Skip to main content

Home/ Groups/ Career Trends
Rss Feed
Sort By: Most Recent | Popular Filter: All | Bookmarks | Topics Simple Middle
jscharrer

Canada - footprint - 0 views

www.footprintnetwork.org/...canada

footprint

shared by jscharrer on 07 Sep 14 - No Cached
    • jscharrer
      jscharrer on 07 Sep 14
       
      It is interesting to note that Canada's ecological footprint has stayed fairly constant over the time period depicted, however the biocapacity has fallen dramatically. This organization stated on the previous page that "... countries and regions with surplus ecological reserves-not the ones relying on continued ecological deficit spending-will emerge as the robust and sustainable economies and societies of the future." Based on this, it would seem that with careful ecosystem management, Canada could become one of these "robust and sustainable" economies, particularly in comparison to others such as the USA, UK and China which have already surpassed their biocapacity.
  • jscharrer on 07 Sep 14
     
    Canada's footprint compared to biocapacity.
janellekoivula

Ministry of Natural Resources job cuts, office closures coming, province says | Toronto... - 1 views

www.thestar.com/...ures_coming_province_says.html

shared by janellekoivula on 07 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • janellekoivula on 07 Sep 14
     
    This article reflects the general trend of Westernized countries who at first implement programs and budgets to help protect and conserve their natural resources and species, but after realizing the costs of maintaining such a program, they cut funding and eventually abandon the initial idea altogether. This typically occurs when a government is attempting to privatize areas of the public sector, and has happened to several services and industries within Ontario. This article also highlights the effects of cancelling protective programs for the natural landscape and its resources, as many people who rely on certain natural resource industries are at risk of losing their jobs, as well as those involved with the protection and enforcement of such programs. This specific case deals with the endangered species of Caribou living on a conservation area in Northern Ontario, and their fate lies at the hands of the final outcome of this decision to cancel or continue the level of protection currently over that area. The primary threat is the natural resource industry and their extraction practices, which is potentially fatal for the Caribou species, as the government is more easily persuaded with the promise of financial return over protecting an area that is a natural resource goldmine and its few animal species that inhabit it. There are job cuts and office closures in Ontario's natural resource future, however the extent to which it effects depends on how environmentally aware the government decides to be.
meganrowe

Making a Living Sustainably: Green Jobs and Sustainability Careers - 0 views

www.edu.gov.mb.ca/...green_jobs.pdf

shared by meganrowe on 07 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • meganrowe on 07 Sep 14
     
    While this is a brochure put together by the Manitoba government, I believe it is still relevant to this week's discussions. It is a simple breakdown of how the workforce is changing, why jobs in sustainability are important, and what jobs, from all skill levels, can contribute to a growing and sustainable economy. I like that it breaks down the different types of sectors: green energy, manufacturing, green building and transportation, agriculture and natural resource management, green hospitality, community engagement, and economic development... You begin to see that there are sustainable jobs out there for anyone of any skill level.
shawnaderksen

Global warming at work: how climate change affects the economy and labour | Toronto Star - 0 views

www.thestar.com/...ate_change_affects_labour.html

shared by shawnaderksen on 07 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Alberta’s oilsands crop up — the much-disparaged oilsands that also provide employment to tens of thousands of people.
  • f workers can be assured that by slowing the pace of development, technology can be improved to limit the effect on the environment, he says, “they will recognize that change needs to happen.” But, he adds, they are not prepared to see the industry shut down.
  • which said the planet was on course to becoming two degrees Celsius warmer. It also predicted heat waves will occur more frequently and will last longer; wet areas will get more rainfall, dry regions will get less; and sea levels could rise by almost one metre by 2100.
  • ...7 more annotations...
  • A warmer planet directly affects postal workers, landscape workers, construction and sanitation workers, “and that means they need different kind of protection,” says Lipsig-Mummé. “These jobs will have to be done radically differently.”
    • shawnaderksen
      shawnaderksen on 07 Sep 14
       
