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Some Like It Cold: The Politics of Climate Change in Canada, Robert Paehlke, Toronto:Between the Lines, 2008, 240 pages. Reviewed … Continue reading Fleeting Opportunity
Some Like It Cold: The Politics of Climate Change in Canada, Robert Paehlke, Toronto:Between the Lines, 2008, 240 pages. Reviewed … Continue reading Fleeting Opportunity
How to revitalize our near-urban farmland and curb sprawl. Stew Hilts, Ione Smith & Melissa Watkins DAVE THOMPSON pocketed a … Continue reading Saving the Land that Feeds Us – On newsstands today!
As jurisdictions across Canada take action to ban the use of landfill-clogging plastic bags, which can take up to 1,000 … Continue reading Waterloo student develops plastic bag composter
Facebook is probably the most phenomenal social web service app that came out of the Web 2.0 age. Never has … Continue reading Keeping in touch with Facebook
June 26, 2008 VANCOUVER (David Suzuki Foundation) – B.C.’s carbon tax, which takes effect July 1, has many British Columbians … Continue reading Environmental “reality check” aims to clear the air on B.C. carbon tax
The Nolalu Eco Centre is a home and learning centre created to promote and teach skills and knowledge that are beneficial to our planet and help create healthy communities. For this, the Centre offers an ecology-centred learning environment, organizing house tours, quality workshops and special events. The Centre aims to inform and inspire all who visit, using available local resources as much as possible.
Visit their web site: http://www.nolaluecocentre.org/
Example workshops (2008) include:
May 22-23 – Organic Gardening IN THE (FAR) NORTH
July 19 – Intro to Solar Power
10:00 pm – 4.30:00 pm Lunch is included
$85.00
Aug 31 – Sep 6Strawbale building hands-on
10:00 a.m. – 4.30:00 p.m. Lunch is included
9:00 a.m.- 5.00 p.m.
Fee: $495.00 (including lunch, supper and snacks)
Maximum number of participants: 8
Sept 20 or 21 Harvesting the wind. hands-on
10:00 am – 4:30 p.m.
$85.00
Sept. 27 From Backyard to Blackholes
10:00 am – 4:30 p.m.
$85.00
The ZERO WASTE ACTION TEAM (ZWAT) is a self-supported organization of members of the commercial, industrial and institutional sector (IC&I) … Continue reading The Zero Waste Action Team
The Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition (OHCC) seeks to achieve social, environmental, and economic health and well-being for individuals, communities and … Continue reading Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition (OHCC)
Positive Power Co-op is a not-for-profit co-operative
dedicated to promoting and building community-based renewable energy projects.
Our
organisation works with industry experts to engage and educate the
community while developing wind energy projects in the Hamilton, Halton
and Haldimand regions.
Be sure to check out their Lake Erie Project and our community presentations and workshops.

From the Vancouver Sun Published: Friday, June 27, 2008 Quick headline titles…. Golf courses becoming more than just green in colour … Continue reading Going Green: June 2008 – Vancouver Sun
Mississauga Civic Centre is bullfrogpowered(TM) MISSISSAUGA, ON, June 27 /CNW/ – Bullfrog Power(TM) announced today an agreement with the City … Continue reading The City of Mississauga leaps to green electricity
TORONTO, June 26 /CNW/ – The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), is celebrating Canada Day with the protection of ten … Continue reading A birthday gift big enough for a nation