Electricity Free Refrigeration – A Summer Experiment?
Hey, you there – ASIC student. At the beginning of this term, you were probably thinking, “Now, what do I need thermodynamics for? How will thermodynamics…
Read articleCrew Sails To Giant Pacific Garbage Patch – or so they thought?
this is very rad A group of online television folks decided, after having read all the news articles and seen all the mock-up drawings of the…
Read articleEthical Progressive Intelligent Consumer
From eco-travel to green weddings, the EPIC sustainable living expo is here this weekend. Green living is becoming big business. If you’ve got mixed feelings about…
Read articleGreenwashing – Capitalizing Off of Green Living Trends?
The Ottawa Sun has an interesting tidbit on “Greenwashing”, or “the false or misleading practice of advertising green but operating dirt.” It isn’t surprising that this…
Read articleVancity Becomes North America’s First Carbon Neutral Bank
Something from the ol’ CTV: Vancity credit union is the first North American financial institution to become carbon neutral, it announced on Wednesday, after it voluntarily…
Read articleObservations / Reflections on Status Quo
1. Trees in the city (at winter) we are surrounded by pavement. shallow roots and bare branches. perhaps strung with christmas lights or strangled by these…
Read article100-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.…
Read articleThe 10m Diet – An Update, and a Plea for Your Photos!
So, I have things that grow on my windowsill: It’s been a full week since I began my personal 10m diet – a plan to grow…
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How To: Avoid using synthetic furniture oils
By Dave Semeniuk,
I was watching something on television recently (I can’t remember the program) where a crew of people were helping families to “green up” their lives. Besides…
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