, Inc.
The Manitoba Naturalist Society
Manitoba Ozone Protection Industry Association
Campaign for Pesticide Reduction! Winnipeg (CPR! Winnipeg)
Organic Food Council of Manitoba

Vol 17 # 5 - Nov/Dec 2007

The Green Map Project
Connecting Environmental Youth
Golden Carrot Awards a Success
FSC Certification Ineffective
Woodland Caribou Habitat Protected
Protected Areas Audit 2007
Cool Nights Reading

Vol 17 # 4 - Sept/Oct 2007

Growing Up Organic in Manitoba
First Nation Calls for a Park
Update fron the EcoCentre
The Idle Free Girls
Switching to Sustainable Methods
Non Essential Pesticides: Progress Lacking
Status Report: Protected Areas in Manitoba
2007 MEN Environmental Award Winners

Vol 17 # 3 - May/June 2007

Poplar River Celebrates International Environmental Prize
Engaging Youth in Environmental Work
The Treat (or Promise?) of Air Travel
Hog Industry Sustainability; Where do we go from here?
Youth Activist Retreat (August 2007)
Living by Water
Spring Butterflies in Manitoba
MEC Joins One Percent for the Planet

Vol 17 # 2 - Mar/Apr 2007

Bike to the Future
CEC Agrees With Environmentalists
Climate Champions-Round Two
The SPIN on Urban Farming
Eco-Evening at the Park a Great Success
Small Farms Challenge - Winners All
Sharing Water Resources
Poplar-Manowin Rivers Park Reserve
100 Mile Manitoba

Vol 17 # 1 - Jan/Feb 2007

Forest Stewardship Council may Offer Hope
Conserving our Native Orchids in Canada's National Seed Bank
Overallocation of Forests to Louisiana-Pacific
Are We Adequately Protected?
Member Group Profile; Planners Network Manitoba
What's the Deal with Organic Milk?
Southern Exposure

Vol 16 # 5 - Nov/Dec 2006

Mixed Reaction to Announcements; hog industry report
Fair Trade Manitoba Launches Campaign
CEC Hearing: Pembina Valley Water Cooperative
Drilling in Sandilands
Going 3D for Alternative Transportation Proposed Ban on Phosphates in Detergents
Manitoba's Golden Goose
Naturescape Manitoba
Are you a Climate Champion?
Eco-Housing Project Seeks Participants

Vol 16 # 4 - Sept/Oct 2006