Vanessa Kam

Current

• PR at City of Toronto
• Freelance Research Writer at Corporate Knights Magazine
• Founder at Sustainable Solutions Community

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Industry

Renewables & Environment

Websites

• Sustainable Solutions
• Walk 21 Conference 2007
• CYCC

Vanessa Kam’s Summary

Interested in building a sustainable economic model (i.e. ISEW) based on ecological efficiencies. Thereby to encourage and inspire businesses achieving 100% local autonomy, independency and to experience "real" economic growth - all without jeopardizing environmental conditions.

Vanessa Kam’s Specialties:

Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW), full-cost accounting, environmental laws, applied ecology, emerging contaminants in drinking water, wastewater microbiology, renewable energy, sustainable engineering design.

Additional Information

Vanessa Kam’s Websites:

• Sustainable Solutions
• Walk 21 Conference 2007
• CYCC

Vanessa Kam’s Interests:

biomimicry, amory lovins, anaerobic digestion, anarctica, astronomy, biogas, the end of suburbia, blackout, carbon tax, carbon trading, congestion tax, container city, cradle to cradle, david miller, denmark, district heating, ecoliving, electromagnetic frequency radiation (EMF), energy conservation, environmental engineering, environmental law & policy, fuel cell, geothermal, green building, hammarby model, iceland, jane jacobs, john tillman lyle, material engineering, nanotechnology, nature, nuclear energy phase out, nuclear waste disposal, politics, pollution controls, polycentric development, precautionary principles, public transportation, regenerative design, rehabitation, renewable energy, rocky mountain institute, smart meter, solar power, sustainable community, sustainable development, sustainable solutions, sweden, switzerland, trigeneration, urban planning, urban sprawl, william mcdonough, zerowaste

Vanessa Kam’s Groups:

Certified Management Accountants (Associated Member)
http://www.cma-canada.org/
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Walk 21 Conference 2007 (Community Advisory Committee)
http://www.toronto.ca/walk21/pdf/Walk21_Toronto2007_Program.pdf
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Canadian Youth Climate Coalition CYCC (Co-Founder)
http://www.ourclimate.ca/main/aboutus.php?pageid=4
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Toronto Environmental Volunteers (2007 Graduate)
http://www.toronto.ca/wes/techservices/involved/outreach/tev/index.htm
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University of Toronto Sustainable Energy Fair (Finance Chair)
2004 http://www.ele.utoronto.ca/gradunion/sefair/
2005 http://www.ele.utoronto.ca/sef/

Vanessa Kam’s Contact Settings

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