There is a new quiz game over at YouSustain called Are you a Sustainability Guru? It’s fun and educational as … Continue reading Are you a Sustainability Guru?

The environment in Burlington received a boost recently when Protecting Escarpment Rural Land (PERL) was awarded a grant from Freshwater … Continue reading Local grassroots organization receives funding to protect Burlington’s natural environment

In celebration of Earth Day 2008, Carbon Diet launches the Going Green Solution Library. Going Green is now easy.
Many Canadians are concerned about Climate Change and asking “What can I do”?. The answer is ?a lot?.
We contribute to climate change in every part of our lives, whether it’s from heating our homes, using electricity, or even flushing the toilet (it takes a lot of energy to purify and distribute the water as well as treat the waste water before it can be disposed of).
Approximately 80% of the greenhouse gasses causing climate change are from carbon dioxide. Adding up the amount of carbon dioxide we produce is referred to as a carbon footprint. Using a carbon calculator commonly found on the Internet, someone can start to gauge how much they are polluting. The next step is to reduce their carbon footprint,
but to date, it has not been very easy to understand how to do it.

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When Jeremy Mercer first added solar power to his home, he watched the needle on his BC Hydro meter go … Continue reading Powell River family goes solar

CBN is a community-based bicycle organization with the goal of promoting and stimulating healthy, active, and neighbourhood-friendly sustainable transportation initiatives … Continue reading Community Bicycle Network

Trying to reduce your carbon footprint? Why not get your company OnBoard. TransLink’s OnBoard program offers many convenient, cost-effective, and … Continue reading OnBoard Boiler Plate

Getting Ready for Kits’ First Car Free Block Party Festival on June 15th Vancouver’s annual Car Free Festival has expanded … Continue reading Kitsilano Car Free Festival Workshop

The 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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Continue reading “the green life – Georgia Straight Living (Spring 2008)”