Well, we’re pretty much full on into the exam period, and seeing students shuffle from one place to another (be … Continue reading Newswire: Curious about strange studying habits: Anyone care to divulge?
(Reprinted from Shifting Baselines) Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi, spoke on campus last night and I was smart … Continue reading Newswire: Yann Martel: Imaginative Atrophy and Lonely Book Clubs
For a comprehensive and up-to-date look at the ‘green marketplace,’ bookmark this page from the Globe and Mail. It offers … Continue reading Report on Green Solutions
“Environmental Impacts of Divorce” (pdf here) reads the title of an accepted manuscript soon to be published the highly accoladed … Continue reading Newswire: Divorce Your Spouse, Harm The Environment – or – “How an English King Killed The Planet 500 Years Ago”
This talk is really quite remarkable. Larry hails from Stanford Law, and is an eminent authority on copyright, particularly as … Continue reading Newswire: TEDtalks: Larry Lessig: How creativity is being strangled by the law
Alberta is now a magnet for billions of dollars in domestic and international investment. But will there be enough money … Continue reading Newswire: The reckoning
A beautiful, well-thought article on “web design” and how it has evolved, diverted, and made us realize that the content is the true focus of a web site.
Continue reading “Understanding Web Design by Jeffrey Zeldman”
As you start to gear up for your holiday shopping, you might want to note that tomorrow is Global Unpackage … Continue reading Greenopolis.ca: Global Unpackage Day: December 1st
We were asked recently whether it was better for the planet to buy a live Christmas tree or to invest … Continue reading Greenopolis.ca: Is Fake Holiday Greenery Better?
The David Suzuki Foundation is sending three official observers to the United Nations’ climate change conference in Bali, Indonesia. The two-week … Continue reading David Suzuki Foundation sending three observers to UN climate summit
The Pembina Institute, a national environmental think tank, today released a case study compendium and hosted a forum on innovative … Continue reading Pembina Institute Releases Report, Hosts Forum on “Unlikely Allies”
A cadre of eco-tour entrepreneurs say grizzly watching could be B.C.’s next big tourist bonanza. The province wants to promote … Continue reading Newswire: Dead or Alive?
