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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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