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PEI’s Global Wake-Up Call
Charlottetown – People are invited out for a “Global Wake-Up Call” in Prince Edward Island’s capital city on Monday September 21, at 12:00 noon. The gathering will coincide with other such events in public places all around the world. These flashmob “wake-up call” events are designed to raise awareness and encourage our leaders to take action on climate change.
ECOPEI – Prince Edward Island’s environmental social network
Charlottetown – The Environmental Coalition of Prince Edward Island (ECO-PEI) is a community based action group formed in 1988. Their goal is to work in partnership to understand and improve the Island environment.
Eco-Friendly Fashions at Affordable Prices
As green clothing retailer Fashion & Earth gears up its inventory of organic clothing for its September opening, shoppers can sign up to receive notifications and an early bird discount at FashionandEarth.com.
Chef Michael to Host Fall Flavours – Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown – Chef Michael Smith is an Island original and Host of Food Network’s new series Chef Abroad. From September 30 – October 5th, 2008 he’s inviting food lovers to visit his home, in Prince Edward Island, to enjoy over 100 interactive culinary events as part of Fall Flavours – Prince Edward Island.
Sharon Labchuk: A Force of Nature Leading the Green Party of PEI
Sharon Labchuk is a force of nature. She is the founder and leader of the Green Party of PEI. She served as the campaign manager for Elizabeth May’s successful campaign to become leader of the Green Party of Canada. And she served as the Co-Chair of the GPC Shadow Cabinet for the last two years that I was leader of the party.
The Enviro Church Conservation Project
Congregations in PEI are making themselves parables of success in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Churches are notoriously drafty buildings. But Prince Edward Island parishioners have seen the light when it comes to warmer pews on Sundays.
Carbon credits – Farmers Helping Farmers
Farmers Helping Farmers is a nationally recognized, award-winning organization of community-minded people with an agricultural background from Prince Edward Island.
PEI’s Island Nature Trust reprints booklet on etiquette in nature
A new outdoor etiquette booklet teaches people how to respect PEI lands.
The book was produced by Island Nature Trust, which received a $2,300 grant from Shell Environmental Funds to reprint a booklet on outdoor ethics and etiquette.
Erosion threatens PEI’s coastlines
Prince Edward Island’s West Point Lighthouse is an icon. But now that icon is in danger of being claimed by the very element it guards against.
Trees In Trust: Saving our forest one piece at a time
Charlottetown – Trees In Trust has the perfect green gift. For a donation of $30, you can dedicate a piece of woodland to someone special. Your donation is used by a charitable land trust to purchase and preserve endangered forest in the Maritimes.
