When I found this $2 shirt at the Whistler Re-Use-It Centre (Thrift Store) it reminded me of all the things I love about the CBC. As Canadian institutions go, this is one of the best. Intelligent debate, launching pad for amazing Canadian music, a touchstone of what broadcasting was meant ...
A little light green reading.
A great collection of Sustainability Literacy links, all in one handy green place...
Sometimes you just have to go a bit crazy….
Unicycling while playing Ukulele. This was my Crazy Sustainable Commute 2011
Are YOUR green product claims compliant with the US ‘Green guides’? (P.S. – If you’re Canadian… never mind)
A recent post on the Environmental Leader website highlighted some of the ‘green’ guidelines recently updated by the Federal Trade Commission, for communicating environmental claims on everything from toothpaste to tires. According to the FTC website, the guidelines are made to ensure ‘voluntary compliance with such laws by members of ...
Chicken Power saves big commuting buck-buck-bucks.
Discover the hidden secret of sustainable commuting. Hint: It's a bird....
iPhone Pic of the Week – The Media IS a disaster.
Biking the Greenway to a meeting in East Van, I spotted this news box outside the Emily Carr University of Art campus. Nice work, whoever. You got it in one.
iPhone Photo of the Week – Stuff is Boring.
Talk about something right under my nose. I have had this ‘stuff’ box for about 3 years, but it wasn’t until just now that I realized it was trying to tell me something. It’s boxy facial expression conveys perfectly the ambivalent boredom of stuff. Sigh.
Green Briefs flashed in Vancouver City Council Meeting – The Official Transcript of my speech on the Greenest City Action Plan
GreenBriefs blogger Lorne Craig stands up in front of Vancouver's Mayor and Council at City Hall to share his Green Capitalist vision of Vancouver. See the speech here!
iPhone Photo of the Week – If only All Vancouver Rezoning Applications were this transparent.
No Photoshop – this actual sliced sign was spotted in Yaletown. My favourite part – the line at the bottom. Glad the Director of Planning advised it!
How To Make Cheap Charming – What WalMart could learn from Honest Ed’s Hand-Lettered Brand.
WalMart can't compete with Honest Ed's almost lost art of hand painted signs.