This past weekend I attended the 12th annual Environmental Science Symposium at the University of Guelph.

The theme symposium this year was water. Water conservation, science, products, politics, etc. It was all well-covered.

A vareity of exhibits and speakers made for an informative day, including well-known Canadians Margaret Trudeau (speaking of her experiences with WaterCan) and Maude Barlow (Council of Canadians). Others included Mike Nagy of the Green Party and Karen Farbridge, the former Mayor of Guelph.

I don’t quite fit into the famous Canadians category, but I was there wearing my Envirolet® hat to discuss our composting toilets systems. I brought a funky green toilet with me too!

You can read more on Envirolet® Buzz, where I have also posted on the symposium.

A great film called Thirst (directed by Alan Snitow & Deborah Kaufman) was also screened and was able to perfectly sum up the entire theme of the day:

Is water part of a shared “commons,” a human right for all people, or is it a commodity to be bought, sold and traded in a global marketplace? Thirst tells the stories of communities in Japan, Bolivia, India and the United States that are asking these fundamental questions, as waste becomes the most valuable commodity of the 21st century.

[Via the Symposium web site]