What are offsets?
December 10, 2007
Anyone who drives, uses electricity or eats meat is responsible for climate change. Now you can calculate your greenhouse gas emissions and actually pay to offset the emissions that you can’t reduce, contributions to which support carbon-reducing projects such as renewable energy, methane capture, energy efficiency and reforestation initiatives.
Lots of hot air
December 10, 2007
Canada has announced $7.5 million for a global fund designed to help poor countries deal with climate change, making it the second-largest donor to the Global Environment Facility’s climate change fund.
Officials stumped
December 9, 2007
One of Vancouver’s favourite attractions and famous photo ops is in danger of falling over.
The future of climate change on local neighbourhoods
December 8, 2007
This summer, Stephen Sheppard and David Flanders from UBC’s Collaborative for Advanced Landscape Planning presented their findings on their ’Local Climate Change Visioning’ project. Their objective was to show how climate change might affect local communities in alternative futures for Delta and the Lower Mainland.
Book leaves
December 8, 2007
Do you want more for your books than just sitting on a shelf year in and year out? Why don’t you set them free? People in over 130 countries around the world are already participating in a totally new spin on traditional book clubs.
Come on Canada!
December 7, 2007
Canada has placed near Saudi Arabia and the US in a climate change study released by environmental organizations Germanwatch and Climate Action Network Europe.
Another thing to be concerned about…
December 7, 2007
Thousands of people use these everyday and feel good doing it – drinking tap water instead of commercial products, and using a product that won’t find its way to the nearest landfill within the next week.
Margaret Atwood: green inventor
December 7, 2007
Acclaimed Canadian writer and poet Margaret Atwood is also an environmental pioneer. Her LongPen™ invention, comprised of a video screen and digital writing pad at one location and a video screen and automated pen at another, helps authors and other celebrities reduce their ecological footprints by allowing them to forgo air travel.
Green gift guide for your MINI ENVIRONMENTALIST
December 7, 2007
Gifts for your little ones! We’ve hand picked these special items and think the babies in your life will have an excellent start with these all-natural and fun toys and games. Happy holidays!
Why buy new?
December 6, 2007
In a city like Vancouver there are so many outlets for great used stuff. Being a town of universities with transient populations and lots of renters, people are constantly trading up or downsizing.