ICLEI stands for "International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives". Man, that is a really bad name for an organization. It's tagline explains things a bit better: "Local Governments for Sustainability".

So this big conference is coming to Edmonton next summer. There will be more than 500 delegates from all over the world trading information about how their "locality" (city, county, barangay) can become more environmentally sustainable.  read more... »