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The Wal-Mart Effect by Charles Fishman
Well I’ve finally finished reading The Wal-Mart Effect. This book first came out in 2005, so I’m a bit behind and the information is a bit out of date. However, I do recommend reading this book,...
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A friendly reminder from you neighbourhood Giant Coporation
Are you serious? Am I supposed to believe Exxon Mobil cares about saving mangrove forests? *sigh* (In case you can't read it, this section of Mangrove was re-planted by Exxon Mobil)
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Vancouver 2010
A real live spirit bear...who's protecting it's habitat? Not Canada I know, I know. There’s already been a tonne of blog posts and tweets about the environmentalism of the Olympics. However, I believe...
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The Math of Green Jobs
With the economic recovery putting along, I’m hearing a lot about the creation of ‘green jobs’ lately. Most recently I read an article in The Coast by Chris Benjamin. It had some exciting numbers. For...
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Enbridge Northern Gateway
Douglas Channel, where the supertankers will pass through My friend Kyle pointed me in the direction of this post. Once I did some reading on it, the situation is very intense. The Northern Gateway...
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Fav Greenie Product!
I wanted to take the time to sing the praises of one of my favourite green products. The Green Beaver Company’s Make-Up Remover. I’ve tried a few different make-up removers over the years, and this one...
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The Ultimate Cleaning Tool
Time for another greenie product I love! The Ultimate Cloth is awesome. It cleans using just water. And it works just as well, actually probably better, than my old sponge and cleaner. I use it on...
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“It’s not usually this warm, I don’t understand”
Really? You don’t understand? Have you been living under a rock? The title of this post was overheard by me on the bus, spoken by a local to a tourist, as the local tried to explain it wasn’t always...
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A Shout Out to Halifax – Urban Gardens
I like to take this post to highlight one of the great things going on in Halifax. A lot of Canadians outside of the Maritimes (*cough* Vancouverites *cough*) see us as a little behind the times, a...
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Well, after venting most of the frustrations I might have put on my blog through twitter, I finally have something else to say that needs more than 140 characters. I sent this letter to our premier and...
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International Year of Soils
2015 is the UN’s International Year of Soils. Now, you might be feeling year/month/day celebration exhaustion. I know I am. According to the Wikipedia listing of commemorative months (yep, that’s a...
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Don’t talk about religion, politics…or food
Don’t talk about religion or politics. That is usually sound advice to avoid confrontations at the family dinner table over holidays or what to discuss with your hairdresser. But food? Oh yes. I have...
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“Upon this handful of soil our survival depends. Husband it and it will grow our food, our fuel, and our shelter and surround us with beauty. Abuse it and the soil will collapse and die, taking...
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A PhD is Not Enough…A sexist guide to survival in science
I recently started reading A PhD is Not Enough by Peter J. Feidelman. The first chapter of this book is a cautionary tale that gives six stories of academics whose careers took a wrong turn over...
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Having It All
This might be a phrase you are familiar with. I have heard it most commonly used to refer to career women. Article titles like “How to have it all” or “No, you can’t have it all” or “Why Women Still...
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Fav Greenie Product!
I wanted to take the time to sing the praises of one of my favourite green products. The Green Beaver Company’s Make-Up Remover. I’ve tried a few different make-up removers over the years, and this one...
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The Ultimate Cleaning Tool
Time for another greenie product I love! The Ultimate Cloth is awesome. It cleans using just water. And it works just as well, actually probably better, than my old sponge and cleaner. I use it on...
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“It’s not usually this warm, I don’t understand”
Really? You don’t understand? Have you been living under a rock? The title of this post was overheard by me on the bus, spoken by a local to a tourist, as the local tried to explain it wasn’t always...
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A Shout Out to Halifax – Urban Gardens
I like to take this post to highlight one of the great things going on in Halifax. A lot of Canadians outside of the Maritimes (*cough* Vancouverites *cough*) see us as a little behind the times, a...
View ArticleTime to speak up
Well, after venting most of the frustrations I might have put on my blog through twitter, I finally have something else to say that needs more than 140 characters. I sent this letter to our premier and...
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