| |
|
NCE UPDATE 4 June 2008 Article Headlines |
| Announcements |
| 1 |
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in partnership with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Yukon Housing Corporation invite your attendance at the Northern Sustainability Symposium on June 17-18, 2008, at the Downtown Hotel, Dawson City, Yukon. The symposium will be an opportunity to learn about the latest research and innovative approaches in the housing industry. A wide range of speakers, who are leaders in the development of sustainable communities and energy efficient construction practices will make presentations and be available to answer questions. The symposium will also highlight the newly constructed Tr’ondek Hwech’in First Nation Sustainable Demonstration Home. There is no registration fee for this event, however space is limited and pre-registration is required. Please RSVP the CMHC Whitehorse office no later than June 6, 2008. Please email your intention to attend to jeholway@cmhc.ca or call 867-633-7535 or fax 867-633-7542. |
| 2 | The National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) has released its latest advisory report 'Developing Ambient Air Quality Objectives for Canada'. This advisory report to the Minister of the Environment represents the second and final portion of advice pertaining to the development of long-term climate change and clean air strategies for Canada. It offers advice on the process of setting national ambient air quality objectives for Canada. . |
| 3 | Government of the Yukon releases draft Yukon Energy Strategy - May 12, 2008 Help set the current and future direction of energy in Yukon. The Energy Strategy is important to setting the current and future direction of energy in the territory. Your views are important to the preparation of a final Strategy. You are invited to review the draft Energy Strategy and provide comments. Please provide your comments by June 30, 2008. Contact information is provided below. Comments can be submitted in any format. One option is to respond to the questions in the following questionnaire. Review the draft Energy Strategy and submit your comments here. |
| 4 | Government of the Yukon releases draft Climate Change Action Plan - May 12, 2008 The draft Yukon Government Climate Change Action Plan is ready for public review and comment. |
| 5 | The May Yukon Snow Survey Bulletin & Water Supply Forecast is now available. |
| Articles |
|
1 Premiers vow to help bring boom to the Arctic PRINCE ALBERT, SASK. -- Canada's western premiers threw their considerable weight behind the northern territories yesterday, pledging to lobby Ottawa for better infrastructure in order to bring the economic boom of the West to the Arctic. |
|
2 Russian scientist proposes small nuclear plants as clean northern energy source UN World Heritage Site playing host to meeting over vaunted oil riches. CBC News As people and governments in Canada's North pay skyrocketing fuel prices to meet their energy needs, a Russian scientist at this week's Canadian Arctic Summit is proposing so-called mini-nuclear reactors as a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels. |
|
3 Arctic nations will 'follow the rules' in North Pole sovereignty debate CBC News Five countries with rival claims to the Arctic seabed — including Canada — agreed Wednesday that a decision on control of the potentially oil-rich area will be reached in an orderly way. |
|
4 Should all Arctic species be red-listed? Just two weeks after the US decided to list the polar bear as an endangered species because of the threat of climate change, conservationists have launched a campaign to afford its diet – Arctic seals – the same protection. |
|
5 Melting glacier looming over Arctic Ocean summit UN World Heritage Site playing host to meeting over vaunted oil riches By Randy Boswell, ILULISSAT, Greenland - As delegations from five northern nations began arriving yesterday ahead of a controversial one-day summit on the future of the Arctic Ocean, the towering presence of the Ilulissat Icefjord -- this isolated community's famous, and famously threatened, natural wonder -- gave sublime expression to the weighty matters they had come to confront. |
|
6 Climate Change Could Impact Vital Functions Of Microbes ScienceDaily (Jun. 3, 2008) — Global climate change will not only impact plants and animals but will also affect bacteria, fungi and other microbial populations that perform a myriad of functions important to life on earth. It is not entirely certain what those effects will be, but they could be significant and will probably not be good, say researchers June 3 at a scientific meeting in Boston. |
|
|
The next update from the Northern Climate ExChange will be sent out Wednesday, June 11, 2008 |
 |