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Rock Star Environment Minister

Posted on Dec 20th, 2007 by Inukshuk : Friend of the Earth Inukshuk

Not only did Australia do everyone left of the conservatives in the world proud, by electing a Prime Minister who will do something about climate change, he has appointed the former rocker Peter Garrett to help... More »

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Go Green or Go Greener: New Years Resolutions

Posted on Dec 16th, 2007 by Inukshuk : Friend of the Earth Inukshuk

The only thing I would add to the text of these go green (or greener) resolutions is that after you've decided what you don't need, that you need to recycle it where possible by donating... More »

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Green Klepto and Obsessions

Posted on Dec 8th, 2007 by Inukshuk : Friend of the Earth Inukshuk

When I am in doctor's offices these days (pediatrician, psychiatrist, counsellor, family doctor...), I just have to have the magazines that contain articles about environmental or social issues for my blogging. As my youngest son... More »

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Green Dryer Vent: Ecovent

Posted on Dec 4th, 2007 by Inukshuk : Friend of the Earth Inukshuk

This is a question and answer in the New in Homes: Expert Advice: Helpful Hints section about the Ecovent dryer vent, which appears in the Saturday, November 17, 2007, Toronto Star: FOAM-BALL DRYER VENT WORKS... More »

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Summary of Climate Change Report

Posted on Nov 19th, 2007 by Inukshuk : Friend of the Earth Inukshuk

From the StopGlobalWarming.org website,  http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/sgw_read.asp?id=6385211172007 , here is a brief summary of the "Synthesis Report" from the International Panel on Climate Change's  Climate Change 2007 report.  The three other sections of the report are available... More »

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Reducing Paper Use

Posted on Nov 9th, 2007 by Inukshuk : Friend of the Earth Inukshuk

Saving paper means saving forests which we need to slow climate change. The Ancient Forest Friendly website, http://www.ancientforestfriendly.com/ , has the following guide to reducing paper use ( http://www.ancientforestfriendly.com/paper-efficiency/home ). A Practical Guide to Increasing Paper... More »

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Cotton Ginny's New Sustainable Clothing Line

Posted on Nov 8th, 2007 by Inukshuk : Friend of the Earth Inukshuk

From the Summer 2007, Issue #7, of the bullfrog Buzz, the big voice on green power that's making a difference in the world we share information on a new sustainable clothing line by Cotton Ginny:... More »

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A Company That Locates (& Adapts) Diesel Cars to Biodiesel

Posted on Nov 6th, 2007 by Inukshuk : Friend of the Earth Inukshuk

Here is a very interesting article from the Saturday, September 29, 2007, Toronto Star, "Wheels Section," page W21: BIODIESEL HELPS KICK THAT OIL HABIT California-based company develops niche finding cars that adapt to the alternative... More »

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Landmarks of "Progress" from The Little Green Handbook

Posted on Nov 5th, 2007 by Inukshuk : Friend of the Earth Inukshuk

The last chapter of The Little Green Handbook by Ron Neilson is a dire reminder of the kinds of "progress" humanity has made over the last couple hundred years.  Opening the chapter, Landmarks of Progress,... More »

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Excerpts from The Little Green Handbook by Ron Nielson

Posted on Nov 5th, 2007 by Inukshuk : Friend of the Earth Inukshuk

In his book, The Little Green Handbook , Ron Nielson lists "seven groups of critical global trends and events... that have four common features: 1.  They are associated with a hastened deterioration of the environment... More »

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