No Impact Man

An inspiring look at the positive effect on all aspects of a small family's life, during and after taking a year off 'normal' urban consumption.How brilliant that the filmmakers got funding to make this movie, and what a fantastic story, from all perspectives - especially the...

ABC's "The Goode Family" TV Show Makes Fun of Being Green

"The Goode Family", ABC's new animated TV show, gets its laughs by poking fun at environmentalists and people living the green lifestyle. "Gerald Goode, a college administrator (voiced by [Mike] Judge), and his...

No driveway car "wash" in Washington State

Better get ready to buy a new Atlas, as the Pacific Northwest renames one of it's own "Ington State". It's a darn good thing I like keeping my truck in a tip top redneck "dirty" state.... otherwise I would be...

Get Naked To Save the Planet

Eco-nudists claim that they are at the forefront of saving the planet. The soft-porn stereotype of volleyball and sun-baths that many have is being turned around as naked activists protest against global warming,...

Ultimatum issued over Clayoquot Sound

The media is now reporting every other day on this issue.  August 2nd in Tofino is the first demonstration planned.  I still cannot believe we are in 2008 and still dealing with these issues.  Sad...

Enviros Lay Down Hesquiat Ultimatum

Remember Clayoquot Sound?  British Columbia Vancouver Island?  Whatever side you were on get ready.Who would have ever thought this could be re-visited.  The Clayoquot Sound area is a UN...

Vegetarian life-styles can help reduce global warming

I quote comments from our reader:Bravo for writing and running this article! Just for your information, it is all animal livestock that create global warming: chickens, pigs, cows for meat and dairy all create 18% of global warming, more than all transportaion combined...

Meet the world's best-dressed men

" Christian Bale has been named as one of the best dressed men in the world. The Dark Knight actor has been recognised for his love of sharp suits in a new style list by men's magazine Esquire. Grammy-award...

T. Boone Pickens - Environmentalist Suckling at Big Government’s Teet

"T. Boone Pickens.Just his name conjures images of gushing oil strikes and four-pound steaks. But maybe his name should bring up images of windmills and pork.First the windmills - that’s his next big...

Earth Day 2008

It's Earth Day, and we've got coverage of events around the globe.From dedicated agencies using the day to get their message to a wider audience, to urban dwellers looking to make a token change, the world's...

Wow! I Find Myself in Agreement with Environmentalists

Today marks a rare occasion when I find myself in agreement with anything touted by hard-core environmentalists like Lester Brown, Ken Cook and Jonathan Lewis.I find myself in partial agreement with the men from...

Vancity Becomes First 'Carbon Neutral' Bank in N. America

There has been a lot of talk about the need for ordinary citizens, let alone good corporate citizens, to 'go green' by making some real, tangible efforts to reduce their carbon emissions, but very few have acted...

'Green Collar' Workers On The Rise

This sounds like hypespeak and trendjargon to me. How are we expected to determine how green our collars are?Perhaps we need a job green-o-meter to measure the relative greening of our workplaces..."Everyone knows...

'The biggest environmental crime in history'

Alberta, Canada has one of the largest petroleum deposits in the world, estimated at between 1.5 to 2.7 Trillion barrels, but theres just one problem the oil is stuck in the sands and is very difficult and...

Top RI scientists to increase expertise on climate change

Nusa Dua (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s top environmentalist association and the Indonesian Environmental Intellectuals (Perwaku) expressed their intention to step up their expertise on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and climate change and carbon credit issues in...

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