Calgary educational community to benefit from new ecological footprint
calculator, thanks in part to $32,500 donation from TD Friends of the
Environment Foundation
-- Ecological footprint calculator donation helps
The City of
"Our main objective is to influence the decision making and behaviour of staff, students and parents at both the university and in K-12 schools and communities," said
Ecological Footprint is an international standard to measure human impact on the earth's resources, and work much like financial accounting by telling us if we are living within our means. It measures the amount of resources consumed and waste generated, and compares this to the earth's ability to provide these resources and manage waste.
"This tool will complement our EcoSites program to help school communities develop a baseline for their behavioural and action campaigns and set a target for Ecological Footprint reduction," said Olena Juzkiw, Community Projects Coordinator with the
"The new calculator is intended to raise staff and student awareness of how their actions affect the Ecological Footprints of our organizations," said
The new ecological footprint calculator for schools and post secondary institutions joins the popular personal ecoFootprint Calculator, which Calgarians have been using since
Footprint calculator pledge helps local TD FEF Chapter reach
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The types of projects supported by TD FEF include (but are not limited to): - Wildlife rehabilitation - Education programs for children - Environmental cleanups - Tree planting campaigns - Conservation and recycling initiatives - Urban renewal
TD FEF encourages non-profit organizations with a Charitable Registration Number, First Nation communities, municipalities and schools to apply for funding online at www.tdfef.com.
About TD Friends of the Environment Foundation (TD FEF):
Since 1990, TD FEF has provided more than
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About the University of Calgary:
The University of Calgary's Office of Campus Sustainability is co-coordinating a pan-university approach to sustainability that encompasses curriculum and research, campus operations, as well as co-curricular service and community engagement with the goal of propelling the U of C forward as a local and global leader in institutional sustainability stewardship.
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For further information: Aurora Bonin, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, Tel: (604) 654-8832, Cell: (604) 649-6214, Email: [email protected]; Grady Semmens, Associate Director - Media Relations, University of Calgary, Tel: (403) 220-7722, Cell: (403) 651-2515, Email: [email protected]; Ted Flitton, Media Relations Specialist, Calgary Board of Education, Tel: (403) 294-8304, Cell: (403) 819-2317, Email: [email protected]; City of Calgary, Media contact line: (403) 828-2954, Email: [email protected]
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