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Bean leaves, bedbugs and biomimicry

| May 16, 2013
Bean leaves, bedbugs and biomimicry

Scientists often come up with new discoveries, technologies or theories. But sometimes they rediscover what our ancestors already knew. A couple of recent findings show we have a lot to learn from our forebears – and nature – about bugs.

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Conservation groups use the law to protect coastal Douglas fir forests in BC

| May 5, 2013
Conservation groups use the law to protect coastal Douglas fir forests in BC

Environmental groups — Wilderness Committee, ForestEthics Solutions and Ecojustice — are seeking a court order stating that the province has violated its own laws to protect these forests from extinction. The case is expected to be heard this year.

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Stressed at work? Add a daily dose of green

| April 25, 2013
Stressed at work? Add a daily dose of green

Does regular time in nature make you calmer? More alert? Happier? Let’s all get into the nature habit. It can make our lives better.

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Video: Three Tips to Detox Your Personal Care Routine

| April 22, 2013 | 0 Comments
Video: Three Tips to Detox Your Personal Care Routine

Shared by Earth Day Canada on 16 Mar 2012 Take It Up for Earth Day! Our green living expert, Adria Vasil, gives you three tips to detox your personal care routine. www.earthday.ca

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Sushi: The Global Catch

| April 20, 2013 | 0 Comments
Sushi: The Global Catch

Sushi: The Global Catch by Mark Hall https://itunes.apple.com/ca/movie/sushi-the-global-catch/id626607899 iRex

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Peace Out

| April 20, 2013 | 0 Comments
Peace Out

Peace Out by Charles Wilkinson https://itunes.apple.com/ca/movie/peace-out/id606322259 iRex

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Fundraising Ideas, Summer Camp, Organic Waste, Fake Anti-Wind Protesters – GCNews #813

| April 17, 2013 | 0 Comments
Fundraising Ideas, Summer Camp, Organic Waste, Fake Anti-Wind Protesters – GCNews #813

813: 8 April 2013 – Published by Green Communities Canada RAIN! See Water Canada Magazine article about how user fees and credit system helps Kitchener pay for its municipal stormwater system. Rain barrels, rain gardens, prmeable pavers (as well as cisterns and infiltration galleries) qualify for stormwater credits … RAIN! featured in insert … REEP Green Solutions is coordinating aregion-wide rain barrel [...]

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Peace River tops BC’s most endangered rivers list for 2013

| April 14, 2013
Peace River tops BC’s most endangered rivers list for 2013

The Peace River near Fort St. John, which is threatened by a third major dam that would flood more than 80 km of the last largely natural stretch of this river, is BC’s most endangered river in 2013.

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Conservation groups decry proposed changes to Endangered Species Act

| April 14, 2013
Conservation groups decry proposed changes to Endangered Species Act

Sixty-five species slated to receive mandatory habitat protection under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act, may be out of luck if the government proceeds with sweeping exemptions.

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Alberta’s Solar Surge

| April 12, 2013
Alberta’s Solar Surge

Alberta’s solar potential is measured as high as any other community its size anywhere else in the world.

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