Alexandria Mitchell

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http://plugouttunein.com
Profile: Alexandria Mitchell is involved in sustainability initiatives across the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada. Mitchell’s background in film and television, in addition to a passion for community action and commonsense solutions, allows her to speak to organizations, decision makers, and businesses on the need for an integrated approach to community sustainability through an environmental lens. Alexandria attended the COP 15 United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen, and is the creator and developer of Plug Out Tune In: http://plugouttunein.com, an online portal for sharing stories and connecting on causes.

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Bon Chance for a Bon-Bonn!

Posted by Alexandria Mitchell on Aug 6th, 2010 in RYSE | 0 comments

Photo courtesy of www.treehugger.com From the makers of COP 15 and the Kyoto Protocol, the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) brings you the third UNFCCC intersessional climate talks at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn, Germany. For those of us who previously had no idea that “BONN“ is a city and that there were intersessional climate talks above and beyond the major international negotiations each winter, here is a brief update on the session’s developments. Members of YOUNGO (the youth constituency officially recognized by the UNFCCC that represents the... (continue reading)

Business and Energy

Posted by Alexandria Mitchell on Mar 12th, 2010 in Climate Justice | 2 comments

Maybe I’m being a little too cynical…I just don’t think that Brad Pitt is saving the world. Bill Gates on the other hand, might be a different story While a friend of a friend of mine has chosen to label Mr. Gates as a ’socialist’ (yes that’s right a socialist…America’s richest man, and corporate icon in the most capitalistic way possible) for his new stance on a different way of looking at energy, I see that Gates might actually be on the cutting edge of a new way of viewing what environmentalists have talked about for years. In Gates’ most recent TED talk, entitled... (continue reading)

Does Canada Remember Copenhagen?

Posted by Alexandria Mitchell on Jan 11th, 2010 in Climate Justice | 0 comments

After attending COP 15 I’ve become more and more angry at my government and even more so at the lack of environmental action being taken on behalf of Prime Minister Harper here in Canada. With his recent decision to prorogue parliament, he has left all responsibility and accountability to represent Canadians in the House. I have to ask the question, Harper, what about Copenhagen? Proroguing parliament allows the government to disregard the significant issues currently facing Canada, issues that are not only limited to Copenhagen, but also include Afghanistan and the security measures... (continue reading)

Canada in Copenhagen

Posted by Alexandria Mitchell on Dec 24th, 2009 in Climate Justice, Tar Sands | 1 comment

Hey everyone! It’s a pleasure to start writing to all of you. I was a youth delegate at the COP 15 United Nations Climate Conference this December. It was quite the experience, and I’m more than happy to share some of those moments with you. As a Canadian, it was truly interesting to see how our image has changed in the eyes of the international community because of our inaction on climate change. Before leaving for Copenhagen, I engaged with my local community through the creation of something called PLUG OUT TUNE IN. It started out as a way to bring people into the... (continue reading)

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Alexandria Mitchell is involved in sustainability initiatives across the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada. Mitchell’s background in film and television, in addition to a passion for community action and commonsense solutions, allows her to speak to organizations, decision makers, and businesses on the need for an integrated approach to community sustainability through an environmental lens. Alexandria attended the COP 15 United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen, and is the creator and developer of Plug Out Tune In: http://plugouttunein.com, an online portal for sharing stories and connecting on causes.

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