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
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
Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent
Andrew Nikiforuk
Vancouver: Greystone Books, 2008, 208 pages.
It’s no secret that Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have designed their environmental policy to fit a full-speed-ahead exploitation of Alberta’s tar sands. It’s important, therefore, to have an understanding of the industry’s environmental impact. Andrew Nikiforuk’s award-winning Tar Sands offers precisely that.
First, “oil sands” is a misnomer. The resource is actually a mixture of sand and clay that contains a small percentage of bitumen – a sticky concoction of hydrocarbons that also 
contains sulfur, nitrogen and heavy metals. Energy companies scour vast reaches of the … [Click here to read more!] Continue reading Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent
Congratulations Eric on winning this week’s Green Books Giveaway:
1. Protect or Plunder? by Vandana Shiva
2. Hot Flat and Crowded by Thomas Friedman
3. Grow Organic: A cleaner, greener book
We asked our readers to tell us “Where is your favourite place to buy Green Books?”
Our winning contestants answer:
I like to buy at Second Look Books on Queen Street, in downtown Kitchener.
-Eric
Thank you to all of our contestants for sharing their green book stores. Continue reading Green Books Giveaway Winner: Where Do You Buy Eco Books?
682: 24 May 2010 – Published by Green Communities Canada. ICANWALK. Green Communities Canada received a grant from Ontario Ministry … Continue reading Free Retrofit, Humancides, Walking Conference – GCNews #682
TEDtalksDirector — May 20, 2010 — http://www.ted.com As the world’s attention focuses on the perils of oil exploration, we present … Continue reading Watching – Richard Sears: Planning for the end of oil
Congratulations Corinna on winning this week’s Green Books Giveaway:
We asked our readers to tell us “Who inspires you to be green?”
Here’s our winning contestants story:
My late grandmother inspires me to be green, because since before the 50’s, she was green before it was a fad. She would use her used tea bags in the garden. Wash and reuse, rewash and reuse, milk bags, containers etc. She always brought her own knit bags to the grocery store. Grew her own seasonal food. Raised her own chickens, pigs, and cows.
My grandmother, my green inspiration!
-Corinna.
Thank you to all of our contestants for sharing their green inspiration. We will be sharing these stories throughout the week
Continue reading Who Inspires You To Be Green? – Contest Winner!
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.
Ever dreamed of writing book reviews? Now is your chance. GreenBookReviews.ca, an interactive new book review site, has emerged from … Continue reading Launching the Green Book Reviews Website
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
