Posts from the ‘news’ category

Attention All “19 Years Old or Older”s – The Gov. BC Wants Your Climate Logo

The BC government announced a contest today for students 19 years of age and older: British Columbia design students are being invited to compete to create…

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Proposed sins #15-19 awaiting approval of Vatican Supervisory Committee on Morally Deplorable Acts (VSCMDA)

The Vatican has put together an upbeat, modernized version of the seven deadly sins for Catholics to fret about (link – the first seven still count…

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Some Serious Coin is Going Into BC Arts…

$209 million, to be exact. $150 million will go toward a BC150 cultural fund $50 million is being spent on expanding the VAG (which includes building…

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Global Seed Vault Opens in Norway

It reminds me of Petra, Jordan. Thinking about climate change, GMOs, famine, war, and drought is depressing, but seeing projects like this come to fruition makes…

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An International Citizen Watch Dog: Youtube?

This is great. Normally, you think of YouTubers watching pirated versions of their favorite Family Guy episodes, Japanese anime cartoons, or kids falling on skateboards/dogs skateboarding/man…

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North America’s First Second Carbon Tax Implemented – Guess Where.

California? Nope, BC! I wasn’t even aware BC was seriously considering implementing a carbon tax. This from the globe:

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Terry Is Featured in Wikiality.

This is hilarious: Not only did our righteous scientists find that global warming does not exist; they also found that global warming does exist, and the…

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The Greatest Technological Challenges of the Next 50 Years

A group of scientists, entrepreneurs, and futurologists (yea, its a real word) presented the greatest technological challenges they foresee in the coming half century to the…

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And The Bake For A Change Winners Are… (Hurrah!)

After 5 grueling weeks, our esteemed panel of judges has finally decided upon the winners of our inaugural Bake For A Change sustainable gingerbread house contest.…

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Global Chats Speaker Series: Dr. Samantha Nutt

As part of International Week 2008, Dr. Samantha Nutt will be speaking on the impact of war and on public engagement in global issues. A medical…

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