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Tag: Environment
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VIDEO: Shell’s Arctic Oil Drilling Launch Party Fails
A friend of mine sent me a link to this video today of a failure to launch for Shell at its big PR party in Seattle.
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Researchers Warns: Our Biodiversity is close to collapse
This morning while I was doing my news roundup, the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, reported on the article Biodiversity loss and its impact on humanity from the Nature journal.
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Understand carbon offsetting
To understand carbon offsetting, one must first have at least a general understanding of carbon emissions, also commonly known as “greenhouse gases“.
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Seven Steps for Greening PCs
PCs and associated peripherals contribute approximately 31 percent of worldwide information and communication technology (ICT) energy use, and many companies would like to pare this down, but don’t know where to start.
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How to turn your biking commute in to a workout
Many people bike to work, they go the same pace day after day, but do you not want to push yourself to higher endurance. Cycling is a fantastic exercise to gain endurance and strength while commuting to work.
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Water Issues Are the Top Environmental Concern Worldwide
A comprehensive global public opinion survey on attitudes about fresh water sustainability, management and conservation find that people around the world view water issues as the planet’s top environmental problem, greater than air pollution, depletion of natural resources, loss of habitat and climate change.
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A must read – the Future of our civilization
Browsing the internet today, I read this interesting exchange of “Letters” between Paul Kingsnorth and George Monbiot. The blog entry Is there any point in fighting to stave off industrial apocalypse? can be found on the Guardian website. In the blog entry the argument leads to the collapse of civilization will bring us a saner…
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Oil scarcity will lead to the end of globalization
Jeff Rubin, the chief economist of CIBC World Markets, has resigned from CIBC after more than 20 years of service to focus on his new book. Random House Canada, along with Random House in the US and Virgin Books in the UK, will publish Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller,…
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Going Green: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Day-to-day actions, and the habits you cultivate, that matter most. When you change your thinking, you change your life. Adapting to a greener lifestyle is worth it for all kinds of reasons and it’s not all about the planet. Green habits often save you money and improve your health and life, as well.
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World without borders
What does it mean to be Canadian when we come from everywhere? How do we forge a shared national purpose among people who have never shared anything before? The world is coming to Canada. More and more Canadians are global citizens, exploring the world or staying connected to our countries of origin more instantly, more…