Non-native trout wiping out native Californian frog

Death by design. But you can help stop it. The Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged Frog was once the most abundant frog in California, but has now disappeared [...]

the price of convenience – Plastics

the price of convenience – Plastics

Filed Under: city living, environment, plastics on November 16, 2009

The phrase, “Spaceman economy vs Cowboy economy” was used in one of my life science courses… many years ago. In it’s simplest inte [...]

Film + talk: Farmed Salmon Exposed

Film + talk: Farmed Salmon Exposed

Filed Under: food, health on November 12, 2009

Wild Salmon Circle Presents: New Film on Global Salmon Farming Industry + Panel Talk + Citizen Action Date: Thursday, November 12 Time: 7-9 PM Locatio [...]

Elders Forum 2009

Elders Forum 2009

Filed Under: environment, event, frogs, health, urban critters, vancouver on November 8, 2009

A few weeks back, a warm and friendly granny approached me and presented me with a flyer. On the small flyer was an announcement with environmentalist [...]

Photos: 5,000+ Vancouver Climate Action participants

Photos: 5,000+ Vancouver Climate Action participants

Filed Under: city living, environment, event, vancouver on October 25, 2009

It rained yesterday.  Forecast says it’s going to rain some more tomorrow. But today, Vancouver’s weather was sunny and warm. Nature part [...]

Aussies kick off worldwide Climate Change message

Aussies kick off worldwide Climate Change message

Filed Under: community, environment, event on October 24, 2009

Hey Vancouver, and folks sharing our North American continent… Australia has just kicked off our world’s largest single day co-ordinated Clima [...]

How to: make your own Glacier

How to: make your own Glacier

Filed Under: environment on October 23, 2009

Skimming through all my emails this week, I received this fabulous story from the Christian Science Monitor news. A fellow in India, gave some thought [...]

Kyoto, Copenhagen, Bali … what's up?

Kyoto, Copenhagen, Bali … what’s up?

Filed Under: environment, event, vancouver on October 22, 2009

Over the past decade or so, as discussion on the issues of Global Climate change and various international government efforts to address it, citizens [...]

join the world: Oct 24: international day of climate action

join the world: Oct 24: international day of climate action

Filed Under: community, environment, event, vancouver on October 21, 2009

David Suzuki & Mayor Robertson Video Invitations to Saturday Oct 24: Day of Action Join Vancouver, as Vancouver joins over 200 countries worldwide [...]

Oct 24: Vancouver joins Int'l Day of Climate Action

Oct 24: Vancouver joins Int’l Day of Climate Action

Filed Under: environment, event on October 18, 2009

From the Bridge to a Cool Planet website http://www.bridgecoolplanet.ca/en/ Bridge to a Cool Planet is Vancouver’s Contribution to the Internati [...]

Vancouver's Chinese media greens up

Vancouver’s Chinese media greens up

Filed Under: city living, cultural, environment, event, green Profile, vancouver on October 18, 2009

One of the interesting observations shared within the environmental movement here in Vancouver, is the rather low participation rate of the Asian, in [...]

Gibsons, awarded the World's Most Liveable City

Gibsons, awarded the World’s Most Liveable City

Filed Under: design, environment, green Profile on October 17, 2009

One of my favourite towns in B.C., and the home of an old TV program, “the Beachcombers” was given the primo liveable city award this week [...]

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