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Writer's Retreat

Posted by Terry Godwaldt on 31 May 2014

Link to Agenda and Working Documents, link


Water Virtual Town Hall Links

Posted by Terry Godwaldt on 21 May 2014

Conference Agenda This document is more than just the agenda; it also contains all the necessary links. Everything you need for the conference is contained here,  link.


Breakout Session Layout and technology - In the afternoon, schools will go into a series of breakouts. This gives the students a clear breakdown as to how to run those sessions, link.


Water Conference at the UofA: May 8th

Posted by Terry Godwaldt on 30 Apr 2014

For those interested, here is the link to the info on the Water Conference at the UofA on May 8th, from 3-5:00.

 


Additional Resources for this week's tasks

Posted by Terry Godwaldt on 29 Apr 2014

Hello,

Here are some additional resources for this week's tasks:

  • Irrigation:
    • Detailed Document on Government Policy (Super informative!) link
    • Document raising some hard questions about Water in Alberta link

 

  • Oil and Gas
  • Read: Oil sands development polluting Alberta waterways

 
o “Oil-sands development is polluting nearby remote Alberta lakes with rising levels of a toxic carcinogen, refuting long-standing claims that waterway pollution in the region is largely naturally occurring,” link
 
  • Dr. David Schindler from the University of Alberta holding a Whitefish from the Athabasca River Watershed downstream from the oil sands -- with a tumor on it. He argues that the oil sands are increasingly polluting the Athabasca River Basin with cancer-causing pollutants, and that this fish is proof.
• Watch- Water issues for some residential areas near oil and gas development, link
 
  • Read- Interview: Is the oil and gas industry doing enough for its water? In what specific ways can the energy industry reduce its water footprint? link
  • The following excerpt is from: link
Water Markets to encourage safer and better use of water:
“The shortage of water in southern Alberta is worrisome for oil and gas companies and so is the emergence – small as it may be – of a water market. But most economists would agree that any product not priced to reflect its value to the consumer is subject to overuse. “People say that water is too precious to have a price. I say it is too precious not to have a price,” says Joseph Doucet, interim dean at the University of Alberta’s School of Business and a member of the Minister’s Advisory Group on water allocation.”
 
  • What if oil companies had to pay a certain price to take water, but could get that afford to have as many as they want. If water is so precious to our livelihoods, why is it so cheap? If it was more expensive, would people be encouraged to use less, and to use what they have more efficiently?
 
 


Welcome to the Water Event!!

Posted by Terry Godwaldt on 22 Apr 2014

This page is created to facilitate the interaction and collaboration of students leaders from across the province. This is where we are going to share our thoughts on what our vision for future of Water Conversation in Alberta. Please feel free to share your thoughts, join or start a discussion group, post relevant links and get to know participants from across Alberta. We encourage all students and teachers to post information about themselves on the profiles to help create a true virtual class. Let's have a great time and learn a lot!