Posts Tagged health
Filed Under: design, energy, green Gadget, greenwash :-(, vancouver on May 11, 2011
The following thoughts on compact fluorescent lights (CFL) was sent to us from Architect, Helen O’Toole.
We appreciate her sharing this informat [...]
Filed Under: biodiversity, city living, environment, life, urban critters, vancouver on September 10, 2010
by Celia Brauer,
September 9, 2010
It was early in the 1970s when the word “environment” became part of the popular consciousness. This is curious [...]
Filed Under: biodiversity, environment, event, frogs, health, history, life on June 5, 2010
Today is World Environmental Day.
It is not just a reminder of thinking green, but the importance of abundance – an abundance of different things, d [...]
Filed Under: biodiversity, environment, event, food, health on June 3, 2010
Today’s Guest Post [GP] is by Jack Lundee.
Agricultural Biodiversity and Sustainability for the Future
June 2nd, 2010
“In other environmen [...]
Filed Under: biodiversity, environment, event, frogs, life on May 19, 2010
A frog that inflates its nose!
A new species of treefrog that sports a long “pinnochio-like” protuberance on its nose has been found in In [...]
Filed Under: city living, food, frogs, life, urban critters, vancouver on October 11, 2009
People given the opportunity, would often explore ways to simplify their lives. One of the important efforts that we all try to realize, is the notion [...]
Filed Under: city living, community, environment, food, frogs, health, life on October 7, 2009
As Canada readies itself for this weekend’s thanksgiving, we reflect upon all the abundance and bountiful harvests many of us backyard urban far [...]
Filed Under: environment, event, food, health, vancouver on October 4, 2009
Almost 1,000 concerned citizens showed up at a rally in support of wild B.C. Salmon today (Saturday, Oct 3, 2009).
Please join the Wild Salmon Circle, [...]
Filed Under: city living, community, frogs, health, life on July 31, 2009
Go “F*ck yourself!”
GFY! has a complete new meaning when Hermaphrodites (individuals born with both sex organs) are showing up in Frog pop [...]
Filed Under: city living, design, energy, environment, green Gadget, health on July 28, 2009
Canada’s westcoast is experiencing a major heatwave… one of only a few that has occurred over the past 100 years of recorded history.
Temp [...]
Filed Under: environment, urban critters on June 28, 2009
Don’t like the dark mildew spots and mould stains on your bathroom tiles?
Don’t like to use bleach or other caustic cleansers?
Let’s [...]
Filed Under: city living, environment, food, health, life on June 13, 2009
Yesterday, one of metro Vancouver’s large grocery store chains announced that it will no longer sell “non-sustainable seafood”.
Acco [...]
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