High school and university students have been speaking up to voice their concerns about the alternative standards process. Some sample letters have been posted on our website under the section “From the Neighbours”. Feel free to check them out to see what our passionate youth have to say! The sample letters include submissions from a grade 9 student, a post-secondary student, and Vishal Tiwari, President of the McMaster Students Union.
What Pollutants Have Made Their Way Into My Backyard?
Last week we mentioned Benzene as a hazardous pollutant, but what other contaminants are affecting our health? The Hamilton Air Monitoring Network (HAMN) has created a website which enables you utilize an interactive map to see which pollutants are at what levels within your area. This data is real-time, thus you can get a minute by minute update! Just click the blue dots closest to you!
http://www.hamnair.ca/DesktopDefault2.aspx? tabid=52
You can additionally find out more about each particular pollutant by visiting our website (the health information page) or by visiting the following link:
http://www.hamnair.ca/airborne-pollu...criptions.aspx
Letters, Letters, Letters!
Submit them! If you haven’t already, please submit your letter to voice your concerns about how this industry is affecting YOU! You can email your letter, mail it to us, or have us pick it up from you. It’s that easy! Additionally, if you’re crunched for time, please utilize our letter template which can help you produce a letter within 5 minutes! All information on letter writing (including the template) can now be found on our website’s homepage:
http://www.environmenthamilt on.org...ghbourcampaign
2010 Upwind Downwind Conference:
JAY INGRAM IS COMING!!!
Interested in learning more about Hamilton’s air? The 2010 Upwind Downwind Conference and Tradeshow is taking place Feb 21st and 22nd, 2010 at the Hamilton Convention Centre in downtown Hamilton. Invited speakers include Jay Ingram of the Discovery Channel, Gord Miller- The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, representation from the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) and the Ministry of the Environment, and the Provincial Climate Change Secretariate.
For more information and registration information, please visit
their website.
