Wind power is great, but not a panacea
Wind turbines are sprouting up everywhere, and I must confess
I like the slenderness of the soaring towers and find the slowly
turning blades sensual and hypnotic. But what I really like is that
the fuel for these sleek machines is the wind itself, so there are
no emissions to pollute and warm the atmosphere. And the land below
can be used for farming, golf courses and parks. Those white
turbines are very green.
A Bargain at the price
After visiting Lake Louise, guests from all over the world
will soon be able to compost their to-go coffee cups, lunch
containers and cutlery. One of the world’s most famous hotel chains
is about to make the switch from Styrofoam and plastic packaging to
potato starch based to-go containers.
Waste turned to energy
Andre Lafleche will tell you he’s not in the garbage
business. Rather, he manages one of society’s most abundant untapped
resources.
Groomed nature’s way
Who would have thought the next front in the environmental
wars would be ingredients in nail polish, baby powder and dandruff
shampoos?
Taking baby the earth-friendly route
Corinne Willems is a first-time mom and a self-confessed
greenie. While pregnant with her son Nikko, now three-and-a-half
months old, Willems learned some disturbing facts about the key
ingredient in a popular “no tears” baby shampoo that motivated her
to go the earth-friendly route and start making her own baby care
products.
You’ve upgraded the windows, super-insulated the attic,
scrapped the old bar fridge. What’s next on your green list?
Spring cleaning your green garage
If you have to keep hazardous materials in the garage, follow these
rules:
Trail leads emissions battle
A close-knit town in the West Kootenays is leading the battle
against carbon emissions, committing to become carbon neutral by
2012.
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