Archive for 'Culture & Celebrity' Category
Jul 16th, 2008 by Frederick Carle |
On June 4th, Billabong hosted their 2nd Design for Humanity charity event. The first event was an opportunity for Billabong to give back to a non-profit close to the heart of their industry.
This year Design for Humanity will donate to the Surfrider Foundation. Retailers, celebrities, artists, and the general public had the opportunity to [...]
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Jul 11th, 2008 by Frederick Carle |
I am very happy to see that the Ottawa Bluesfest is concerned about the environment. When walking on the site to go to the Three Days Grace concert there were green t-shirts all over the place making sure that garbage was picked up and that recycling bags were changed regularly to ensure people would recycle.
I use [...]
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Jun 20th, 2008 by Brian Snedeker |
One of the many problems with trying to get people to live greener is the widely held view that it involves uncomfortable sacrifice. For instance, at one end of the spectrum is the so-called “No Impact Man,” (www.noimpactman.com) who made a well-publicized experiment of living in New York City for one year and attempting to [...]
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Jun 3rd, 2008 by Tara Benwell |
A high school teacher I know showed “The Story of Stuff” to a group of students the other day. It’s nothing they probably didn’t already know (except maybe some scary statistics that are worse than most people realize), but the way it is presented really makes you want to stop shopping for anything that is [...]
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May 17th, 2008 by Frederick Carle |
I went to the Canadian Tulip Festival yesterday and I was really frustrated when I saw this sign saying no bicycles. I told myself what kind of festival doesn’t accept that people travel on their bikes? The good thing is that I walked to the festival but still. So we go in and after [...]
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May 12th, 2008 by Frederick Carle |
A group of radiation-poisoned Torontonians stricken and dying on the sidewalk. Rescue teams with Geiger counters, stretchers and gas masks. This was the scene at several locations in downtown Toronto today where Greenpeace activists staged the aftermath of an accident at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station.
The “street theatre” is part of Greenpeace’s 30km.ca campaign, which [...]
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Apr 29th, 2008 by Frederick Carle |
LONDON (Reuters) – Millions of the world’s poorest children are among the most vulnerable and unwitting victims of climate change caused by the rich developed world, a United Nations report said on Tuesday, calling for urgent action.
The UNICEF report “Our Climate, Our Children, Our Responsibility” measured action on targets set in the Millennium Development Goals [...]
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Apr 28th, 2008 by Frederick Carle |
From: MobLogic.tv
When it comes to a massive global crisis, it’s hard to place the blame on just one source. The global food shortage crisis is no different, though some are pointing their fingers at developed nations like the US.
Most people agree that the following are the major causes for the crisis:
Drought – Australia, home [...]
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