Ottawa – Sierra Club Canada condemns the federal government for inaction on climate change. In a report tabled Tuesday June … Continue reading Sierra Club Canada condemns government inaction on climate
Image by thegreenpages via Flickr BC-based social enterprise TB Vets Charitable Foundation, publisher of Green Zebra guide, is now accepting … Continue reading New Green Zebra Guide Offers Unique Opportunities for Businesses
grandriverca — April 25, 2010 — Third year of the Guelph Rotary Forest tree planting project at Guelph Lake Conservation … Continue reading Watching: Guelph Rotary Forest
by David Suzuki with Dr. Faisal Moola. Imagine walking down the street just as the crew of an airplane flying … Continue reading Cruise ship industry needs better waste-control standards – Science Matters
The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience
Rob Hopkins
White River Junction, Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2008, 240 pages.
At last, here is a book about our common future that we don’t have to be afraid to read. Written by “transition movement” founder Rob Hopkins, The Transition Handbook offers an inspiring and practical blueprint for community-based action in response 
to the challenges of climate change and … [Click here to read more!] Continue reading The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience
Bike-to-Work Week is starting soon on May 31 – June 6! From VACC.BC.CA – Bike to Work Week encourages people … Continue reading Get ready for Bike to Work Week!
683: 31 May 2010 – Published by Green Communities Canada. CANADA WALKS ON THE ROAD. Mandy Johnson, consultant with Green … Continue reading Fuel Without Fear, VB6 Diet, Quiet Windturbines, Happy Activist – GCNews #683
Congratulations Michelle on winning this week’s Green Books Giveaway:
1. Obsessive Consumption by Kate Bingaman-Burt
2. The Self-Sufficient Life by John Seymour
3. Terracide by Hubert Reeves
We asked our readers to share “An Inspirational Environmental Quote”
Our winning contestants submission:
“When we walk like (we are running), we print anxiety and sorrow on the earth. We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the earth… Be aware of the contact between your feet and the earth…Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
Thank you to all of our contestants for sharing suck great quotes. Continue reading Share an inspirational Green quote – CONTEST WINNER!
PembinaInstitute — May 29, 2010 — Part 1: Inspiration and Pembina – Pembina’s David Dodge talks to former Prime Minister … Continue reading Watching: Paul Martin 25th Annniversary Interview – Part 1
EVENTS
Wed May 26: Screening – Manufactured Landscapes
Thurs May 27: Spring Workshop – Edible Plant Walk
Sat May 29: Fundraiser Yard Sale for the St. John’s Farmer’s Market
Sat May 29: East Coast Trail Assn Hike – Tinkers Point Path (Mobile to Tors Cove) Continue reading NLEN E-Update May 25th
Ducks Unlimited Canada, Piper Family and Encana Offer Tour of Completed Piper Pond Restoration Project. Copy of invitation attached. Please … Continue reading Events: Tour of Completed Piper Pond – A gift to the Environment
Toronto – The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, a private family foundation, has made possible the preservation and restoration of more … Continue reading Over 3,400 acres conserved in southern Ontario’s Carolinian Ecosystem
