Let Earth Hour inspire you
April 27, 2008
Canada had one of the highest participation rates worldwide in Earth Hour on March 29 with over 150 cities participating. Great job Canada! But why stop there? Check out WWF-Canada’s new interactive website, The Good Life, for actions you can take to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions created through your daily activities. As with Earth Hour, these actions multiplied across the country will send a resounding message to our government that Canadians are ready for change.
Green word watch
April 27, 2008
ecosexual (noun) \EK-oh-SEK-shoo-uhl\
1. A term describing a person, in a dating sense, who is socially and environmentally conscious. Similar to metrosexual, but for someone who wears and buys organic items and drives a hybrid car.
In a sentence: My sister is looking to date an ecosexual guy, someone to share organic meals and bicycle trips to the farmers’ market.
When having gas is a good thing
April 17, 2008
Gasoline prices at well over $1 a litre is plenty incentive to get people thinking about ways to save money at the pumps. It’s been this way since Hurricane Katrina sent gas prices soaring in 2005. Read more
Treehuggers, mark your calendars!
April 17, 2008
This weekend marks the return of the annual EPIC - The Sustainable Living Expo. Ethical. Progressive. Intelligent. Consumer. is Vancouver’s largest green consumer show and eco-marketplace.
Green word watch
April 17, 2008
A phantom load is the energy that sapped by appliances when they’re plugged in, but not on. In the average home, an unbelievable 40% of all electricity is used to power electronics while they’re turned ‘off.’
April is volunteer month!
April 10, 2008
At the end of April, Canada celebrates national volunteer week. This annual celebration recognizes the essential nature, vitality and value that volunteers make in our society and our communities with their tireless efforts to help make things better. In every community there are many ways to contribute your time; and there are many special and important civic and sustainable ways to volunteer in Vancouver. Read more