Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How The Toxic Chemistry Of Every Day Life Affects Our Health
Rick Smith & Bruce Lourie
Knopf Canada, 2009, 336 pages.
Slow Death by Rubber Duck has one non-chemical ingredient that catapulted it to the top of the charts.
As the story goes, the duo behind the Chicken Soup for the Soul empire couldn’t find a publisher when they assembled their first book. But despite Chicken Soup’s winning formula – 112 million books sold in 15 years – the world of book publishing continues to be an enigma.
With the exception of anything written by Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling non-fiction
books are hard to predict. So… [Click here to read more!] Continue reading Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How The Toxic Chemistry Of Every Day Life Affects Our Health
From Climate Change Connections – The 2nd annual Eat Slow event by Slow Food Winnipeg is taking place on Saturday, May 15! Continue reading 2nd Annual Slow Food Seminar
CALGARY, AB – Enbridge‘s pipeline and tanker project to British Columbia’s coast isn’t going to happen. BC First Nations made … Continue reading US Oil Spill Swells BC First Nations Opposition to Tar Sands Pipeline and Tankers
Congratulations Wendy on winning this weeks Fabulous Books Prize Pack:
1. Now or Never by Tim Flannery
2. More Good News by David Suzuki & Holly Dressel
3. Fast, Fresh & Green by Susie Middleton
We asked our readers to tell us “What is your favourite Green Book?”
Our winning contestants favourite Green Book title:
Last of the Curlews by Fred Bosworth.
Other Favourite Green Books included:
1. The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant
2. The Little Book of Quick Fixes for Eco Conscious Cleaning by Bridget Bodoano
3. Cradle To Cradle by William McDonough & Michael Braungart
4. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Thank you to all of our contestants.
Image via Wikipedia By David Suzuki with Faisal Moola. Canada’s towns and cities are at a crossroads. Down one path … Continue reading Canada’s cities at a crossroads: To sprawl or protect? – Science Matters
dogwoodinitiative — May 04, 2010 — Charles Campbell from the Victoria-based Dogwood Initiative discusses the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster and … Continue reading Deepwater Horizon highlights need for oil tanker ban in BC
The Sacred Universe: Earth, Spirituality, and Religion in the Twenty-First Century
Thomas Berry / Mary Evelyn Tucker, ed.
New York: Columbia University Press, 2009, 200 pages.
The Christian Future and the Fate of the Earth Thomas Berry / Mary Evelyn Tucker & John Grim, eds.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2009, 144 pages.
In June 2009, Thomas Berry, the historian, priest, author and self-described “geologian,” passed away at his home in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was 94.
Uniting recent scientific discoveries concerning the provenance and progression of the universe with religious insights into the nature of creation, Berry’s writing blended empirical and spiritual elements into a unique cosmological narrative. His challenge in later life was to place ecology and cosmology at the centre of our personal and institutional lives… [Click here to read more!] Continue reading The Sacred Universe: Earth, Spirituality, and Religion in the Twenty-First Century + The Christian Future and the Fate of the Earth
May 3, 2010 (Victoria, BC) – At a recent awards ceremony, the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce presented City Green … Continue reading City Green Wins “Business of the Year” and “Innovation” Awards
679: 3 May 2010 – Published by Green Communities Canada. BOARD NEWS. Congratulations to Terry McNeil (Conservation Corps), Paula Steele … Continue reading Elora Award, Mandatory Ratings, Potato Tower – GCNews #679
Are You Green Power? Environmental Defence is proud to launch its new campaign, I Am Green Power. An interactive, new … Continue reading Are You Green Power? – Environmental Defence Canada
