Clean Train Coalition Wins Award for Environmental Activism
The Clean Train Coalition has been declared the recipient of this year’s Bob Hunter "Damn Fine Activist" Award for outstanding environmental activism. This award, given out annually by the Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA), will be presented by Bob Hunter's family at Ecobunk, TEA’s annual comedy fundraiser, to be held on December 9th at the Lula Lounge.
Bob Hunter was a fearless and dedicated environmentalist best known as a founding member of Greenpeace. Bob was also an inveterate environmental reporter and columnist, as well as a highly respected author and lecturer. As Ecology Specialist for City TV, Bob continued to shine a spotlight on environmental issues, becoming a much beloved hero of the environmental movement.
The Clean Train Coalition is a group formed by citizens in the West End of Toronto who advocate the electrification of trains on the rail link from Union Station to Pearson International Airport. Some GO trains will use this line to bring commuters into Toronto from Georgetown that further west.
The Clean Train Student Coalition
Last Friday's student-organized rally in support of the Clean Train Coaltion was a great success. Animated by an incredibly enthusiastic chant leader and accompanied by DJs and musical performers, Two Foot Falls, the students rallied at Yonge-Dundas Square, raising the profile of the Clean Train platform and bringing what has been a largely West-end struggle to a broader demographic. After speeches by Katrina Miller of the Toronto Environmental Alliance, NOW columnist, federal political candidate and musician, Andrew Cash, and others, an energetic crowd of one hundred or so marched up Yonge Street and along College Street to Queen's Park. Inside Queen’s Park, the CTSC hosted a press conference with members of the Clean Train Coalition, and MPP for ParkdaleHighPark, Cheri DiNovo, to whom they presented a petition with over 7,300 signatures calling for immediate electrification of the Georgetown rail corridor. Amazing!
These students put the lie to the myth that today's youth are not active and engaged. They also demonstrated that this issue isn't just about West Toronto, but about the future of this city. The energy of these students was infectious and we look forward to working with these inspiring young people more in the future.
Toronto Climate Campaign and COP 15
On December 12, Students Against Climate Change and the Toronto Climate Campaign are hosting an "enviro-fair”, one of thousands of events being held in cities around the world to coincide with the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. The global community is calling on their leaders to take action now to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The aim of the Copenhagen conference is to produce a new climate change agreement to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
The Toronto Climate Campaign will be held at the Earth Sciences Auditorium at the University of Toronto on December 12. For more details, visit www.torontoclimatecampaign.org
Bob Hunter was a fearless and dedicated environmentalist best known as a founding member of Greenpeace. Bob was also an inveterate environmental reporter and columnist, as well as a highly respected author and lecturer. As Ecology Specialist for City TV, Bob continued to shine a spotlight on environmental issues, becoming a much beloved hero of the environmental movement.
The Clean Train Coalition is a group formed by citizens in the West End of Toronto who advocate the electrification of trains on the rail link from Union Station to Pearson International Airport. Some GO trains will use this line to bring commuters into Toronto from Georgetown that further west.
The Clean Train Student Coalition
Last Friday's student-organized rally in support of the Clean Train Coaltion was a great success. Animated by an incredibly enthusiastic chant leader and accompanied by DJs and musical performers, Two Foot Falls, the students rallied at Yonge-Dundas Square, raising the profile of the Clean Train platform and bringing what has been a largely West-end struggle to a broader demographic. After speeches by Katrina Miller of the Toronto Environmental Alliance, NOW columnist, federal political candidate and musician, Andrew Cash, and others, an energetic crowd of one hundred or so marched up Yonge Street and along College Street to Queen's Park. Inside Queen’s Park, the CTSC hosted a press conference with members of the Clean Train Coalition, and MPP for ParkdaleHighPark, Cheri DiNovo, to whom they presented a petition with over 7,300 signatures calling for immediate electrification of the Georgetown rail corridor. Amazing!
These students put the lie to the myth that today's youth are not active and engaged. They also demonstrated that this issue isn't just about West Toronto, but about the future of this city. The energy of these students was infectious and we look forward to working with these inspiring young people more in the future.
Toronto Climate Campaign and COP 15
On December 12, Students Against Climate Change and the Toronto Climate Campaign are hosting an "enviro-fair”, one of thousands of events being held in cities around the world to coincide with the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. The global community is calling on their leaders to take action now to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The aim of the Copenhagen conference is to produce a new climate change agreement to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
The Toronto Climate Campaign will be held at the Earth Sciences Auditorium at the University of Toronto on December 12. For more details, visit www.torontoclimatecampaign.org
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