Wednesday, March 24, 2010


Environment Hamilton's GOLE project is collaborating with Blue Green Canada to put on this day-long workshop designed to bring a diverse mix of Hamiltonians together to develop an action plan for making green jobs and green economic development a reality in our city. Click here for more information on the agenda for the day and how you can register as a participant.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Managing Without Growth - Slower By Design Not Disaster

York University professor Dr. Peter Victor will be the keynote speaker at Environment Hamilton's upcoming Annual General Meeting, set for April 8, 2010, starting at 7pm at the Hamilton Board of Education's downtown auditorium. Dr. Victor is one of a growing number of economists challenging the current assumptions that prevail within our market economy. At the core of his critique are concerns about reconciling the infinite growth model that dominates in the market economy with the reality of the planet's finite resources. Dr. Victor's perspectives are critical for anyone interested in determining how best to move forward with an effective plan for creating a green, sustainable economy.

More about the book from www.managingwithoutgrowth.com:

Peter Victor challenges the priority that rich countries continue to give to economic growth as an over-arching objective of economic policy. The challenge is based on a critical analysis of the literature on environmental and resource limits to growth, on the disconnect between higher incomes and happiness, and on the failure of economic growth to meet other key economic, social and environmental policy objectives.



January 27th Panel a Success

Mayor Eisenberger addresses the crowd while panelists Lynda Lukasik, Dr. Ashish Pujari and Tony Verrelli listen.

We had a great turnout for our January 27th panel, sponsored by EH's GOLE Project, the Hamilton & District Labour Council, and Blue Green Canada. Over 100 people showed up to listen to panelists share their perspectives on how the green economy will transform our city. And there was plenty of discussion following panel comments.