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 Giving with a green spiritWhile the act of exchanging gifts and greetings is an essential part of celebrating the holiday season, it can carry a hefty price tag – both economically and environmentally.
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 Environmentally friendly companiesBusinesses across Canada are discovering that it’s easy being green.
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 Baby's first chemicalsThe natural instinct of new parents is to protect the health and safety of their infant. An increasing body of scientific evidence indicates that creating a safe and healthy environment for baby should begin from the moment of conception.
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 Electric cars finally making headwaysGrowing concerns about climate change and peak oil have car manufacturers scrambling to find greener and more sustainable ways to fuel the world’s estimated 750 million automobiles. If trends continue, that number is expected to double in the next 30 years.
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 Vancouver gets eco chicIt’s fashionable to be “green.” Later this month, the world’s best eco-designers will gather in Vancouver to showcase the newest in environmentally friendly fashion.
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 Cycling for sustainabilityThe Otesha Project is a unique program for Canadian youth that was born out of the desire of two young Canadian women to make a difference.
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 Economics of ecosystems and biodiversitySince 1970, unsustainable consumption has doubled our ecological footprint. If the entire human population consumed goods at the rate of the average Canadian, we would need four to five planets just to sustain us.
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 Get active by walking to schoolThe soaring rate of obesity in Canadian children has been blamed on everything from fast food to video games, but an increasing body of scientific evidence points to inactivity as a primary contributor to the declining health of our kids. A major factor is our increasing dependence on automobiles to transport children to school and recreational activities.
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Vinegar, a natural cleaner and healer In the world of green cleaners, vinegar is king. What's so remarkable about this inexpensive, natural product is its seemingly endless list of uses. From an environmental standpoint, vinegar can be used effectively to replace harmful chemicals and cleaners at a fraction of the cost.
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 Make your Halloween greenHalloween has become a very scary occasion, and not because of the ghouls and goblins that haunt the neighborhood this time of year.
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 Reduce, reuse, recycle just a startWhen garbage is miraculously whisked away at the end of each day, it's easy to forget that it's actually going somewhere. October 18 to 24 is Waste Reduction Week in Canada, an initiative created to lessen the amount of stuff being thrown out each day. To help deliver the message, organizers have launched the Ease My Load campaign, which will feature "Atlas", the Waste Reduction Week Mascot.
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 Climate change by the numbersOctober 10, 2010. – 10.10.10. That's the date for the first Global Work Party against Climate Change.
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 A little green every dayAdvent calendars mark the beginning of the Christmas season – a time of gift giving and celebration.
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 Vertical farming: a vision of the future?With only twenty percent of the world’s arable land left, a University of Waterloo grad student offers a fresh take on sustainable agriculture.
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 Hidden beautyThe sale of cosmetics is big business in this country. According to Health Canada, we spend more than $5 billion annually on beauty products for our skin, hair, nails and teeth.
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