Welcome to GreenNews, Environmental Defence’s monthly electronic newsletter featuring updates on our efforts Greening Cities, Protecting People and Saving Species.
Continue reading “GreenNews: The December 2007 edition from Environmental Defence”
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns.
The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It’ll teach you something and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.
Here’s your weekly Science Matters column by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola.
We know that our planet is heating up. And we know that international
climate negotiations like the ones that are winding down in Bali this
week are critical steps towards a global action plan to reduce
heat-trapping greenhouse gases. But how will we be able to gauge if
such a plan actually works?
Casting a glance is a tribute to the American artist Robert Smithson.
Between May 15, 2005 and January 14, 2007 I made 16 trips to the
«Spiral Jetty». Created in 1970, the «Jetty» is a 1,500 – foot long
spiral-shaped jetty extending into the Great Salt Lake in Utah
constructed from rocks, earth, salt and red algae.
Is it cold enough
for you? With many in Eastern Canada digging out after this weekend’s
record-setting snowfall and all of us facing the coldest winter in 15
years, it’s no wonder that you may be thinking about how to heat your
home this month. We certainly need secure supplies of energy to get us
through another Canadian winter.
Continue reading “Take Charge! Council to Demand a National Energy Strategy”
UN conference adopts plan for new global warming pact after United States backs down in battle over wording Continue reading Newswire: Bali deal reached
"The wages of sin is death" wrote Saint Paul to the Romans. He meant if we live excessively and without … Continue reading Ethical Sourcing & MEC: The Wages of Sin is Death & Excess Money Supply
It’s official – the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which is the main investigative committee in the U.S. House … Continue reading Newswire: Bush administration deliberately misled public on climate change
Find some great gifts to create a green haven. Whether it’s practical, decorative or just plain, there is plenty to … Continue reading Newswire: 12 days of green shopping: Home decor
Using non-toxic paints, lacquers, and paint strippers can greatly reduce indoor air pollution in your home. Many paints contain volatile … Continue reading Newswire: Small Steps
The puck stops here, Al Gore told the UN climate conference in Bali yesterday. And hockey great Bobby Hull is … Continue reading Newswire: Gore taps hockey strategy
Environment Minister John Baird called for industrialized and developing countries to deepen their existing commitments and take on new obligations … Continue reading Newswire: Canada already affected by climate change: Baird