      Climate change will dramatically affect the work habits of outdoor labourers. The rising temperatures will make less tolerable work days. 
  • All of that will affect work in different sectors, in more ways than we can imagine
  • In Bangladesh, considered ground zero for climate change, millions of farmers on the coast have left their villages and moved to the capital city of Dhaka because rising sea levels have devoured farmland and monsoon rains, on which farmers depend, are unpredictable.
    • shawnaderksen
      shawnaderksen on 07 Sep 14
       
      Climate change has green jobs to offer however people are refusing to leave their current positions to take a new one in a field that has the potential to help. 
  • At the other end, global warming can wipe out jobs completely, she says
  • Some jobs, on the other hand, will become more important as the earth grows warmer.
  • mergency workers such as firefighters, police officers and paramedics face genuine dangers in a warming climate.
  • “As I see it, there is potential to create thousands and thousands of well-paying green jobs … there is transportation, retrofitting of homes, energy efficiency,” he says.
    • shawnaderksen
      shawnaderksen on 07 Sep 14
       
      Climate change has green jobs to offer however people are refusing to leave their current positions to take a new one in a field that has the potential to help. 
  • shawnaderksen on 07 Sep 14
     
    This article relates to the TED Talks video by James Hansen that we watched this week. The article describes the way in which environmentally unfriendly jobs such as work in the Alberta Oil Sands needs to be slowed down however so many people are employed there, they are unwilling to give it up. The article also states that climate change will dramatically affect outdoor employment such as construction jobs, postal jobs and landscaping. These workers will be forced to adapt to hotter working conditions which can in turn affect one's health. It is also important to note in the article that they give alternatives to work with the changing climates. Green jobs are readily available for people who are willing to make the career change. This is an interesting article and definitely worth the read!
amycloutier

Green Careers Jobs - 0 views

www.theworkingcentre.org/...446

shared by amycloutier on 05 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • amycloutier on 05 Sep 14
     
    This page lists links and information on different "green" jobs/careers. The centre is located in Kitchener but the green jobs are Canada-wide with some international ones.
Melinda Mah

Waterloo Region Report on Food Miles - 1 views

chd.region.waterloo.on.ca/...FoodMiles_Report.pdf

shared by Melinda Mah on 04 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Melinda Mah on 04 Sep 14
     
    Link to Annotated Version: https://diigo.com/031bp1
sarahbunting

Seed and Plant Sanctuary for Canada (Seed Bank, Gene Bank) - 2 views

www.seedsanctuary.com

shared by sarahbunting on 04 Sep 14 - Cached
  • dedicated to the health and vitality of the earth through the preservation and promotion of
  • heritage seeds.
  • in Canada.
  • ...7 more annotations...
    • sarahbunting
      sarahbunting on 04 Sep 14
       
      Because of climate change, the places where we currently grow our food may not be viable anymore!  Also, we've talked about the need for decreased transportation of food.  Local food would help eliminate this problem.  
    • sarahbunting
      sarahbunting on 04 Sep 14
       
      Because of climate change, the places where we currently grow our food may not be viable anymore!  Also, we've talked about the need for decreased transportation of food.  Local food would help eliminate this problem.  
  • we may no longer be able to take food for granted because of economic breakdown, environmental destruction and
  • local food security.
  • climate change.
  • ocal production and crop diversity.
  • grass roots preservation of our seed heritage.
    • sarahbunting
      sarahbunting on 04 Sep 14
       
      Heritage Seeds are local or regional seeds 
  • sarahbunting on 04 Sep 14
     
    I'm not sure how this works, but here is the annotated link, it is easier to read if you can look at the acutal annotated website...perhaps I did something wrong. https://diigo.com/030tpr The Seed & Plant Sanctuary for Canada is a charitable organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of heritage seeds, and maintaining, evaluating and keeping records for all the edible, medicinal and useful crops that can be grown in Canada.
Rob Straby

CERIC - 0 views

www.ceric.ca/?q=en

Organizations Research

shared by Rob Straby on 03 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Rob Straby on 03 Sep 14
     
    The Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling is a Canadian non-profit that funds research and innovation in the career development field. You can receive weekly trends updates by signing up on their site. CERIC also sponsors the annual Cannexus conference.
« First ‹ Previous 301 - 308 of 308
Showing 20▼ items per page