Posts from the ‘environment’ category

“Tyger”: a beautifully visual short film with environmental overtones.

Recently, I picked up a copy of the latest 3×3 Annual (No. 4 to be exact), and was perusing through the great artwork that it compiles.…

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100-Mile Diets, 1000-Mile Impacts: The Civility and Sustainability of Eating Local

The recent movement towards community food security has generated many “eat local” initiatives, with the 100-Mile Diet joining the lexicon of farmers’ markets and urban gardens.…

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The Mythology – and Potential – of the Public Intellectual. Learning from Rachel Carson

“It is the public that is being asked to assume the risks…the public must decide whether it wishes to continue on the present road, and it…

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SENSibility 10: The “Cosmic Ray” Theory of Global Warming Takes a Hit

One of the favourite theories of climate change skeptics is in big trouble. Danish scientist Henrik Svensmark has championed the idea that global warming is not…

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Panda tours the CK Choi Building. One of the greenest of the green…

And now for your viewing pleasure… A Panda and the CK Choi Building (super green building!) PART I

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World Views of the Squamish First Nation and the Province of British Columbia Displayed in their Land Use Plans

The Squamish Nation Traditional Territory is located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. The territory has a total area of 673, 540 hectares and…

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Timebomb – everybody dance.

Boy, talk about consumption. Great music video featuring the digital art prowess of Chris Jordan.

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Survey Says! American Public Attitudes Towards the Environment

Dr. David M. Konisky from the University of Missouri’s Institute of Public Policy recently released a survey that captures American attitudes towards current environmental issues (pdf…

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Public Television Presents, “NATUREWORLD: Seeking the Origins of the Environmentalist.”

(This program is made possible in part by a grant from American World Corporation: “Meeting tomorrow’s energy needs, TODAY!”) – – – (On screen is a…

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SENSibility 9: The Old Ice is Leaving Us

More news from the global “uh oh” file. There is evidence that the old, thick ice of the arctic is melting away faster than previously thought.…

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