Calgary Herald: The Green Bottom Line

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Is cutting down a real tree for Christmas bad for the environment?

It’s that time of year again, when dedicated greenies get very wound up about the artificial tree versus real tree debate.

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We are IMMERSED in oil…

In the oil age, we are immersed in oil…  It's all around us.  It fuels our economy.  It's almost the lifeblood of North American economies!


The Oil Age Hunt

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Learning about Peak Oil

Here's a great "Peak Oil" lesson plan. It is intended for grades 7 to 10 but could easily be adapted for adults and for an adult seminar.

[BTW, it's worth visiting this lesson plan just to see the cartoon...!]

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Eating Locally-grown food

If this isn't a good reason for eating locally-grown food, I'd like to know what is! We have to have food brought back into municipal planning for "Full Human Habitat"!

Ann

The report can be downloaded here:
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/page.cfm?pagecode=PRFM#reports

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Introducing – The Coffey Filter

A "place" for Ann Coffey, Ottawa environmental activist, to post thoughts and comments on all the "stuff" which crosses her path each day. Read the rest of this entry »