the green life – Georgia Straight Living (Spring 2008)

Living13_cover.jpgThe current spring issue (Issue 13, Volume 4. Spring 2008) of the Georgia Straight Living has several interesting green articles. Georgia Straight Living is published four times a year by the Vancouver Free Press Publishing Corp. (it’s Vancouver-based, but it is definitely worth sharing Canada-wide!)
The articles….
David Suzuki chills out along the waterfront
By Matthew Burrows
When David Suzuki is not away on one of his many speaking engagements or political campaigns, the 71-year-old scientist and broadcaster can be found in his Point Grey home spending time with his wife, Tara Cullis.
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Going green is a suite deal for owners and renters
By Pieta Woolley
For the past seven years, University of B.C. PhD student J. Karen Parker has lived in basement suites. Some were gross, and some were half decent. But the computer scientist swears she’ll never live in one again.
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Eco-gadgets
By Blaine Kyllo
Keep your conscience clear with sustainable listening via Eco-Speakers, vampire power, and use the wind for your HYmini charger
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Organic seeds of change
By Angela Murrills
West Coast seeds sells a million tiny ways to grow healthy solutions for the planet.
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Going Green
By Pieta Woolley
Sustainable lifestyle tips from the Green Living Show at B.C. Place, Chilean alpaca pillows, and solar cells
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Earth Hour – Small Energy Group

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At 8pm on Saturday March 29, the Village of Hartley Bay, City
of Vancouver
, and the University of British Columbia
will switch off their lights to make a difference and Small Energy Group will measure the
impact of their actions.

Over the course of Earth Hour,
Small Energy Group’s innovative Energy Management
software
will collect information from these three sites and chart the
energy and greenhouse gas savings realized by their actions on this website.
Click on the photos below to learn more about the actions that each site will
take.

Visit the Earth Hour web site.

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Calgary Dollars

Calgary Dollars is a
grassroots currency system that brings together local talents and
resources to strengthen our local economy and build community.

A
community’s true wealth lies in the skills, talents and capabilities of
its members. We believe that every person has something of value to
offer to their neighbours.

By encouraging local production
and consumption, we are committed to creating a healthy economy that is
rooted in a healthy society and a healthy ecosystem.

Visit their web site: http://calgarydollars.ca/

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